Product Development Technologist

GREENCORE; Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Enhanced parental leave and menopause

Job summary

Greencore Group in Newark is seeking a Product Development Technologist to validate product developments and provide documentation for customer acceptance through to successful launches.

You will input recipes into the recipe management system, brief materials to NPD buyers and packaging teams, and prepare feasibility and submission forms for developer approval. A valid UK driving licence may be required for ingredient sourcing and submissions.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food/Nutrition Science or equivalent work experience in a similar role/environment.
• Experience in the food environment is desirable.
• Demonstrates analytical skills and is numerate.
• Valid UK driving licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Input recipes onto the recipe management system to assess cost and nutritional information against the brief.
• Brief new or revised material requirements to the NPD buyers and packaging team to ensure resources are available.
• Prepare feasibility and submission forms and handovers to secure accurate product developer approval.
• Assist with kitchen-made samples for internal panels, nutritional testing and customer presentations.
• Coordinate sample preparation, ordering of products, courier bookings and documentation of findings for actioning.
• Conduct kitchen organoleptic testing through product shelf-life and suggest recipe reformulations to maintain quality and shelf-life.
• Follow critical path timelines, escalate risks and ensure on-time product acceptance and launch.
• Consider sustainability in NPD/EPD processes, supported by data input and documentation.
• Ensure accurate labeling and boxing of samples for external submission.

Skills

Analytical skills

Numerate

Food environment knowledge

UK driving licence

Education

Degree in Food/Nutrition Science

Job description

Location: Newark

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between.

In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

What you'll be doing

As a Product Development Technologist your role will be to validate product developments and provide appropriate documentation and support to promote customer acceptance through to seamless product launches.

Key Responsibilities:

Input recipes onto the recipe management system to assess the cost and nutritional information and ensure delivery against the brief

Brief new, revised and repeat material requirements to the NPD buyers and packaging innovation team to ensure the correct resources are available for product development

Prepare all necessary documentation (feasibility forms, customer submission forms, concept to process handovers etc.) to ensure their accurate prior to product developer approval

Assist with the preparation of kitchen made samples as required to support the chefs/product developers in preparation for internal panels, nutritional testing and customer presentations

Plan, set up and prepare product, coordinating the ordering or purchasing of products for all sample requests booking courier transportation as required, document the findings and action plan for next steps to deliver a professional internal product panel for EPD, NPD and benchmarking

Complete kitchen organoleptic testing throughout the product shelf-life cycle documenting the findings and making suggestions for recipe reformulations to ensure the required shelf-life is achieved and quality standards are maintained

Follow the critical path timelines as directed, escalating and mitigating incomplete tasks and risks to prevent delays in product acceptance and launch

Consideration and inclusion of sustainability to all NPD and EPD applying rationale to development of products and supporting data input and collation

Accurate labelling of products and boxing of samples to be sent externally

Buy ingredient supplies and benchmark samples when required

This role requires a valid UK driving licence, as occasional travel for ingredient sourcing and product submission activities may be required.

What we’re looking for

Ideally educated to degree level with a specialism in a Food/nutrition Science, have entered via an apprentice route or has equivalent work experience in a similar role / environment

Has some experience / knowledge of food and the food environment

Demonstrates analytical skills and is fully numerate

• Valid UK driving licence

We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits


• Life insurance up to 4x salary


• Company share save scheme


• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform


• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform


• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities.

We reserve the right to close this advert ahead of the specified closing date.