Senior Process Technologist, Senior Process Technologist

Permanent – Office-Based role in Bodmin. We are recruiting for a Senior Process Technologist to join our team on a permanent contract at our Bodmin site.

This is an exciting opportunity to work on growing, innovative product ranges within our slow cooked and cooked bacon categories — combining culinary creativity with technical excellence.

You’ll be part of a passionate, driven and supportive team, playing a key role in delivering successful product launches while ensuring operational excellence on site. This role has one direct report.

As Senior Process Technologist, you will take ownership of the process side of NPD projects — ensuring smooth transition from handover through to successful factory launch.

Working closely with the Site NPD Manager, development team and wider site functions, you will:

• Lead product launches from handover to full production
• Ensure factory capability and operational constraints are considered during development
• Plan, organise and run pre-submission, exploratory and factory trials
• Manage projects through critical paths to meet retailer and internal deadlines
• Conduct pre-production runs (Pre-pro’s)
• Collect, analyse and interpret trial data to drive informed decision-making
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical and process challenges
• Set up and improve systems to support efficient launches
• Work closely with Production to ensure seamless scale-up and launch execution
• Maintain direct contact with customers where required
• Contribute to idea generation and innovation pipelines
• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, quality and consistency
• Depending on your experience, there is also scope to take greater ownership of retailer-facing NPD projects, including customer interaction and project management leadership

• Slow Cooked – a fast-growing, culinary-led category with strong innovation and premium positioning
• Cooked Bacon – a specialist, technically demanding category requiring precision, consistency and deep product knowledge

This is a fantastic opportunity to combine food passion with technical expertise.

• Proven experience in NPI/NPD within a food manufacturing environment
• People management experience
• Strong process knowledge and experience running factory trials
• Experience managing critical paths and retailer launch timelines
• Confident analysing data and making evidence‑based recommendations
• Experience working closely with production teams in live factory environments
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Comfortable communicating with internal stakeholders and customers
• Commercial awareness and understanding of factory capability
• You’ll be proactive, detail-focused and comfortable taking responsibility for delivering results
• You’ll bring energy, resilience and a practical mindset – someone who sees challenges as opportunities and works collaboratively to find solutions

• Opportunity to work on exciting, high‑growth culinary categories
• Exposure to retailer-facing projects and direct customer interaction
• Be part of a passionate, innovative and supportive development team
• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to make a real impact within a short‑term contract
• Experience working within a leading European food manufacturing business
• Fast‑paced, hands‑on environment where your contribution is visible

If you’re an experienced NPI professional who enjoys taking ownership, working collaboratively and delivering successful product launches in a fast‑moving food environment, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and join Pilgrim’s Europe to help us turn great ideas into outstanding products.