Senior Product & Process Development Technologist

Mizkan Euro Ltd; Bury; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in food manufacturing seeks a Senior Product & Process Development Technologist to manage product trials, focusing on creativity and compliance. This role bridges the gap between kitchen concepts and factory production, requiring strong stakeholder management and technical expertise.

Benefits

Annual bonus

Strong team culture

Opportunities for career development

Flexible working

Qualifications

• 3+ years in NPD and/or process development in food manufacturing.
• Experience with Stage Gate process.
• Familiarity with consumer insights, product, process, packaging.

Responsibilities

• Lead factory trials, product launches, and packaging optimisation.
• Translate briefs into scalable, manufacturable products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Creativity

Technical rigour

Knowledge of food manufacturing

Tools

Hamilton Grant

Qadex

D365

Job description

Senior Product & Process Development Technologist

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Senior Product & Process Development Technologist

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | Hybrid | Competitive salary + Bonus

Are you experienced in managing product trials, overcoming process hurdles and still hitting that all-important launch date?

Can you balance creativity and compliance while navigating the needs of a customer who knows your factory as well as you do?

Are you someone who thrives on variety, switching gears between process development, concept tweaks and stakeholder collaboration?

At Mizkan Euro, we're not just making condiments, we're crafting iconic brands.

From Branston Pickle to Sarson’s Vinegar, our portfolio holds heritage brands that are found in millions of UK homes. Now, we’re looking for someone with a passion for process and product development to join our team and help bring even more bold flavours to life.

This isn’t just a job. It’s a chance to collaborate with a tight-knit, long-established team, to tackle technical challenges head-on and deliver real innovation on the plate.

Your Mission:

As Senior Product & Process Development Technologist, you’ll be the bridge between the kitchen and the factory floor. Working primarily on our Premier Foods account, you’ll take ownership of projects from concept to launch.

From crafting recipes and running factory trials to managing stakeholder expectations, you’ll thrive in a role where no two weeks are the same. Around two-thirds of your time will be process-focused, with the rest spent on creative kitchen concepting.

What you’ll do:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, from finance to procurement to factory operators
• Lead factory trials, product launches and packaging optimisation
• Own the technical detail: specs, costings, quality benchmarks
• Translate briefs into scalable, manufacturable products
• Troubleshoot challenges with a problem-solving mindset
• Work closely with external Stakeholders who know our factory like the back of their hand, stakeholder management skills are key to be successful in this role

What You’ll Bring:

• 3+ years in NPD and/or process development in food manufacturing
• Experience seeing products through the Stage Gate process
• A balance of creativity, technical rigour and a passion for food
• A good knowledge of the relationships between consumer insights, product, process, packaging equipment and packaging material
• Confident using systems like Hamilton Grant, Qadex and D365? Even better
• You don’t need to be a Micro modelling or thermal processing whizz, but working knowledge is a bonus

Why Mizkan?

• Be part of a collaborative, welcoming team, where knowledge sharing and mutual support aren’t just encouraged, they’re expected
• Work closely with a leader who has grown with the company and supports team development
• Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid working, with 2+ days a week onsite at our Bury site
• Annual bonus, strong team culture and genuine opportunities to develop your career

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Product Management

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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