Senior Food Process Technologist

Graze; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to innovation in the food manufacturing industry. This role offers the chance to lead continuous improvement initiatives, manage R&D projects, and work closely with various stakeholders to enhance product quality and efficiency. With a strong focus on collaboration and a solution-oriented approach, you will contribute to exciting projects that shape the future of food products. Enjoy a vibrant workplace with a commitment to diversity and inclusion, alongside an array of benefits that support your well-being and professional growth. If you're ready to make an impact, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Free healthy snacks

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Volunteering day

Health day

Pension

Yearly bonus

Private health insurance

Financial wellbeing platform access

Support for formal qualifications

Flexible working policy

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in food manufacturing, ideally in a process role.
• Strong technical understanding and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement programs in waste, quality, and productivity.
• Manage manufacturing trials from concept to launch.

Skills

Project management skills

Analytical ability

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Solution-oriented mindset

Education

Food or Science related degree

Job description

What you’ll be responsible for

• Process lead on continuous improvement programs such as waste, quality and productivity
• Leveraging your knowledge of in-house technologies and industry processes to enable the introduction/improvement of products
• Leading and managing manufacturing trials (concept through to launch)
• R&D on product reformulations related to process change/optimization, working from development kitchen through to factory trials.
• Assessment of the product needs of any equipment changes within the factory

What we’re looking for in you

• At least 5 years previous experience within the food manufacturing industry, ideally in a process role, supported by a sound technical understanding
• Food or Science related degree
• Project management skills (in R&D projects)
• Structured and precise in delivery of work and communication
• Independent, pro-active, and solution-oriented mindset
• Leadership and influencing skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Good organizational & communicative skills.
• Analytical ability.

Benefits we offer

• Free healthy yummy snacks (very important)!
• 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays (to reflect our diverse workforce, four Bank Holidays are interchangeable).
• You can take a volunteering day and one health day each year on top of your annual leave allowance, to use however you wish.
• You’ll get all the standard benefits including a pension, a yearly bonus, private health insurance and so much more.
• Access to Bippit, an all-in-one financial wellbeing platform, which includes personalized 1:1 coaching from a finance professional.
• We encourage active learning, so you can enjoy learning sessions and support for formal qualifications.
• We have a range of enhanced family-friendly policies which includes Maternity & Paternity Leave, Parental Leave, Undergoing IVF Treatment, Pregnancy Loss & Bereavement.
• You can work from away for up to 4 weeks a year.
• And finally, we have a flexible working policy which means for most, you can work from home/your sofa/a cafe/anywhere with Wi-Fi for 3 days a week.

As graze is unable to offer visa sponsorship, you must be eligible to live and work in the UK to apply for this vacancy.

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graze recruits, employs, trains, and promotes regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, disability, age, or other protected status. We are dedicated to promoting diversity, multiculturalism and inclusion within our team and in all of our work.