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R&D Technologist
2 months ago
R&DTechnologist
Pontefract (Home of Butterkistand popchips Popcorn)
KP Snacks is home to many of the mosticonic British snack brands, creating ‘Happy Snacking Moments’ fordecades, with great snack designs to meet the ever-changing tastesand expectations of our customers and consumers. We are passionateabout our products and our people, encompassing c2,300 colleaguesacross our seven factory locations and Slough HQ, where we focusour energy across key brands including Hula Hoops, McCoy’s,Pombear, KP Nuts, Butterkist, Tyrrells, popchips and also severalretail brands.
We are proud to be part of the Intersnack Group. With anannual turnover of more than €4 billion, the Intersnack Group hasgrown to become a market leader in savoury snacks, present in over30 countries across Europe, Australia, New Zealand and beyond,employing more than 14,000 employees and 44 factoriesglobally.
As aProduct Development Technologist you will be an integral member ofthe UK MU Research & Development team, with primary focus tosupport popcorn brands Butterkist and popchips.
The Role
- As an R&D Technologist, you will play acritical role working within cross-functional teams to developinnovative snack products that excite and engage our consumers.
- With a passion for food, you will be part ofan international R&D community, collaborating to deepen ourtechnical knowledge and consumer understanding in order to developconsumer-preferred product designs
- On a localUK level you will spend the majority of your time in partnershipwith our marketing, commercial and supply chain teams and otherfunctions to create products from concept, through manufacture tofinal commercialisation into themarket.
- Working closely with marketing and linemanager you will carry out product development and prototyping atbench, taking winning designs to pilot and factory trialscale.
- At factory scale, partnering with siteoperations teams to plan, prepare and execute product developmenttrials & first production runs, ensuring final product designsmeet quality, food safe & legal requirement whilst reachingcost & line efficiency targets
- With passionand pride, assist in defining and then creating prototype/tradesamples for team and senior stakeholders, to the highest standardand complete accompanied paperwork asrequired.
- Your responsibilities will alsoencompass continual optimisation and enhancement of our productportfolios in terms of food safety & quality & compliance,value engineering and critically, to support our People &Planet goals.
- Support line manager to progressR&D strategy & capability workstreams includingbenchmarking, technical tools & templates, competitorunderstanding and technical knowledgebuild.
- When opportunities arise, represent theR&D function when supporting customer and supplier site visits.
- Exemplify best practice R&D behaviours andprocesses centred on adherence to stage gate processes, andeffective writing and storing of product development activitiesfrom bench to full line trials.
Salary : Depending onexperience
Some of the benefits you can expect toreceive:
· Annual salary reviewand Bonus scheme
· 25 days holiday with 5-yearservice additional holiday
· Medicash Healthcash plan
· Private Healthcare (dependent onGrade)
· KP Pension Plan – matching contributionstakeholder pension plan (up to 7% of salary) which also includeslife assurance and income protection
· MyGymDiscounts
· Cancer Care
·Holiday Buy (buy up to an additional 5 days holiday peryear)
· Career Break
· Cycleto Work
· Company Sick Pay – onceeligible
· Employee AssistanceProgramme
· Digital GP
· BestDoctors - 2nd medical opinion
· Access to KP4ME- online benefits, discounts, prizes, competitions and informationplatform with access to mental, physical and financial wellbeinginformation and tools
We aim to foster a diverse family-like culture whereeveryone can be themselves and feel a sense of belonging. TheI&D program focuses on Culture, Leadership, Recruitment, andEquitable Progression. We operate an inclusive recruitment processto attract diverse talent and educate hiring managers on bias.Additionally, we run a comprehensive program addressing variousdiversity topics to promote an inclusive workplace. Join KP Snacksto be a part of a diverse and inclusive team that valuesindividuality and promotes growth.
We wholeheartedly encourage individualsfrom diverse backgrounds to apply for this position. We are totallycommitted to creating a workplace where not one person feels theydo not belong. Please just let us know if there is anything we cando to make the process more easily accessible for you or if youhave any special requirements.
Whichever method youare using to apply, please ensure that your application clearlydemonstrates the relevant skills we are looking for, with clearevidence to support.