Senior NPD Technologist

True North Talent; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading food manufacturing company as a Senior NPD Technologist in Ruthin. You will be part of a close-knit NPD team, launching innovative products for major retailers. This role offers excellent progression opportunities and competitive benefits including a signing bonus and gym access.

Benefits

28 days holiday

Subsidised gym

Pool and fitness classes

Signing bonus of 400 after 6 months

Qualifications

• Experience within food manufacturing is essential.
• Ability to create, develop, and present concepts and recipes.
• Customer-facing experience with major UK retailers is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage EPD and NPD projects from concept to launch.
• Work closely with process and specifications teams.
• Source new ingredients to meet customer requirements.

Skills

Creativity

Strong experience in food manufacturing

Concept development

Customer facing experience

Job description

Senior NPD Technologist - Ruthin - c 50k (28 days holiday, signing bonus of 400 after 6 months, subsidised gym, pool and fitness classes)

Overview: This is your opportunity to join a close-knit and hugely successful NPD department and launch products onto the shelves of the big names in the industry.

About You:

• Degree is not essential to apply but strong experience is.
• Some experience within food manufacturing.
• Experience in creating, developing and presenting concepts and recipes.
• Customer facing experience ideally with major UK retailers.
• Creativity, forward thinking and a can-do attitude will take you far with this business.

What will you be doing?

• You will be part of a small team of 6, reporting into the Head of NPD.
• You will have direct contact with major customer accounts, managing EPD and NPD projects from concept to launch.
• Working closely with the process and specifications teams to work to project deadlines.
• Sourcing new ingredients to fit customer and site requirements and costs.

What can they offer you?

• An established and growing food manufacturing business, constantly investing in an exciting innovation pipeline.
• Endless progression opportunities.
• The chance to join a close knit and high performing NPD team, consistently launching exciting products into all the major retailers.

We are seeking applications from talented NPD Technologists, Senior Concept Technologists, Senior New Product Development Technologists and Senior Development Technologists who live within Ruthin, Dolgellau, Betws-y-Coed, Denbigh, Snowdonia, Eryi, Llangollen, North Wales.

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