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Development Technologist
- scunthorpe, england, United Kingdom
- Job type not listed
- £32 - £42 Per Hour
Job Description
Development Technologist Benefits
- Paid sickness leave after 1 year of service
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Life assurance
- Bike2Work scheme
- Electric Vehicle (EV) purchase scheme
- Health cashback plan
- Mortgage advice service
Key Development Technologist Responsibilities
- Support the NPD Manager with new product development and launches.
- Assist with the NPD stage-gate process and feasibility meetings.
- Complete compliance checks, nutritional information, claims, and technical documentation.
- Prepare accurate documentation for customer submissions.
- Conduct product benchmarking and validation, including cooking and freeze-thaw testing.
- Research food trends, new products, and market opportunities.
- Support factory trials, product sampling, and successful product scale-up.
- Maintain accurate recipes and product information on internal systems.
- Assist with sourcing raw materials in line with customer requirements.
- Support product costing and commercially viable development.
- Promote food innovation and support the wider NPD agenda.
- Assist with product quality and specification documentation.
Development Technologist Requirements
- Essential:
- Food-related degree or equivalent qualification.
- Genuine passion and enthusiasm for food, product development, and innovation.
- Commercial awareness and an understanding of developing products to a target cost.
- Knowledge of nutrition and the calculation of nutritional information.
- Strong IT skills, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and internal business systems.
- Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a wider NPD and cross-functional team.