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NPD Technologist

Employer
Mackenzie Jones
Location
Hertfordshire
Salary
up to £30,000 per annum
Closing date
30 Sep 2018

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Planning, Production
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

The organisation

An ambitious food manufacturer seeking to recruit an NPD Technologist to join their team

 

The Role

To assist the NPD Manager in the successful transition of new products from kitchen through the factory to launch. 

Key Duties:

  • To carry out initial risk assessments of new ingredients / packaging to identify potential issues in relation to CCP’s and allergens and to ensure customer / internal standards are being met
  • To organise and attend factory trials in conjunction with Shift Managers and QA Technologists, ensuring post-trial analysis is completed and to lead any review meetings when required
  • To organise samples for customers during development as well as organoleptic, micro, nutritional and shelf life testing and logging / trending results
  • To manage and maintain the NPD launch programme and procedures to include regular meetings with follow up actions and notes
  • To maintain all project documentation, from concept to launch
  • To complete customer submission forms and initial nutritional calculations
  • To amend / write up recipes for factory use
  • To undertake artwork checks
  • To assist the Executive Chef where necessary with samples and presentations
  • To follow all industry and Company Quality, Technical, Food Hygiene and Safety and HR policies and procedures at all times
  • To attend any training required of your role / industry standards
  • You are required to do all that is reasonably necessary to ensure your role is carried out appropriately and to the requirements of the business.  Therefore it is your duty to inform your Senior Manager should you have any difficulty, needs or concerns surrounding this requirement.

 

The Candidate

1 year + experience within a Process or NPD assignment ideally gained within fast paced food manufacturer.

Experience of taking products from conception to lunch

Experience of working with major retailers or foodservice

Ideally degree educated or equivalent

Self-starter able to work in a fast paced and hands on team 

Company

Mackenzie Jones are specialist recruitment consultants, focusing on the FMCG, Consumer Products & Manufacturing sectors. We manage roles based in the UK and internationally, both permanent and interim, from globally recognised organisations to local start-up businesses.

Recruitment is what we do but our real expertise is in connecting people. With established and relevant networks, we bring together talented professionals with a diverse client base in a way that is unrivalled. It is why many of our customers are long standing – they trust us to connect them with highly talented individuals.

And you will enjoy the way we work too. Quite simply, you are centre stage.  We actively manage our relationship with you because it means we can help you to recruit more successfully, with less risk, and it allows us to keep building those valuable networks which make all the difference.

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Telephone
+44 (0) 121 644 3400

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