At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead product development from concept to production in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
- Company: Join a leading food manufacturer with a focus on innovation and quality.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, matched pension, life insurance, and exclusive employee discounts.
- Other info: Flexible working hours and excellent career growth opportunities await you.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in food production while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in food manufacturing and strong people management skills required.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
In this dynamic and challenging role as Senior Process Technologist, you will develop manufacturing capability to enable the business to turn product concepts into volume production. Once a product concept is approved, you will work across all functions and with the customer to ensure products are manufactured in line with food safety, technical, health & safety, financial, and commercial standards. You will also manage the delivery of successful product validations in accordance with Bakkavor and customer principles, driving results in a fast‑paced and demanding environment while supporting business opportunities.
Responsibilities
- People Management: Develop team via PDPs, align objectives with business goals, set SMART targets
- Planning & Analysis: Scope projects, define KPIs, drive innovation and improvements
- Influencing: Collaborate cross-functionally, shape concepts early, manage expectations, ensure timely launches
- Trials: Deliver against critical paths, solve issues, monitor budgets, validate results pre‑launch
- Customer Management: Run panels for approvals, meet business and customer standards
- Critical Path: Maintain medium‑term plans, aligning trials to timelines and customer needs
- Financial Awareness: Track cost impacts, manage budgets, monitor margins, elevate risks
- Problem Solving: Apply root cause analysis, improve products, ensure repeatable manufacturing outcomes
- Compliance: Maintain audit readiness, validate food safety, approve documentation
Qualifications
- Strong background within food manufacturing, working confidently across key operational and technical functions
- Proven capability managing customer trials and ensuring delivery against critical paths
- Effective collaborator, able to influence stakeholders and support smooth product launches
- Skilled in structured and creative problem solving to drive quality and performance
- Capable of coordinating multiple projects while managing priorities and risks
- Strong people leadership skills, supporting the development and performance of others
- Confident communicator who builds strong, productive relationships
- Able to make informed decisions in demanding environments
- Commercially aware, balancing cost, value and product performance
Benefits
- Competitive salary and job‑related benefits
- Holidays
- Competitive matched pension contribution
- Life insurance up to 4x salary
- Company share save scheme
- Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
- Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
- Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
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Senior Process Technologist in Crewe employer: Greencore
At Bakkavor, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package that includes a company share save scheme and a matched pension contribution. Our hybrid working model fosters a flexible work culture, while our commitment to employee development ensures that you have ample opportunities for growth and advancement in your career. Located in Nantwich, you'll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to innovation and quality in food manufacturing, making a meaningful impact in a fast-paced environment.
