Senior Food Technologist

Griffith Foods Ltd., Somercotes, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Job Description

Posted Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM

We blend care and creativity to nourish the world.

Griffith Foods is global product development partner, we specialize in high-quality food ingredients. We serve global food companies and regional food companies worldwide.
As a family business, we’ve valued people above all else for 100 years. Griffith is renowned for true, collaborative innovation. Our people care. We’re committed to helping our customers create better products – and a better, more sustainable world. Learn more about Griffith Foods on www.griffithfoods.com

Purpose of the role:

Working autonomously to maintain & grow the business via the development of profitable, delicious, nutritious & sustainable products &/or solutions for selected customers.

Solutions should be process stable, both internally and externally whilst still ensuring food quality and safety standards are met.

Responsibilities:
• To work collaboratively with marketing and customers to enable on time in full delivery of authentic, marketable, profitable products.
• Create, formulate, and provide process parameters for new product developments aligned with customer, legislative and food safety requirements within the scope of Griffith long range plan and purpose driven strategy.
• Applies nutritional knowledge to design and execute R&D solutions.
• Apply and customise innovation solutions and tailor for specific market needs.
• Sets own priorities and works independently to deliver workload on time and in full.
• Formula Management
• Develops close working relationships with selected/assigned customers through direct contact.
• Coordinates, plans and runs production trials of new products, both internally and at customer locations; provides technical support in resolving on-going issues and completes full technical reports.
• Understand and contribute towards the delivery of Business Key Performance Indicator’s.
• Using relevant IT systems correctly to ensure that full audit trail is in place and all metrics for KPI’s can be measured.
• Understands the customer’s requirements (ingredient, product, and legislative restrictions), their operational processes and their technical requirements.
• In collaboration with the wider GTM team, writes and conducts product presentations & workshops to the customer showing our products in application & in a marketable format.
• Participates and supports in the development of new products to align with key market data and trends.
• Project and process management
• Coaching and mentoring more junior members of the team.
• Support quality & operations on product optimisation, up scaling, and root cause analysis.
• Undertake full organoleptic analysis of food products (therefore no food allergies or food restrictions.)
• Proactively and visibly supports the Health and Safety standards, rules and regulations of the organisation.

Requirements:
• Either a degree in Food Technology or related subject OR proven relevant on the job experience.
• A level of relevant and proven experience within the food industry, diverse understanding of FMCG industry.
• No food allergies or restrictions on the consumption/contact of food products
• Working environment is mainly lab based with some time within the factory either internally or externally.
• Country and global travel is essential.
• Be fluent (reading and writing) in English language at a technical level.

Working at Griffith Foods

We are a caring family company where everyone has the opportunity to grow, follow their own personal Purpose and find fulfillment in their work. We support each other, demonstrate mutual respect and nourish people’s well-being.
We believe in doing the right thing, especially when it is hard to do and recognize that our success depends on our customers’ success consequently, we work together, leveraging our skills, knowledge and ideas to create exceptional products and solutions.
We value diversity at our company and celebrate our cultural and personal differences, knowing that together, we create a unique source of strength. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, or age.
If you need assistance or an accommodation due to disability you may contact us at recruiting@griffithfoods.com

Griffith Foods Ltd., Somercotes, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

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