NPD Technologist

As an NPD Technologist, you will play a key role in supporting the NPD team throughout the product development process., Prepare customer samples in line with agreed recipes and timescales

Support yield, process, and product trials as directed by the NPD team, both on and off site, to ensure accurate product costing and smooth transition from kitchen to factory

Complete accurate product costings

Conduct factory trials including shelf-life, nutritional, cook/cool, and transit testing, ensuring correct procedures, temperatures, and sampling regimes are followed, with all results accurately recorded and maintained

Assess and develop ingredient supplier samples in line with project briefs

Work closely with Production and Technical teams to ensure all relevant information is shared for successful product launches

Liaise with Engineering, Production, and Technical teams to ensure production lines and machinery are ready for launches

Complete QAS and storyboard documentation

Support the coordination of pre-production runs

Assist with product launches, attending key stages to ensure compliance with specifications

Maintain high standards of cleanliness within the development kitchen

Ability to work from recipe sheets to produce factory samples

Awareness and understanding of factory equipment and processes

Ability to work independently in a factory environment, including scaling up recipes and conducting trials

Good understanding of food quality standards

Completion of site and group induction

Level 2 Health & Safety awareness

Understanding of relevant risk assessments and safe working procedures

Ability to identify hazards and report near misses

Desirable

Previous experience in a food manufacturing or NPD environment

Experience of factory trials and product scale-up

Cranswick Convenience Foods is one of the largest cooked meats manufacturers in the UK, supplying high quality cooked meats, from standard tiers through to premium, to leading high street retailers.

With a diverse team of over 1,000 colleagues, every day at Cranswick brings unique challenges and opportunities for personal and professional growth - there has never been a more exciting time to join us!

We offer a fantastic reward package in return, here's a peek at some of our fantastic benefits:

Discounted ShareSave scheme

Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay with service

Enhance pension scheme

Long service awards - vouchers and enhanced holidays with service

Access to our 'Feed Your Wellbeing' hub offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts, as well as access to health and wellbeing support (including 24h virtual GP)

Cycle to work scheme

Opportunity to purchase extra holidays