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Development Technologist

Employer
Jarvis Johnson
Location
Cambridgeshire
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
12 May 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Development, Technical
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

Our client, a leading international supplier of Chilled Food Products is looking to appoint a Development Technologist for their site based in Cambridgeshire.  Reporting to the Development Manager, the primary objective of this role is to work closely with the Development Manager to manage & deliver NPD & Innovation projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Regular contact with the retailer and is able lead small projects directly or work as part of a larger team on medium to large projects
  • Communicate NPD project info and confidently involve other departments in NPD projects
  • Generate ideas & develop products in the kitchen alongside the chef team, whilst owning and driving non-kitchen elements of development – costings, nutritionals, submission forms etc
  • Management of NPD projects from concept to handover.  Working with Process and wider business teams to support delivery of NPD from handover to launch. 
  • Always looking for new processes, ingredients and products that can drive the innovation agenda
  • Is aware of critical paths for all work streams and ensures that action is taken & priorities are set to deliver projects within critical path
  • Generates accurate information for costings and drives this through the business
  • Able to confidently present products whether they are theirs or a chef, focussing on food values, inspiration, consumer and feasibility.
  • Deputise for development manager when required and as part of personal progression.

Skills and experience:

  • Experience of the NPD process including awareness of the importance of costings, nutritional compliance, ingredient compliance & accurate communication
  • Ability to lead internal and external meetings
  • Experience of working with major retailers
  • Food manufacturing experience
  • Experience of successfully launching products into the retail arena following stage gate process at a fast pace.

The Company:

  • One of the UK’s leading Chilled Food Companies producing innovative and tasty products
  • A Vision to ensure they deliver on their pledge to become one of the UK’s truly great food companies
  • A complex and varied range of products, customers and packaging formats
  • Sites operating to the highest industry standards, where Food Safety and Quality are a key priority
  • A clear Technical Strategy built around a vision of guiding and driving the highest levels of Technical Excellence

If you have the relevant experience and you are looking for a challenging and interesting role within a leading food company, then this could be the job for you.

If you are interested, then please respond AS SOON AS POSSIBLE quoting reference number JJ-P4350 with an updated CV.

Company

Jarvis Johnson is a Specialist Recruitment and Interim Management Agency, set up by Technical Managers and “Placing Technical First” for the Food Manufacturing Industry.

We have a total database of over 6,500 candidates within our specialist areas of Technical, Quality and NPD, built up over the last 20 years.  

We identify candidates with specialist experience, seeking referrals from influential candidates within the market, combined with advertising on Food Industry specific and generalist job boards as well as searching external databases and our very wide LinkedIn Network.

We truly believe in building strong relationships with both our candidates and clients and we go the extra mile to find candidates who really fit in terms of experience, skills and personality/ culture fit.

If you’re an Interim Manager who wants to be notified on upcoming assignments or you are looking for a new permanent role and want to be kept updated on new vacancies then please email an updated CV together with location and remuneration details to enquiries@jarvisjohnson.co.uk 

If you are representing a Food Company and want to find out more about our Recruitment / Interim Management  services then please email enquiries@jarvisjohnson.co.uk  for a copy of our Terms of Business or call 01302 366967 to speak to our ex-Technical Manager Managing Director, Lisa Johnson

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
01302 366967
Location
70-72 Nottingham Road
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 1BN
United Kingdom

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