Senior Process Development Technologist

Greencore; Worksop; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK as an experienced process development technologist. In this dynamic role, you will lead manufacturing projects, ensuring the execution of process development and line trials to meet customer requirements. Your expertise in process validation, particularly with allergens and meat products, will drive continuous improvement initiatives. This vibrant company values its employees and offers a supportive environment for professional growth, alongside competitive benefits including a pension scheme and exclusive employee discounts. If you are passionate about food science and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Access to Wellbeing Centre

Qualifications

• Experience in process validation, especially with allergens and meat products.
• Degree level education in food science or related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage process development and line trials to meet customer requirements.
• Provide guidance to manufacturing teams for process improvements.

Skills

Process validation and verification

Shelf-life evaluation

Technical KPI understanding

GMP techniques

Hygiene principles

Legal labelling legislation

Computer programme analysis

Customer codes of practice interpretation

Education

Degree in Food Science or related subject

Level 3 Food Hygiene

Level 2 Health and Safety

HACCP Level 2

Sensory Training Level 2

Microbiological Training Level 2

Tools

Food safety standards

Retailer web-based systems

Job description

Why Greencore?

We’re a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day.

We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer, employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from sandwiches, soups, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY23, we generated revenues of £1.9bn.

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

Here at Manton Wood, we have a team of around 1,700 colleagues. We produce sandwiches and wraps for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Co-op, Asda, Morrisons, Boots, Aldi, and Lidl.

Our Manton Wood site has a gym, restaurant with hot food, and a staff shop available to all our colleagues.

What you’ll be doing

As an experienced process development technologist, you will carry out all relevant manufacturing projects to deliver process development and line trials by:

1. Providing information to support the creation of customer and factory specifications which lead to the production of accurate and appropriate product labelling information.
2. Being responsible for the planning, preparation, and successful execution of process development and line trials to deliver customer requirements and process improvements.
3. Providing process guidance and advice to cross-functional manufacturing teams to promote the adoption of new practices or processes for increased efficiency.
4. Monitoring and communicating process trends to ensure launch date adherence, maximum process optimisation, and effective communication to customers.
5. Challenging and investigating potential continuous improvement projects and facilitating relevant trials to drive process and product enhancements opportunities.
6. Ensuring the output of all line trials are fully documented with adherence to food safety, quality standards, and customer requirements.
7. Assessing equipment capability to ensure that process standards are in line with company and customer requirements to drive improvements.
8. Ensuring that a safe working environment exists for colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the Health, Safety, and Environment Policy.

What we’re looking for

At Greencore, we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

1. Experience with the validation and verification of processes, particularly allergens and meat products.
2. Ideally educated to degree level in a food science or related subject, plus relevant working experience within a food manufacturing environment.
3. Relevant qualifications essential such as Level 3 Food Hygiene, Level 2 Health and Safety, HACCP Level 2, Sensory Training Level 2, and Microbiological Training Level 2.
4. Experienced in evaluation and interpretation of shelf-life results.
5. Experienced in interpretation of customer codes of practice.
6. Experienced working with different types of computer programmes and can demonstrate experience analysing project results.
7. Knowledge of legal labelling legislation and a variety of retailer web-based systems is desirable.
8. Understanding of technology relevant to the business area and area of responsibility, and a demonstrable understanding of technical key performance indicators.
9. Can demonstrate knowledge of GMP techniques, basic hygiene principles, basic legal labelling, and basic knowledge of weight legislation.

These may be trained or developed. These do not all need to be in place at recruitment.

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits.
• Holidays.
• Pension up to 8% matched.
• Life insurance up to 4x salary.
• Company share save scheme.
• Greencore Qualifications.
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform.
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform.

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