NPD Technologist

£28-36K DOE

My client, an award winning and successful company is looking to recruit a NPD Technologist / New Product technologist / Product Development technologist for their modern food innovation centre based in Bristol. My Client is a family business with more than 30 years of award-winning experience in creating, rolling out and managing bespoke customer food-on-the-move solutions to Blue chip and smaller food companies

The role of the NPD Technologist will involve delivering new products & customer launches to market through:

• Driving development of quality and safe products from blue sky to launch taking into consideration specific product parameters and customer requirements
• Ensuring ingredient/product information is accurate, up-to-date and consistent in the NPD system
• Understanding project critical paths and implications of deviations
• Building relationships with the manufacturers, understanding capabilities and spending time on-site with their development teams to create exciting products efficiently, following the products through to the launch and beyond.
• Co-ordinating sample requests, overseeing product processes, and conducting organoleptic and shelf-life evaluations across product ranges and applications including sign off with Food Safety Team.
• Generate product labeling in compliance with relevant legislation- proofreading from design to printing
• Liaising and communicating with internal and external stakeholders throughout the launch process
• Support continuous improvement by identifying innovative ideas and ingredient opportunities that maximise cost savings and enhance business efficiency.
• Generate internal project documentation during the development process such as product information sheets, product labeling sheets, trial forms, post launch reviews
• Generate external project documentation with relevant stakeholders throughout the development process, using different media types, to include shelf edge labels, allergen matrixes, manuals and QAS documents
• Attending factory trials and product launches at various locations across the UK and Ireland, minimising food waste from trials and data capturing while in attendance.
• Assist in sending samples for customer request, photography or external events
• Being active in hosting customer visits, setting up product displays and other supporting actions
• Investigating new food trends and competitor activity from local to global levels and feeding back to the central team to share knowledge.
• Taking positive steps to engage in discussions, opportunities and actions to minimise environmental impacts internally and externally to the benefit of all

• NPD , New Product Development experience in a Food / Drink manufacturing environment
• Computer literate, particularly EXCEL.
• Excellent organisational skills and natural can-do attitude.
• Relishes working in a fast-paced environment in a hands-on capacity independently and as a part of a team.
• Can quickly grasp and adapt to new software with ease.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• If required to drive to suppliers/clients or between offices, a valid UK driving licence is essential.
• A strong interest in food outside of work and awareness of market trends.

Key Words - Innovation, NPD Technologist, NPD Development, Graduate NPD

This role is commutable from Taunton, Bridgwater, Bristol, Weston Super Mare, Gloucester, Cardiff, Wales, Newport, Chippenham, Bath, Bristol