Senior Technologist Dairy​/Non-Dairy

About Ingredion

Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference.

Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference.

Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

LOCATION:

Ellesmere Port, United Kingdom

WORKPLACE TYPE:
On Site

A highly autonomous Senior Technologist responsible for driving the technical delivery of dairy and non-dairy innovation projects, from concept through pilot and factory trials. This role plays a key part in shaping customer solutions, advancing product development, and supporting business growth through technical expertise and collaboration.

As a Senior Technical Service Technologist you will lead end-to-end product and process development for dairy and non-dairy applications, manage customer projects, support innovation initiatives, and ensure successful scale-up through pilot plant and factory trials. The role combines technical expertise, project ownership, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver high-quality, commercially viable solutions.

This role reports to the UK Development Manager.

• Lead and independently deliver complex customer projects across dairy and non-dairy applications, ensuring strong technical execution and commercial relevance.
• Drive the development of new products, technologies, and application concepts, including both "me-too" developments and differentiated innovation opportunities.
• Plan, lead, and support pilot plant and factory-scale trials, ensuring effective product and process scale-up from concept through to implementation.
• Provide expert technical consultation and application support to customers in the UK and international markets, acting as a trusted technical partner.
• Maintain robust and accurate documentation of formulations, trials, technical decisions, and development activities to support knowledge management and project continuity.
• Collaborate effectively across sales, purchasing, quality, development, and operations to deliver customer projects, resolve technical challenges, and support business priorities.
• Identify and contribute to cost optimisation, raw material substitution, process improvement, and continuous improvement initiatives across relevant product areas.

• Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in dairy and/or non-dairy product development, ideally within customer-led technical development.
• Proven experience planning, executing, and supporting pilot plant and factory-scale trials.
• Strong technical understanding of food systems, ingredients, functionality, and processing techniques.
• Experience managing customer-facing technical projects and translating customer needs into practical product solutions.
• Ab…