Npi Technologist Noon

We are Pilgrim's Food Masters, part of the Pilgrim's family since September 2021, (previously part of Kerry Foods) and we have a proud history of developing brilliant food for our customers and consumers that is enjoyed in millions of UK and Irish homesevery year.
The wider Pilgrim's company employs around 60,000 people across the globe and we're one of the world's biggest food companies. We aim to become the best and most respected company in our industry creating the opportunity of a better future for all our teammembers.
Our Pilgrim's Food Masters portfolio includes famous brands that are some of the UK and Ireland's favourites, such as Denny, Galtee, Richmond and Fridge Raiders. We are the UK's biggest producer of prepared meals, making delicious chilled and frozen ready mealsfor every major supermarket in the UK. And our Accelerator business includes newer brands like Rollover Hot Dogs and Oakhouse Meals that target different consumer groups in unique ways.
We strive every day to make Pilgrim's Food Masters a safe, healthy and happy place to work for all of our 4,500 employees. We will give full and equal consideration to all applicants regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion and sexual orientation.Continuing to build a diverse workforce is fundamental to our business and we value the critical role it plays in creating a truly inclusive workplace.
Role Description
Working as part of the R&D team to ensure the successful launch of new products in line with customer critical paths.
You will work with the Senior NPI Process Technologist, on the delivery of projects. Ensuring that completion of all stages of validation are carried out, including organoleptics, shelf life, nutritional validations, transit trials etc, in accordance to customercodes of practice and Pilgrim's Food Masters manufacturing standards.
You will help the team to co-ordinate factory trials and collate the necessary samples required for customer submission and validations.
You will need an understanding of the company's manufacturing processes, and procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting the NPI Technologists in the development of new products from the NPD stage through to successful product launch, adhering to the PFM Concept to launch gate process.
- Support in new product trials ensuring the right results are achieved accurately and timely.
- Supporting in the generation, filing and issuing of factory paperwork in time for launch.
- Produce quality photographs & videos required from trials for all necessary paperwork.
- Organise and carry out simple trials with support from the NPI Technologists.
- Taking on responsibility for sample management and collection from trials and co-ordinating the following:

- Shelf life submission and organoleptics of all required samples, including the monitoring of the organoleptic trials and collating photographic evidence.
- Submission of nutritional samples.
- Registering samples onto the Laboratory portals for testing
- Transit trials
- Cooking validation samples for both in-house and external testing.
- Organising and booking in of cooking validation testing with the designated external service provider or internally.
- Piece count validation from trials or when required from actual production
- R&D chiller - ensuring sample management/rotation (including excess trial sample distribution) and cleanliness is adhered to at all times.
- Ensure compliance of relevant customer policies to meet all customer and business requirements
- Assisting the NPI team with implementing profit improvement initiatives, fact finding & problem solving of day to day production by:

- Collating & measuring factory data.
- Recording data.
- Basic report writing and data analysis from trials and std production when required.
- Collection of samples and ingredients as and when required from the factory for R&D & NPI use.
- Benchmark sample & ingredient shopping as and when required.
Innovation and Continuous Improvement
- Work with R&D to challenge current processes and WOW. Look for 'alternative' and 'Innovative' ways to produce new and exciting products as well as improving our current methods (DTV) to take the business to the next level and achieve the goal of becomingthe Best and most respected in the industry.
- Support the team to deal with process issues raised by all levels of the organisation and by customers.
- Assist Production Streams in process review of current products and processes.
- Identify and work towards implementing profit improvement initiatives including alternative ingredient sourcing and trialling, line efficiency improvements and yield improvement.
- Improve factory processes to deliver value to the business
Achievement through people
- Ensure engagement with other Operational, Technical, Procurement, Engineering teams and NPD
- Work together with other team members to create a positive and productive working team environment.
- Use quarterly one to one review process to identify with NPI Manager, key development needs and create a plan to deliver and grow within the role.
Skills and Knowledge
- Computer literate.
- Ability to analyse and present data in a clear format.
- Good written and spoken English
- Good understanding of Health & Safety requirements in a manufacturing environment.
- Experience of working in a Food Manufacturing environment.
- Awareness of topical Food Safety issues and potential impact to Pilgrim's Food Masters.
- A fair knowledge of relevant industry processes.

**Qualifications**:

- Respected qualifications in the relevant disciplines
- Work experience within an FMGC environment.
- Basic Culinary knowledge and a wide appreciation of food processes would be beneficial
- Level 2 Food Safety in Manufacturing
- Level 2 Health & Safety
Why Join Pilgrim's Food Masters
Our values are at the heart of our business and drive everything we do. Availability is key as we are receptive and open and prepared to take on new challenges. Humility is important to us as we listen and respect each other and value opinions of others. Disciplineis vital to fulfil commitment internally and externally. We need to be truthful to each other and respectful of other opinions, so Sincerity drives us. At Pilgrim's we focus on what's practical and important so through Simplicity, Ownership and Determinationbrings success. All these core values culminate into our vision which is: To be the best and most respected company in our industry, creating the opportunity of a better future for our team members