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Development Technologist

Employer
Jarvis Johnson
Location
North Lincolnshire
Salary
up to £25k per annum
Closing date
12 Dec 2019

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

Job Details

Our client, a leading manufacturer of chilled prepared foods supplying Retailers, Foodservice Groups and Airlines throughout the UK, is currently looking for a Development Technologist for their site based in North Lincolnshire. Reporting to the Technical Director, the successful candidate will provide effective support within the NPD department, ensuring customer needs and requirements are met.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Originating and developing new ideas
  • Attendance at NPD meetings
  • Maintaining product files and keeping project records up to date
  • Accurate completion of paperwork including customer specifications and sample submission sheets
  • Pro-actively working with the Buying team to source new ingredients
  • Providing first line support for product launches
  • Producing and communicating trial timetables
  • Recording and reviewing trials regularly including organoleptic and micro results
  • Precise & timely sample preparation and presentation
  • Using appropriate systems for sample delivery as per customer requirements, remaining within budget and keeping accurate records

Experience, Skills & Knowledge:

  • NPD experience in a food manufacturing environment, ideally chilled / prepared foods
  • Ability to understand, evaluate & implement customer briefs for new products
  • Knowledge in the commercials of recipe building
  • Experience using food trends to validate concepts
  • Excellent communication and organisation skills
  • Proactive with good self-motivational skills

 

 

The Company:

  • Diverse Range of Customers
  • High quality product
  • Excellent reputation for consistency, reliability and innovation
  • BRC Grade A site
  • Good career opportunities

 

 

If you have a real passion for food and can consistently maintain high standards of work in a fast-paced environment, then this role could be for you.

Working hours for this role are Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5pm, with some flexibility and the salary is up to £25k per annum.

If you are interested then please respond AS SOON AS POSSIBLE quoting reference number JJ-P4411 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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