At a Glance
- Tasks: Support new product development and launches in the food industry.
- Company: Join a leading food manufacturing company with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Enjoy paid sickness leave, retailer discounts, and health cashback plans.
- Other info: Collaborative team environment with opportunities for career growth.
- Why this job: Be part of exciting food innovations and make a real impact.
- Qualifications: Food-related degree and a passion for product development required.
The predicted salary is between 31050 - 37950 £ per year.
Location: Scunthorpe
Salary: £35,000
Industry: Food Manufacturing
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Shift: Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
Benefits:
- Paid sickness leave after 1 year of service
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Retailer discounts
- Life assurance
- Bike2Work scheme
- Electric Vehicle (EV) purchase scheme
- Health cashback plan
- Mortgage advice service
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Great Place to Work Committee
- On-site social events
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the NPD Manager with new product development and launches.
- Assist with the NPD stage-gate process and feasibility meetings.
- Complete compliance checks, nutritional information, claims, and technical documentation.
- Prepare accurate documentation for customer submissions.
- Conduct product benchmarking and validation, including cooking and freeze-thaw testing.
- Research food trends, new products, and market opportunities.
- Support factory trials, product sampling, and successful product scale-up.
- Maintain accurate recipes and product information on internal systems.
- Assist with sourcing raw materials in line with customer requirements.
- Support product costing and commercially viable development.
- Promote food innovation and support the wider NPD agenda.
- Assist with product quality and specification documentation.
Requirements:
Essential:
- Food-related degree or equivalent qualification.
- Genuine passion and enthusiasm for food, product development, and innovation.
- Commercial awareness and an understanding of developing products to a target cost.
- Knowledge of nutrition and the calculation of nutritional information.
- Strong IT skills, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and internal business systems.
- Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a wider NPD and cross-functional team.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
Desired:
- Previous experience within food product development, NPD, or a similar technical food role.
- Experience supporting factory trials and product scale-up.
- Knowledge of food legislation, product claims, and customer technical requirements.
- Experience with nutritional calculation software or similar development systems.
- Understanding of product costing and raw material sourcing.
- Experience with product benchmarking and validation activities.
Development Technologist in London employer: Dunraven Recruitment Limited
Join a leading food manufacturing company in Doncaster Stainforth, where you will benefit from a competitive salary and a clear progression pathway into management roles. Enjoy a stable Monday-to-Friday working pattern with no weekend or night shifts, alongside ongoing training opportunities and a strong focus on employee wellbeing, making it an excellent place for professional growth and work-life balance.
Contact Details:
Dunraven Recruitment Limited Recruitment Team
We think you need these skills to ace Development Technologist in London
New Product Development (NPD)
Compliance Checks
Nutritional Information Calculation
Technical Documentation
Product Benchmarking
Cooking and Freeze-Thaw Testing
Market Research
