Senior Process Technologist

Simply Lunch; Croydon; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Simply Lunch, a prominent food-to-go manufacturer, seeks a Senior Process Technologist to enhance product development. This role involves leading product trials, ensuring food safety compliance, and collaborating with teams to create innovative food solutions. Join a purpose-driven company dedicated to quality and community impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing, ideally chilled or ready-to-eat categories.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Solid understanding of food safety, trial documentation, and technical compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead product trials, optimize processes, and ensure smooth handovers to production.
• Collaborate closely with the Technical team to ensure compliance with food safety standards.
• Support NPD Managers in translating briefs into commercially viable products.

Skills

Organisational skills

Project management

Innovation

Collaborative mindset

Food safety understanding

Job description

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Who are we?

At Simply Lunch, we are all about improving lives through delicious food. Our commitment to delicious food and our local communities has been central to our South London business since it was founded in 1979. Today, we are as committed as ever to creating high-quality hand-crafted products, made to improve lives and protect our beautiful planet. All our food is handmade at our facility in South London with the same care, love and admiration that we’ve shown since day one. Our talented team fuels the success at Simply Lunch, combining expertise and passion to craft products that improve lives through delicious food.

Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen as part of a rapidly developing convenience food-to-go manufacturer due to the fast organic growth of the business. The company is a private family-owned food-to-go manufacturer in London supplying retail clients and foodservice operators with a range of chilled ready to eat products. Simply Lunch is hiring a Senior Process Technologist to join our dynamic NPD team and play a key role in bringing new products to life. You'll lead factory trials, optimise processes, and ensure smooth handovers to production - all while keeping food safety, efficiency, and market excellence at the heart of everything you do. This is your opportunity to make a real impact in a fast-growing, purpose-driven food-to-go business.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the Trial phase within the Critical Path, maintaining and improving systems and ensuring accurate documentation in line with internal procedures.
• Lead product trials by providing clear, actionable instructions to the Operations team, ensuring smooth execution and feedback collection.
• Prepare and present key documentation for trial execution and project handover to Operations.
• Collaborate closely with the Technical team, ensuring new raw materials are compliant with food safety standards and codes are accurately generated.
• Offer hands-on support across the NPD and Specification Technologist teams, promoting a team-oriented approach and sharing responsibilities during busy periods.
• Help drive a high-performance culture throughout the product development process.
• Build trust and strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders across projects.
• Support Chefs and NPD Managers in translating briefs into commercially viable, outstanding food-to-go products aligned with operational capabilities.
• Maintain a strong awareness of Food-to-Go market trends, ensuring Simply Lunch remains ahead of competitors with an efficient and market-relevant product range.
• Participate in regular benchmarking and gap analysis activities to ensure our offering fills market gaps and sets industry standards.
• Build deep product and process knowledge to provide informed, efficient support during all phases of product development.

Ideal Candidate

• Experience in food manufacturing, ideally within chilled or ready-to-eat categories.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Passion for innovation and continuous improvement.
• Proactive mindset with a collaborative, team-first attitude.
• Solid understanding of food safety, trial documentation, and technical compliance.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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