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Location: Shepton Mallet, Somerset
Salary: GBP33,000 - GBP36,000
Working Hours: Monday to Friday
Benefits: Company sick pay scheme, life insurance, employee assistance program
About the Company
A well-established and award-winning food manufacturing business is looking to recruit a Development Technologist to join its innovative NPD team.
About the Role
This is an excellent opportunity for a food professional with product development experience to take ownership of the concept and recipe development stage of new and existing products. Working closely with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders, you will help bring exciting food products from concept through to launch.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead concept and recipe development for new and existing products.
- Work closely with customers to understand briefs and develop product solutions.
- Prepare samples and support bench, pilot, and factory trials.
- Create and maintain accurate product development documentation.
- Ensure products meet nutritional, technical, and customer requirements.
- Collaborate with Technical, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams.
- Support product launches and continuous improvement projects.
- Assist with customer complaints and investigations where formulation is a contributing factor.
- Maintain high standards of food safety, quality, and compliance.
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About You
- Degree or qualification in Food Science, Chemistry, or a related discipline.
- Previous food manufacturing experience, ideally 3+ years.
- Experience taking products from concept through to launch.
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
- Commercial awareness and understanding of customer requirements.
- Good kitchen and recipe development skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Strong IT skills, including Excel.
- HACCP qualification beneficial.
- Knowledge of food labelling legislation would be advantageous.
Package
- GBP33,000 - GBP36,000 salary
- Monday to Friday working pattern
- Enhanced annual leave
- Company sick pay
- Life assurance
- Company pension
- Employee referral scheme
If you are passionate about food innovation and enjoy developing commercially successful products in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to Emma Hardman for a confidential discussion.
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About Hunter Selection Limited
Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent and contract roles within Engineering and Manufacturing, IT and Digital, Science and Technology, and Service and Sales sectors.
Please note as we receive a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills and qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies, we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies, we are acting as an Employment Business.
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