Food Product Developer | Huntingdon in Cambridge

Join Our High-Performing Team at Humberstone Road and Help Drive Production Excellence.

The Role

• Ensure top-tier food safety and quality every day by actively monitoring and upholding GMP and product standards across every stage—from intake to dispatch.
• Collaborate closely with the QA Manager and Operations team to guarantee that every product is manufactured and packed to precise specifications, achieving the highest quality benchmarks while maintaining food safety and compliance with legal standards.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain quality and technical requirements within the factory environment.
• Ensure all customer and legal requirements are met.
• Ensure all raw materials, processed products, and finished products conform to specifications.
• Ensure incoming raw materials and packaging meet internal specifications.
• Carry out Quality and Technical duties as defined by the Technical and Quality Managers.
• Conduct customer benchmarking panels, shelf‑life testing, consistency checks, customer complaint panels, online reviews, and other sensory requirements as defined by customers, inputting results directly into customer web‑based systems.
• Report any non‑conformance issues to the Line Manager in a timely manner.
• Challenge fellow work colleagues to ensure compliance with the highest standards in the business.
• Collect samples for laboratory testing.
• Support the production team to complete tasks accurately and ensure compliance with company food safety procedures.
• Drive “right first‑time” behaviors among colleagues across multi‑disciplined teams.
• Carry out checks at set intervals to ensure adherence to specifications.
• Support customer audits and visits.
• Work closely with Production and NPD teams to maintain smooth site operations and technical compliance.

The Ideal Candidate

• Level 3 Food Hygiene (or equivalent).
• Quality Auditing experience.
• Internal Auditing Qualification.
• Root Causes Analysis.
• Intermediate HACCP.
• Experience of working in chilled environments.
• Knowledge of fish products.
• Ability to take part in audits.
• A personal commitment to role model behaviours and setting the standard.
• A working understanding of Microsoft Office.

Why Sofina Foods?

• Competitive rates.
• Online Benefits Hub.
• Canteen.
• Life insurance.
• On‑site parking.
• Company pension.
• Referral programme.
• Health & wellbeing programme.

Company Information

Sofina Foods isn’t just a food company – it’s a place to build your future. With a team of over 13,000 people across 40 sites in Canada and Europe, we’re passionate about delivering quality meats and seafood products to consumers around the world. Join a company where innovation, sustainability, and customer satisfaction drive everything we do. At Sofina, you’ll grow your skills, make a real impact, and work with responsibly sourced products from more than 50 protein sources across five continents. Our vision is bold: to be the most successful food company in the world.

Equal Opportunities

Sofina Foods is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences – regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Schedule: 12‑hour shift, day shift.

Location: Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire.

Hours of Work: Full‑time.