Main characteristics
- Location
- Poole, Dorset
- Company
- b3 jobs Ltd
- Salary
- £35000 - £42000/annum
- Employment type
- Permanent
- Category
- Manufacturing / Surveying
Job summary
Product Developer (hybrid)£35,000 - £42,000
South Coast
Food Manufacturing
Job ref: 8590
The company
This manufacturer pride themselves on developing only the best products with an exemplary focus on climate-friendly farming, our environment and how the impact of the manufacturing process has a planetary impact.
About the Product Developer job
The purpose of your role will be to develop innovation and renovation projects for a particular category ensuring they are delivered on time and to strategy.
Key tasks
* Investigate feasibility of food ideas and actively participate in the creation of food briefs with marketing and other stakeholders.
* Develop and deliver tasty and nutritious foods that meet consumer, brand and business needs whilst ensuring standards are met in line with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
* Industrialisation - ensuring with supply partners and other functions that new products are scaled up and implemented in line with briefs.
* Attend factory trials and launches taking responsibility for delivery of the foods.
* Contribute to problem resolution and continuous improvement with the finished goods supplier.
* Testing and evaluating alternative raw materials with suppliers to assure contingency / cost saving.
* Presenting products to key stakeholders.
About You
You will be degree qualified within Food Science / Technology or related subject and have at least 4 years experience within a similar role. In addition, you will:
* Be self-motivated with drive and discipline, always prepared to go the extra mile.
* Possess great knowledge of food production and processing.
* Be resourceful and able to multitask.
* Be a team player, collaborative, trusted by peers and approachable.
Experience working across a wide variety of foods and processing technologies plus experience working with external partners third party manufacturers would be desirable.
More details
The Product Developer job is based on the South Coast and is paying £35,000 - £42,000 according to your experience.
The working hours are full-time flexi hours, but 2 days are required in the office and you need to be happy to travel abroad.
Alternate job titles
New Product Development Technologist | NPD Technologist | Food Technologist | NPD Technician | Product Development Technician | NPD Assistant | Food Product Development Jobs