Development Technologist

Development Technologist

Location:

Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £30-35k

Are you passionate about food and driven by innovation? We're looking for a Development Technologist to join our dynamic NPD team and help bring exciting new products to life! This is your chance to play a key role in shaping the future of food, supporting product launches, and ensuring every detail meets the highest standards.

What You'll Be Doing

Be the backbone of our Development Team, working across a diverse customer base to deliver exceptional products.
Champion the gated NPD process, managing key admin tasks and supporting feasibility and stage-gate meetings.
Own compliance checks and nutritional data generation (using Nutri Calc), ensuring products meet customer policies and legislation.
Prepare spot-on documentation for customer submissions-forms, tasting booklets, and more.
Conduct benchmarking to keep our products ahead of the curve.
Dive into hands-on validation work-from cooking trials to freeze-thaw testing.
Stay ahead of food trends and bring fresh ideas to the table.
Support factory trials and scale-ups for smooth product launches.
Promote a food-first culture internally and externally.
Manage recipe input and raw material sourcing to keep projects on track.
Assist with product sampling and build robust QAS documentation.

What We're Looking For

Degree in a food-related discipline.
A genuine passion for food and innovation.
Commercial awareness with the ability to develop products to cost.
Strong IT skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and familiarity with internal systems.
Excellent attention to detail and interpersonal skills.
Team player with knowledge of nutrition and ability to calculate nutritional info.

Ready to make your mark in food innovation?

Apply now with your CV and I will reach out with more information