Freeworld Foods
NPD Technologist
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Company Description
Freeworld Foods is a dynamic international supplier of frozen foods, offering products that range from core ingredients such as frozen vegetables to fully prepared consumer-ready items. Through an equity partnership with Congelados de Navarra, Europe’s largest frozen food manufacturer, the company has direct access to world-class production facilities and assured product reliability. An experienced management team drives a culture of excellence, integrity, and innovation, supported by deep industry expertise. Freeworld Foods provides end-to-end service to customers in manufacturing, wholesale, catering, and retail, delivering tailored solutions, competitive pricing, and continuous innovation in both products and services.
Role
- Salary – £30,000 to £35,000 per annum dependant on experience
- Working hours – full time, permanent
- Location – Office based/Spalding centre, Lincolnshire
- Benefits – Great team culture and ethos, company events, workplace pension scheme, 25 days holidays plus bank holidays, free on-site car parking, company sick pay scheme.
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Freeworld Foods are recruiting for an NPD Technologist – calling all foodies with flair and passion….
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a soon to be BRC accredited multi £million turnover business for an entrepreneurial, professional who is looking for their next career step.
The NPD Technologist role is integral to the Freeworld Foods product development process, combining enthusiasm, creativity, technical knowledge, and collaboration, ensuring products are developed so they are compliant with food safety regulations, internal NPD procedures, are commercially viable, on-brand, and on time!
The role will support the NPD Manager & Commercial team with the development and innovation of products, liaising with all departments to ensure products and services supplied are within agreed specifications whilst keeping up to date with key development trends within the food industry as well as developing and maintaining excellent relationships with customers, external contacts, and colleagues.
Adhoc travel to Spain is required for this role as you will work collaboratively alongside the UK & Spanish NPD & Commercial teams to analyse the market, manage the development process from product concept through to launch. Critical paths and customer interactions will need to be managed effectively to ensure the successful launch of both new and existing food products.
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Main Duties
- Assist the NPD Manager / Commercial team in the end-to-end development of products in response to customer or internal branded NPD & EPD briefs.
- Generate, communicate and control critical path timelines to deliver projects on schedule. Ensuring that the launch processes are kept on track to achieve launch date.
- Prepare product samples and customer submission forms to a high standard for customer sampling and customer visits (internal and external) as directed by the NPD Manager / Commercial team.
- Coordinate pre-production trials and assess manufactured products as directed by the NPD Manager, writing up assessment reports against key criteria, to achieve product approval/sign-off. Highlighting any improvement plans or actions required prior to launch.
- Assist in developing, validating and launching new food products and processes ensuring compliance with food safety regulations, legislation, quality standards and internal NPD processes.
- Coordinate with suppliers on new product development opportunities and present opportunities to NPD Manager / Commercial Team.
- Carry out market review analysis in accordance with schedule – monitor and highlight any trends and maintain detailed category knowledge, provide management reports and monitor performance.
- Assist the Technical team in the completion of all online specifications for retail customers, create, review, and approve finished product specifications, generate and sign off artwork for the business and maintain and review all customer specifications in accordance with schedule.
- Represent the NPD team in front of key customers and suppliers, enhancing business relationships.
- Assist the NPD Manager in ensuring NPD Kitchen and storage areas are maintained to a high standard of cleanliness and stock is replenished as required.
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About You
Experience & Qualifications:
- Degree in Food Science, Food Chemistry or a related discipline desired.
- Around 1+ years’ experience in end-to-end NPD, ideally within food Retail / Manufacturing & Foodservice sectors.
- Confident managing projects from scoping through to implementation and launch.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with customers and translate technical requirements.
- Comfortable running trials, supporting scale-up and working cross-functionally across Technical, Quality, Commercial & Supply Chain teams.
- Curious, proactive, and passionate about innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement.
Behaviours
- Creative with a strong sense of creativity is essential for developing innovative products and solutions.
- Solid technical knowledge with a good understanding of food science, ingredients and consumer trends is crucial for success in this role.
- Excellent communication skills are necessary for collaborating with various teams and presenting ideas to stakeholders.
- Must possess strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address challenges that arise during product development. Able to think outside the box!
- Hands on pragmatic individual who takes on responsibility and accountability to get the job done.
- Attention to detail and brings “right first time” mindset.
- An individual who is keen and has the desire to learn.
- Ability to work alone and with others to achieve team and business objectives.
- Ability to multi-task and work on several projects at any one time.
Living our values day to day.
- Caring for our team
- Passionate and Fun
- Inclusive, considerate and flexible
- Commitment to our customers
Benefits
- Additional leave
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Application question(s)
- Are you able to travel to Spain once a month?
- Are you able to work in the office 5 days per week? This role is not home based or hybrid.
Experience:
- NPD Technology: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
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