Technical and NPD Manager

b3 jobs ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

b3 jobs ltd is seeking a Technical & NPD Manager to maintain BRCGS standards and drive new product development. You will lead cross-functional teams, translate customer briefs into innovative products, and ensure safety, quality and regulatory compliance across the site.

You will develop recipes, manage trials to launch, and align with commercial objectives while monitoring market trends to fuel business growth. Monday–Friday, senior leadership level role in Leicestershire.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in food manufacturing with strong safety knowledge.
• Deep understanding of BRCGS standards and systems.
• Experience developing products from concept to launch.
• Strong project management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent communication with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and drive BRCGS standards and systems across the site.
• Head up NPD, developing innovative products to briefs and trends.
• Ensure full compliance with food safety legislation and certs.
• Lead HACCP, food defence and prerequisite programmes.
• Oversee finished product specifications and quality control.
• Develop concepts through trial, launch, and scale-up with cost efficiency.
• Monitor market trends to identify new product opportunities.

Skills

Food safety management

BRCGS standards

Product development

Project management

Communication skills

Education

HACCP Level 3

NEBOSH / IOSH qualification

Food Hygiene certificate

Job description

This independent company have mastered their craft and speciality over a number of decades, resulting in huge growth and an excellent reputation. They provide high quality goods throughout the UK and internationally.

About the Technical & NPD Manager job

Reporting into the senior management team, you will be responsible maintaining and driving high BRCGS standards and systems throughout the site, continuously reviewing and improving existing procedures. In addition, you will also head up the NPD function being responsible for developing innovative products that meet customer briefs, consumer trends and commercial objectives

Key tasks

• Ensure full compliance with food safety legislation and certification standards (BRCGS, Soil).
• Ensure HACCP, food defence and prerequisite programmes are maintained and followed.
• Lead and implement the company’s food safety and quality culture plan.
• Ensure all products are manufactured to agreed finished product specification.
• Investigate to the source of justified complaints and implement corrective actions as necessary to prevent reoccurrence.
• Develop innovative products from concept to launch, creating and refining recipes while ensuring quality, customer and commercial requirements are met.
• Working closely with Production, you will lead projects through trial and launch stages, ensuring products are scalable, cost-effective and deliver outstanding results in manufacture.
• You’ll also drive innovation by monitoring market trends, reviewing existing products and identifying opportunities to develop new concepts that support business growth and customer success.

About you

With previous good experience of food manufacturing, you should also be a self-motivated, confident and an experienced technical individual with great communication and people skills. You should have:

• Established technical and food safety knowledge.
• Expert knowledge of Food Safety, Quality Management, Regulatory Requirements and Risk Management.
• Good Experience of BRCGS standards and systems of the latest version.
• HACCP level 3 certificate, Food Hygiene certificate and NEBOSH / IOSH Qualification.
• Proven experience developing products from concept through to commercial launch.
• Sound understanding of shelf life, product stability, ingredient functionality, texture and flavour development.
• Excellent project management skills as well as commercial awareness.

More details

The Technical & NPD Manager job (ref 9111) is based in Leicestershire and is paying £55,000 - £65,000 according to your experience.

The working hours are Monday to Friday.

Alternate job titles

QA Manager | Quality Assurance Manager | Senior Quality Manager | Food Manufacturing Technical Management Jobs | Food Safety Jobs | New Product Development Manager | Head of NPD | Head of Product Development | Senior NPD Technologist | NPD Supervisor | Senior Development Technologist | Food Product Development Jobs | Assistant Technical Manager | Technical Supervisor