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Senior Development Technologist

Employer
Jarvis Johnson
Location
Wiltshire
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
17 Oct 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Development, Graduate, Technical
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

Our Client, a leading supplier of prepared foods, is looking for a Senior Development Technologist with a track record of delivering innovative new products and continuous improvement, for their site based in Wiltshire. Reporting to the Development Manager, you will take ownership of projects at all stages of the development process from concept through to launch.

Key accountabilities for the role will include:

  • Pro-actively identifying new opportunities and innovations to improve the product, enhance the customers’ experience and create competitive advantage           
  • Using your project management, creative and commercial skills and experience to manage product development projects
  • Managing assigned projects from concept to launch – developing kitchen scale samples, calculating nutritional values, costing products and sourcing new raw materials
  • Product improvement e.g. Nutrition and Quality – working closely with the Dietician, Manufacturing teams, Business units and Purchasing teams to analyse where improvements can be made and then deliver these, taking into consideration the needs of all stakeholders
  • Using your commercial and creative skills to identify and assist in the delivery of cost reduction opportunities whilst ensuring product quality is never compromised

Essential skills and experience include:

  • A successful track record within food product development
  • Experience of identifying and delivering cost savings
  • Degree level qualification or relevant experience within the Food Manufacturing Industry – ideally within the chilled or frozen sector
  • A real passion for food & nutrition
  • Agility and drive to make things happen
  • Good project management skills

 

 

The Company:

  • Established family owned food manufacturer
  • Well respected leader in their sector
  • Producing delicious, nutritious and sustainable products
  • Supporting British food and farming with a focus on using the best ethical and sustainably sourced ingredients

The salary for this role is £Competitive + Bonus + Benefits Monday – Friday within office hours, with some flexibility.

If you are interested in applying for this role please apply AS SOON AS POSSIBLE quoting reference number JJ-P4396 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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