NPD Technologist

The Role:

NPD Technologist role is responsible for the delivery of products and process development.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Develop new recipes in lab and pilot plant scale.
• Attend and manage scale ups of recipes developed in the lab.
• Support both the timely development of new product concepts and in addition work closely with the operational teams to optimize product performance.
• Create testing methods if needed for new recipes.
• Try products in the finished application.
• Evaluate new suppliers and ingredients and report on their suitability
• Support production on issues with existing or new recipes.
• Manage NPD projects from start to finish, this involves generation of kitchen prototypes, pilot plant prototypes and scale ups in production.
• Manage individual NPD projects for the business, including product & process development, generation and maintenance of product specs and effective communication within the business
• Generation of concept samples as appropriate for market research/ product briefings, customer presentations
• Support the commercial team in customer visits when needed. Assisting in customer presentations, conference calls, audits, visits, etc. where required.
• Providing in-depth reports on the trials that accurately reflect the work carried out including all required measurements, comments and recommended actions and next steps detailing responsibility and agreed accountability.
• Ensuring all required internal documentation is completed and provided to Production and Technical team.
• Developing practical schedules for product launch and maintaining project plans and advising all stakeholders throughout the project on timings of achievable completion dates
• Ensure traceability of the BRC documentation throughout the project, ensuring any changes to recipe or process are communicated to all stakeholders.
• Trialing and assisting with the commissioning of new processing equipment either in support of a new product launch or to make improvements to current production processes.

Key requirements:

• Degree in food Science, Nutrition, Chemical engineering
• Fluent in English and Spanish.
• High level of self motivation and able to work autonomously.
• IT literate with strong Word, Excel and database skills.
• Driving licence
• Flexibility and resilience.
• Effective Communicator.
• Working at high standards personally and professionally.
• Passion for food, and culinary skills highly appreciated.
• Analytical mind. Able to come to conclusions.
• The ability to work well individually and integrate well with operations team.
• Ability to work to deadlines and work well under pressure.