Finsbury Food Group
Development - Development Technologist
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As a Development Technologist, you will drive innovative product development from concept to launch, ensuring compliance with legal, brand, and customer standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with cake designers to capture and manage cost-effective recipes through our recipe management system, ensuring alignment with margin and nutritional targets.
- Produce accurate trial documentation and factory handover packs.
- Be responsible for QAS and arranging customer samples.
- Plan and coordinate factory trials, capturing key data, managing risks, and delivering clear, evidence-based recommendations.
- Support product validation, including shelf-life, microbiological, and physical testing.
- Benchmark products against the market, identify opportunities for improvement, and contribute to continuous innovation and process excellence.
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Flexibility in working hours is required to support factory trials and launch activities.
Essential Requirements
- Degree in Food Science, Technology, Process Engineering, or similar degree/HND equivalent or relevant experience.
- Strong understanding of product development processes from concept to launch.
- Knowledge of factory processes and manufacturability considerations.
- Experience generating recipes, costings, and managing BoMs.
- Ability to manage multiple projects to critical path deadlines.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret trial and validation data.
- Knowledge of food safety, microbiology, and shelf-life validation.
- Commercial awareness and understanding of margin targets.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Passion for food innovation and emerging market trends.
- Detail-oriented, organized, and solutions-focused.
- Valid UK driving license preferred.
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