Senior Food Technologist

1 week ago

Leicester, United Kingdom Major Recruitment Full time

Senior Food Technologist

Major Talent are partnered with a leading wholesaler based in East Midlands and looking for a Senior Food Technologist to join their team


Experience within flavours, food, or FMCG is advantageous. What is important is your passion and hunger for a rewarding career.


As a Senior Food Technologist you will be responsible for ensuring robust processes are implemented and followed for all new R&D projects to launch and you will be responsible for the end to end ownership of all R&D.


Responsibilities of a Senior Food Technologist

  • End to end ownership of R&D/NPD projects to be managed, communicated and progressed through the business.
  • Conduct onsite new product development trials and take them from concept to launch.
  • Support the production team in “scale up” factory trials.
  • Record and save all relevant R&D data on the provided digital work spaces.
  • Coach and mentor junior members of the R&D team, with them in mind to be the future R&D leaders. PIPs and KPIs to be created and maintained for the team.
  • Own products and white label costings using supplier and competition data to make us highly competitive in the market.
  • Sourcing new raw materials from global suppliers to maximise the cost and quality of the products.
  • Maintain the company recipe web site (WMS).
  • Work closely with other functions within the business, i.e. Production, sales and design to allow fluid cross functional communication.
  • Attend/lead R&D weekly meetings and product briefs.
  • Determining and executing improved technologies used by suppliers, competitors and customers information.
  • Be continually innovating current and new products, using new methods, ingredients and production processes.
  • Manage and communicate any regulatory requirements, e.g. FSA with the direct collaboration with the MD



Skills Required to be an Senior Food Technologist

  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills in order to collaborate internally
  • Experience working within Food, Flavours, Ingredients or FMCG
  • Passionate about R&D
  • Good organisation and project management skills
  • Good customer management skills


What’s in it for you?

  • Salary DOE
  • Company bonus 10%
  • 20 days holiday + Bank Holidays


Working hours are Monday-Friday 8:30-17:00


Major Recruitment are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Should you be seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment, or contract you will find our staff professional and courteous and our interview process straight forward.


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