NPD Technologist
- Employer
- Greencore Group
- Location
- Worksop
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- 31 Aug 2019
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Function
- Development
- Business Sector
- Other Business Sector
Job Details
As our Development Technologist:
- Input recipes onto the recipe management system
- Brief new, revised and repeat material requirements to the NPD buyers and packaging innovation team to ensure the correct resources are available for product development and factory trials
- Accurately prepare all necessary documentation to progress from concept to process handovers.
- Undertake recipe/ingredient validation tests in line with the New Product Development Procedures.
- Work collaboratively with suppliers and attend trials for new raw materials to ensure that they are of a repeatable and sustainable quality.
Job Description
If you have a passion for keeping up to date with the latest food innovations and trends and want to be part of driving new and exciting products to the market then we may have just the opportunity for you within our NPD Team at our site in Manton Wood – Worksop !
A little about our NPD team:
Providing over 700 million sandwiches a year across 7 sites , our NPD Teams are a key part of making this operation successful.
The NPD team help our customers be market leaders across multiple categories through our passion for food and drive across innovation.
The team are involved in all aspects of bringing a new product to market - from initial concept and bringing them right through to life on shelf, in store.
About Greencore:
Greencore is a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK. It supplies grocery and other retailers including all of the major UK supermarkets. The Group has strong market positions in a range of categories including sandwiches, salads, sushi, chilled ready meals, chilled soups and sauces, chilled quiche, ambient sauces and pickles, and frozen Yorkshire Puddings.
On an annual basis, Greencore manufactures around 717 million sandwiches and other food to go products, 123 million chilled prepared meals, and 231 million bottles of cooking sauces, pickles and condiments. The Group carries out around 7,500 deliveries to stores each day.
Greencore has 16 world-class manufacturing sites in the UK, with industry-leading technology and supply chain capabilities. The Group has an annual turnover of c.£1.5bn, employs approximately 11,500 people and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
What we’re looking for
- A Food Science graduate or a graduate with a similar related degree who has 1+ years experience within food manufacturing
- Good food knowledge and passion for food
- Someone with a keen eye for detail , along with the ability to communicate effectively across our business
What you’ll get in return
- An opportunity to start and develop your career within the Food Industry
- Be at the centre of our NPD team, giving you a broad view of how the business operates and working cross functionally within the business.
- A role where you can challenge and improve our processes to help leave things better than you found them
- A role that’s varied and challenging; no day is the same
We value our people and we expect our people to work the Greencore Way (check out our LinkedIn page or https://www.greencore.com/about-us/the-greencore-way for more information on this)
If you think you have what it takes to make a career out of your passion for food, apply now!
Company
Greencore Group is a leading international manufacturer of convenience foods. Our ambition doesn't stop at being the world’s largest sandwich producer; we’re looking for passionate, talented people who can help us to drive our future success. People who innovate, create, lead and inspire. We set the bar high, and expect that our people do too.
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