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New Product Development (Product Designer)

Employer
Macphie of Glenbervie Ltd
Location
Glenbervie, Stonehaven
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
5 Oct 2018

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Development, Production, Scientist
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

New Product Development (Product Designer)

Our Company

Macphie is a specialist food ingredients producer, bringing the highest quality food ingredients to life, producing ambient, chilled and frozen products.  Macphie provides expert industry insight and consultancy to food manufacturers across the sector.

Our specialist market insight and passion for food constantly shapes ingredient innovation, enhancing the end consumer experience. An international food business headquartered in Scotland with a turnover of £54million, Macphie makes £6million annual profit, and has invested £2million in technology over the last two years. 

The Macphie product range is used by chefs, bakers and food manufacturers across the UK and in a range of key international markets. We are also passionate about corporate social responsibility and sustainability, driving a number of initiatives to help the environment and local communities

We currently have an opportunity for a permanent Product Designer within New Product Development to join our Technical Department based at our Glenbervie site.

THE ROLE

The role within New Product Development (Product Designer) will allow you to use your creative flair and enthusiasm across a range of product and packaging projects. Creative thinking will enable you to carry out varied project work which supports our innovative reputation.  You will also be required to use your own ideas to produce products where a gap has been identified in the market.

Our ideal candidate for this exciting role will:

  • Have a science degree, preferably in Food Processing/ Food Science/ Food Technology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, or other relevant science subjects and relevant experience in an R&D or technical role in the food industry;
  • Be commercially aware and an excellent communicator as you will be working closely with customers, suppliers, and other departments within the company;
  • Be enthusiastic and able to develop and champion new ideas;
  • Be organised with good analytical data skills and aptitude to problem solving;
  • Have a proven track record in innovation, product/ project delivery with a focus on speed to response; and
  • Have a proven track record in managing and developing direct reports.

THE INDIVIDUAL

The individual must be highly organised, upbeat and efficient. The love of working as part of a small, busy team should sit alongside the ability to work independently under their own initiative. The individual must also be a calm, level headed individual who is approachable, knowledgeable and confident within their role.

This position will be based predominantly at our Glenbervie site but may be required to be able to support our Tannochside site, as well as external partners and customers.   Macphie offer an excellent range of benefits which includes a competitive salary, profit related bonuses, private health care and the opportunity to progress within a company which is achieving significant growth. 

To Apply: Please submit your CV with a covering letter by clicking the apply button below

Company

We specialise in developing and manufacturing an unrivalled range of ready-to-use culinary sweet and savoury sauces, desserts and fruit coulis, as well as a selection of mixes and icings.  All our products are produced to the highest quality standards and deliver versatility, convenience and guaranteed consistency.  Our comprehensive product range has been designed to meet the needs of a multinational customer base which operates across three core trading channels; bakery, foodservice and food manufacturing.  We work closely with our core customers to gain an in-depth understanding of their commercial and operational challenges, so that our team can add real value to their business and together we can enjoy profitable growth.

Company info
Location
Glenbervie
Stonehaven
Aberdeenshire
AB39 3YG
GB

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