Development Technologist – £Generous – 884511

The core of the business are maintaining  high standards. This is the opportunity to surprise and delight their customers and make their vision a reality. It is important that due care and attention are given to the Development processes and working with pace. Great stakeholder service is an essential, keeping stakeholders informed regularly at all stages of the Project, managing expectations with confidence, honesty and integrity when challenges arise.

Overview:

• Proactive and genuinely interested in new food and beverages.
• Accuracy in all records is essential, so a good level of literacy and numeracy is key.
• Projects delivered on time and on budget.
• The Development of Beverage products to the Customer’s agreed brief, ensuring that the Company procedures and controlled documents are fully utilised, ensuring traceability and good practise in all functions.
• Recipe Formulation – that ensures all product requirements, organoleptic, processing and legal are achievable, to be backed up with written evidence where relevant.
• Attending co-packer’s sites for trials as required.
• Some International travel may be required.
• Maintain the Product Development system.
• Customer information to be correct and legible.
• Attending customer sites when required
• Cost conscious, creating viable new products.
• Build rapport with customers, providing feedback when required by the project.
• Regularly updating customers to ensure they remain informed.
• Developing an understanding all requirements for e.g. Brand standards
• Ingredient sourcing from accredited suppliers, wherever possible*, to BRC / ISO / ILS / FDA standards / approval
• Work proactively in building good ongoing relationships with Suppliers
• Research into new ingredients, trends, processing,

Role Requirements:

• Experience gained across and a range of food and beverage categories.
• Being on top of food trends, new ingredients, and process technologies

• Someone with the appetite and potential to progress their career further in Product Development.

• Educated to degree level (or its equivalent) in a food technology or food science-based subject.
• 1+ years product development experience
• A proactive self-starter
• Curious and enthusiastic about food & drink
• A people person comfortable making new contacts and maintaining relationships.
• Methodical and organised, someone who can stick to deadlines, and follow procedure.
• A team player who can influence without relying on job titles.
• A problem solver, willing to make the improvements you identify, as if it were your own business.

Our Referral Incentive:

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from us you have not been shortlisted for this role. Please continue to check our website for any other roles  which may be of interest.

We offer a £500 referral if you introduce someone we place – see our website for details

We regret that this client is not prepared to sponsor work permit or work permit transfer applications. Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK