Senior Product & Process Development Technologist

Mizkan Europe Ltd; Bury St Edmunds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading UK company as a Senior Product & Process Development Technologist, where you'll bridge the gap between culinary innovation and manufacturing. Looking for a creative yet technically rigorous candidate with a passion for food, you'll thrive in a hybrid role focused on product development and problem-solving.

Benefits

Collaborative team culture

Flexible hybrid working

Annual bonus opportunity

Career development support

Qualifications

• 3+ years in NPD and/or process development in food manufacturing.
• Experience with the Stage Gate process.
• Working knowledge of micro modelling or thermal processing is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to lead factory trials.
• Own technical specifications, costings, and quality benchmarks.
• Translate briefs into manufacturable products.

Skills

Creativity

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Technical rigour

Tools

Hamilton Grant

Qadex

D365

Job description

Senior Product & Process Development Technologist

Bury Saint Edmunds IP32 6EN, UK

Job Description

Posted Friday 23 May 2025 at 00:00

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

Job Family Quality, Technical & Product Development