Senior Product Technologist

5 days ago

Evesham WR JS, United Kingdom Kanes Foods Full time

Job Title: Senior Product Technologist

Location: Evesham WR11 8JS

Job Type: Permanent

Reporting into: NPD Manager

Salary: £46,100

Hours: Monday – Friday 09:00-17:00pm

Main purpose of the role:

To support the NPD Manager by acting as a deputy and taking greater responsibility in all NPD work.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Develop and lead dedicated development projects, ensuring adherence to critical paths, customer and internal requirements
  • Identify and manage potential risks to timelines, costs, and quality during the development process.
  • Plan and lead customer visits as required.
  • In conjunction with the NPD Manager and category manager, actively review the market, allowing us to complete benchmarking and identify key trends and competitor activity
  • Develop innovative recipes which meet customer requirements, that are both commercially and operationally viable.
  • Prepare and present product samples at all stages of development.
  • Create and maintain documentation to support the product development process, substantiate product claims, and ensure compliance with all relevant standards.
  • Lead product factory trials, working closely with internal cross-functional teams to optimise product safety, quality and production efficiency to ensure smooth transition from development to production.
  • Organise testing and analysis to support product validation, shelf life, and artwork documentation.
  • Provide support for the artwork and specification process, ensuring technical accuracy and compliance.
  • Support NPD Manager in driving innovation and key business priorities e.g. packaging reduction, portfolio optimisation, and continuous improvement.
  • Develop and manage Standard Operating Procedures for the NPD Team
  • Provide guidance and day-to-day management of the Development Assistant, sup-porting their development and workload management.
  • Provide delegated leadership support in the absence of the NPD Manager, ensuring continuity of NPD operations and decision-making

Job requirements:

Skills & Experience required to do this role...

  • Ability to build good relationships both internally and externally
  • Experience of working within a development department on products from concept to launch
  • Passion for food and cooking

Qualifications:

  • Degree qualified in Food Science/Technology or a similar discipline with a minimum of 3 years in industry

Company Benefits:

  • 25 Days holiday plus Bank Holidays
  • Company pension contributions 5%
  • Health Cash Plan – Westfield Health
  • Life assurance up to 4x annual salary

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £46,100.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Company pension
  • Health & wellbeing programme
  • On-site parking

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Evesham WR11 8JS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

  • Do you now or in the future require Sponsorship to work in the UK?

Work authorisation:

  • United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

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