Development Technician

About Solina

At Solina, our community of close to 5,000 people share a passion for food and live our entrepreneurial culture. We design customised savoury solutions for our clients operating in the food industry, food service, butchery and nutrition markets. With sustainability at the heart of our business model, we aim to produce food that is good in every sense of the word: delicious, nourishing, affordable, sustainable and convenient.

Solina is a fast‑growing business with around 50 production sites and R&D laboratories present in more than 19 countries mainly in Europe and North America. By constantly rethinking culinary solutions, we make food matter for people and the planet.

We are looking for a Development Technician to assist the product development work to meet customer brief requirements, from development of new concepts, lab application, supporting pilot plant and factory trials and product quality improvement initiatives.

• Undertake and support R&D Projects.
• Reliably follow technical details and direction accurately.
• Develop culinary skills to undertake development application and presentation work confidently.
• Cook products for both internal and external presentations/tastings.
• Support Project R&D team members with both internal pilot line trials and external factory trials at customer sites.
• Demonstrate understanding and awareness of project importance and time scales.
• Maintain close working relationships with R&D team.
• Apply the development recipe system.
• Develop and grow ingredient and process knowledge.
• Report project progress, problems encountered and possible solutions.
• When necessary, liaise with suppliers and internal departments to order ingredients required for development purposes.

• Interest in culinary food development.
• Desire to be involved in all parts of the team.
• Ability to build effective working relationships.
• Experience of face‑to‑face communication.
• Demonstrate initiative.
• Food‑related work experience.
• Current, valid driving licence.
• Able to travel to customers within the UK and EU.
• Strong team‑working skills.
• Ability to work in the Pilot plant with a range of equipment.
• Ability to work with all flours and flavourings using appropriate PPE.

Competitive benefit package.

We are open to talents of all backgrounds. Our recruitment process is based on competences, and we openly welcome all candidates of all types according to our DEI Commitment.

• Seniority level:
  Entry level
• Employment type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job function:
  Management and Manufacturing
• Industry: Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• Location:
  
  Atlas, IL (UK and EU travel required)