Senior Development Technologist

Muller Dairy; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Company description:

Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by the Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 24,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from more than 1,700 British farmers. The Müller brand is ranked at No.7 in The Grocer’s Top 100 list of Britain’s Biggest Brands, and is also the 7th most chosen brand in the UK.

Job description:

We’re recruiting … Senior Development Technologist

Müller has been a loved brand in the UK for over 30 years. It’s a household name – and it continues to grow as we invest to make and market an ever-great range of fantastic dairy products. We are currently the 8th most chosen FMCG brand, picked from supermarket shelves over 208 million times each year.

We are currently recruiting within our Branded Research & Development team for a Senior Development Technologist at Market Drayton for a fixed term of 12 months. You will take ownership of product development-based projects from concept to launch.

Key Accountabilities:

Delivery of NPD projects within agreed timeframes, cost & technical constraints (nutritional/technical/food law).

Key Activities for the Senior Development Technologist:

1. Management of product development projects from concept to launch.
2. Project Management
3. Concept Generation
4. Recipe Development
5. Factory Implementation
6. Liaison with internal stakeholders as appropriate to successfully deliver projects.
7. Liaison with external parties to source/develop new ingredients, processes or products.
8. Negotiate/agree timeframes & technical constraints (nutritional, commercial, food law, product proposition).
9. Understand and advise factory process capabilities (within the Muller group & amongst 3rd Party Suppliers).
10. Actively seek out and investigate novel technologies (Product & Process) to provide competitive advantage.
11. Undertake cost saving, nutritional improvement and quality driven projects, as well as sourcing/approval of new materials and suppliers.

Knowledge & Skills for the Senior Development Technologist:

1. Knowledge of food science or science to degree level, ideally some knowledge of dairy processing.
2. Experience in a creative product development role is essential, preferably branded.
3. Ability to apply knowledge for commercial advantage.
4. Ability to work within multi-disciplinary project teams
5. Strong communication & influencing skills
6. Effective time management skills (effective prioritisation and management of multiple projects).
7. Working knowledge of food law, minimum ingredients lists/nutrition panels
8. Self starter with the ability to function within a small team
9. Numerate and MS Office literate (particularly spreadsheets).

Benefits:

Müller pride ourselves on offering support to help develop your knowledge and skills. In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer our employees numerous benefits as part of your employment, including:

1. Competitive salary and an attractive bonus scheme
2. Health Care Package and Life Assurance
3. Contributory pension plan
4. Employee Assistance Programme
5. Generous annual leave increasing with service
6. Flexible benefits programme
7. Access to our Rewards Benefits Programme, giving you a range of discounts across 800 retailers online and in store

The Process:

If you have the skills and experience in the above areas and would like to be considered for this role, please apply at www.mullercareers.co.uk

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