Senior Development Technologist

Greencore; Freiston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Holidays

Company share save scheme

Exclusive employee discount platform

Job summary

Greencore in Boston is seeking a skilled Product Developer to innovate food products. Responsibilities include developing nutritious recipes, managing product viability, and leading a team to maintain high standards.

The ideal candidate will possess proven experience in food product development and be adept at cost management. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including enhanced parental leave and a well-being platform.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in food product development.
• Comfortable with producing and reviewing costings.
• Proficient in all elements of product development from concept to launch.

Responsibilities

• Develop new and existing recipes into commercially viable products.
• Ensure the viability of new raw ingredients and bring innovation.
• Compile product costing information and adapt recipes.

Skills

Food product development

Analytical skills

People management

Presentation skills

Job description

Job Description

We have a permanent opportunity for a Product Developer to join our team in Boston.

Job: Product Developer

Location: Boston

What You'll Be Doing

• Develop new and existing recipes into commercially viable products, benchmarking regularly to gain awareness of the market for a competitive advantage.
• Create recipes alongside the chefs, input recipes onto the recipe management system and review the accuracy of all recipes inputted by the product technologist and chefs to ensure they meet cost, weight and nutritional requirements.
• Ensure the viability of new raw ingredients from an operational, technical and product development perspective to bring innovation and challenge to existing Greencore policies and practices.
• Complete and/or review and approve all relevant documentation (feasibility forms, customer submission forms, concept to process handovers etc.) to ensure accuracy of information shared internally and externally.
• Put all products through the feasibility process; working with the commercial, operations, technical and purchasing teams to solve any issues to ensure concepts are repeatable, sustainable and scalable.
• Compile product costing information and adapt recipes to balance food quality with achievement of commercial brief targets within customer brand standards.
• Present benchmarking, existing (EPD) and new products (NPD) at internal and customer presentations, passionately demonstrate good market and food trends awareness, to achieve product approval.
• Follow the critical path time lines as directed, escalating incomplete tasks and deficiencies in testing, to ensure that mitigating action can be taken to prevent delays in product acceptance and launch.
• Assist the process team with the scale up production trials, as required, to ensure production quality matches the kitchen quality signed off by the customer.
• Provide leadership and direct to ensure that across the team people are kept safe, engaged, focused, developed an delivery to their potential.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in food product development.
• Analytical; comfortable with producing and reviewing costings.
• Proficient in all elements of product development from concept to launch.
• Proven track record of successfully validating products and producing high quality documentation.
• Confident in presenting to all levels within the business and directly to customers.
• Experience in people management.

What You'll Get In Return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits.
• Holidays.
• Competitive matched pension contributions.
• Life insurance up to 4x salary.
• Company share save scheme.
• Greencore Qualifications.
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform.
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform.
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies.