A leading Food Manufacturer is currently recruiting for a Senior Development Technologist / Senior NPD Technologist to lead. This Senior Development Technologist / Senior NPD Technologist will work cross functionally with project managing the NPD process to deliver EPD and NPD to exceed expectation with both internal customers (Brand) and external customers. Liaise with customers (internal & external) to take products from concept to launch ensuring compliance to our internal QMS, customer procedures & policies and our Innovation process/stage gate.
Senior Development Technologist / Senior NPD Technologist responsibilities include:
You will ideally be degree qualified in a food science / equivalent subject with 3 years plus experience working in a Development role within a Food manufacturing environment.
You will require a good level of knowledge of the product development cycle, including all aspects of QMS internal procedure and experience of Top 4 retailer NPD systems/processes and a good level of Food Labelling, Product Specifications, Nutritional information, Legislation related to food/materials and some understanding of packaging. You will be able to demonstrate Project Management skills across multi-disciplinary teams including Risk analysis/mitigation, ability to coordinate to achieve critical path deadlines competently