Junior Development Technologist

What will you be DOING?

Sample requests and kitchen management 50%

• Working in our busy development kitchen, you’ll be following recipes to make delicious food to an agreed specification for use in customer & internal submissions, panels and marketing activities
• Manage repeat ‘especially made’ sample request procedure end to end (including sample collection and despatch to the customer).
• Liaise with marketing and commercial on up-and-coming customer meetings
• Organising finished stock samples which will require occasional shopping from supermarkets
• Booking couriers and track costs against budget
• Log sample requests on kitchen planner
• Gathering raw materials

Recipe development 50%

• Working alongside the NPD team to bring new recipes to life adhering to launch and handover deadlines
• Work alongside the marketing, commercial and category teams to deliver our food strategy
• Understand bakery equipment, processes and limitations to ensure they are considered when working on NPD/EPD kitchen development briefs
• Create and capture and all NPD standard paperwork within the concept to launch process including recipe sheets, photos, kitchen QAS’s RP and costings

What SKILLS do you need to have?

• Passion for the food industry and problem solving

• Planning and organisational skills to prioritise and manage own workload

• Work to tight, often conflicting, deadlines

• “Can do” approach to role

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office especially Excel

• High initiative and high energy

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

• Able to work flexible hours when required, e.g. occasional weekends and evenings

What KNOWLEDGE do you need to have?

• A keen interest in food. Basic culinary knowledge of flavours, flavour pairings and how to make delicious products
• Degree level qualification and/or relevant experience in a technical, food technology or development discipline
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office
• GCSE Maths (or equivalent)
• Experience within a culinary environment (ideal)
• Level 2 Food Safety & Hygiene (ideal)

NICE to have…

• Nutrition background and understanding of NPM model

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