At a Glance
- Tasks: Create and develop exciting new dessert products from concept to launch.
- Company: Join Aulds Delicious Desserts, a leading UK dessert manufacturer with over 50 years of experience.
- Benefits: Enjoy job security, career progression, and a supportive team environment.
- Other info: Work in a dynamic kitchen environment and stay ahead of food trends.
- Why this job: Bring your creative flair to life and make a real impact in the dessert industry.
- Qualifications: Experience in product development or food manufacturing, with strong communication and organisation skills.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Join Our Team as a Product Development Technologist! Aulds Delicious Desserts is one of the UK’s leading dessert manufacturers, creating premium frozen products for the foodservice market for over 50 years. Based at our site near Glasgow Airport, we’re proud to supply high‑quality, innovative desserts across the UK. We’re looking for a Product Development Technologist to join our established Development Team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone creative, practical, and passionate about desserts to help bring new ideas to life, from concept through to launch.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Developing products for customer briefs and blue‑sky projects
- Supporting the full development process, from kitchen sample to factory trial
- Maintaining clear and accurate documentation throughout the development cycle
- Liaising with customers to understand and deliver their product requirements
- Coordinating with production teams to run and supervise trials and product launches
- Ensuring HACCP considerations are fully integrated in development activities
- Providing information to support technical documentation and sample submissions
- Monitoring and researching current and future food trends
- Maintaining a clean and safe development kitchen environment
What We’re Looking For
- Experience as a Product Development Technologist or in a similar role
- Background in food manufacturing, ideally in FMCG environments with High Care and Low Risk areas
- Creative flair with a passion for developing exciting new products
- Excellent communication and organisation skills
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Proficient in IT and confident with documentation
- A team player who’s ready to roll up their sleeves
Why Join Aulds Delicious Desserts?
- Job security in a respected, long‑standing family business
- Career progression opportunities as we continue to grow
- A friendly, supportive team environment where your leadership makes a difference
- A full lifecycle experience, taking product from concept to reality
We think you need these skills to ace Product Development Technologist in Inchinnan
Product Development
Food Manufacturing
HACCP
Documentation Skills
Communication Skills
Organisational Skills
Creativity
