Quality & Specifications Technologist

Job Title: Quality & Specification TechnologistReporting To: Head of NPD Hales Group are happy to be working with our client based in Eye for a Quality/Specifications Technologist! This is a fantastic role for someone in Quality to come in and work with a newly established team, working with new products and showing their passion for food, with potential scope to develop themselves.Salary – Negotiable, depending on experience. Hours – Monday to Friday 8.00am till 4.30pm Duties include, but not limited to: 

• Works with all customers across all categories
• Presents new products to Head of NPD to gain agreement from customer development and buying teams
• Scopes, develops and sells in new concepts and ideas
• Has key input into critical paths from concept to launch
• Inputs into site management
• Attends customer NPD submissions. Prepare concept samples, supporting paperwork and will cook and “sell” products at the submissions
• Attends weekly NPD meeting to ensure that all actions are completed on time, presenting all relevant information.
• Communicate with Head of NPD and customers
• Formulates and implements critical paths
• Plan, organise and control resources to deliver concepts to an agreed quality and timescale
• Responsible for developing commercially viable concepts to maintain a creative catalogue of products, with all products meeting target margins
• Follow company Food Safety and Quality procedures.
• Ensure the Company’s Health and Safety policies and procedures are always followed
• Implement and maintain Good Manufacturing Practices throughout the NPD process
• Responsible for general upkeep of development kitchen to BRC standards.
• Ensure that commercial, operations and technical teams have all the relevant information for product launches and to provide support throughout the launch
• Responsible for trails and product testing in the kitchen and factory.
• Oversees Internal and customer pre- productions
• Monitor quality of new and existing products and manage benchmarking sessions at the same time as maintaining awareness of relevant retailer ranges.
• Work closely with the Head of NPD to ensure all products are compliant to Food Safety
• Ensure all samples are packed and presented well so customers receive them in good condition
• Responsible for all new product concept development, both proactive to drive new sales as well as responding to customer briefs.

 Key Attributes: 

• Experience in working in a product development team, preferably within a food ingredients industry
• Minimum of 2 years working in a development function
• A flair and genuine interest in food and new product development
• Effective communication skills and ability to compile meaningful and accurate presentations
• Proficient in MS Office, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Flexible approach to work hours
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels
• Valid driving licence

For more information regarding the Quality and Specifications Technologist role, please apply and we will contact you to discuss!!