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Senior Process Development Technologist

Employer
Jarvis Johnson
Location
London (Greater)
Salary
up to £35k per annum
Closing date
26 Apr 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Development, Technical
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

Our Client, a fast paced, high volume manufacturer of chilled foods for the major retailers, is looking for a Senior Process Development Technologist for their site based in Kent. This is a key role managing a team of Process Technologists to ensure the successful transfer of products from the Concept / NPD stage through to trials and production.

Reporting to the Process Development Manager, Key Accountabilities are:

  • Working closely with colleagues across Operations, Engineering, NPD and Technical ensuring that projects are delivered on time and in line with customer expectations
  • Managing multiple projects and coordinating factory trials, responding to customer requirements
  • Ensuring that all legal and safety standards are adhered to during the process and production phases
  • Responsible for organising factory / pre-launch and shelf life trials as required
  • Ensuring that correct process is followed and data collection is shared with all relevant parties 
  • Monitoring team trial outcomes and ensuring efficient and accurate results are achieved in line with critical path, whilst protecting product margins
  • Ensuring that products meet the correct customer criteria and all relevant departments have the necessary information to complete the customer requirements for launch critical path
  • Generating & maintaining customer Quality Attribute Information for all products
  • Communicating across the business both internally & externally
  • Providing a central point of information for factory enquiries on product trials and or launches, translating kitchen methods into suitable factory processes
  • Managing & maintaining relevant customer relationships, presentations and panels
  • Providing input into the ongoing improvement of existing products
  • Reviewing and translating shelf life & nutritional results, managing any required product changes internally & externally

Essential skills and experience include:

  • Ideally educated to Degree level, you will be a proven Process Technologist
  • A background in meat processing and short shelf life chilled foods essential
  • Confident in your approach, you will have great interpersonal skills and will be able to develop good working relationships with colleagues and customers at all levels
  • Exceptional project management skills and a demonstrable track record in delivering projects on time and meeting customer expectations
  • Experience coaching and developing a small team of Technologists

The Company:

  • A well-established multi-site chilled food manufacturer
  • Modern and well invested sites
  • Supplying major retailers across the UK

Are you a resilient and flexible Process Development Technologist with experience managing a team in a fast paced environment? If so, this could be the job for you. The role attracts a salary of up to £35k per annum and is based at our client’s site in Kent.

If you are interested in applying for this role please apply AS SOON AS POSSIBLE quoting reference number JJ-P4344 with an updated CV, an indication of your current salary and your availability.

 

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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