Development Technologist

Development Technologist Benefits:

• Paid sickness leave after 1 year of service

• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

• Life assurance

• Bike2

Work scheme

• Electric Vehicle (EV) purchase scheme

• Health cashback plan

• Mortgage advice service

Key Development Technologist Responsibilities:

• Support the NPD Manager with new product development and launches.

• Assist with the NPD stage-gate process and feasibility meetings.

• Complete compliance checks, nutritional information, claims, and technical documentation.

• Prepare accurate documentation for customer submissions.

• Conduct product benchmarking and validation, including cooking and freeze-thaw testing.

• Research food trends, new products, and market opportunities.

• Support factory trials, product sampling, and successful product scale-up.

• Maintain accurate recipes and product information on internal systems.

• Assist with sourcing raw materials in line with customer requirements.

• Support product costing and commercially viable development.

• Promote food innovation and support the wider NPD agenda.

• Assist with product quality and specification documentation.

Development Technologist Requirements:

Essential:

• Food-related degree or equivalent qualification.

• Genuine passion and enthusiasm for food, product development, and innovation.

• Commercial awareness and an understanding of developing products to a target cost.

• Knowledge of nutrition and the calculation of nutritional information.

• Strong IT skills, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and internal business systems.

• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a wider NPD and cross-functional team.

Desired:

• Previous experience within food product development, NPD, or a similar technical food role.

• Experience supporting factory trials and product scale-up.

• Knowledge of food legislation, product claims, and customer technical requirements.

• Experience with nutritional calculation software or similar development systems