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Food Product Developer
Location: Middlesbrough. Hours: Monday – Thursday 8:30 am–5 pm and Friday 8 am–4 pm, with some travel. Salary: £39,000 per annum.
Job Purpose
To develop new and adapt existing products to meet customer and branded briefs, delivering commercial targets and ensuring successful scale‑up to production.
Responsibilities
- Develop products on time and to budget for the customer.
- Build ideas, support new projects and actively participate in internal and external innovation sessions.
- Act as the first point of contact for customers, building positive pro‑active relationships with their product development teams.
- Work collaboratively with cross‑functional teams to ensure feasibility of products that are developed in line with company and customer strategy.
- Lead product presentations.
- Work with teams to solve issues including scalability and sustainability.
- Ensure product recipes meet appropriate food quality standards alongside commercial targets and within brand standards.
- Create and ensure accurate NPD paperwork.
- Ensure benchmarking is carried out accurately and comprehensively for presentation at internal and external meetings.
- Demonstrate passion for food and a good understanding of market and food trends.
- Travel to UK manufacturing sites and customers when required.
Qualifications & Experience
- Supermarket own‑label and food product development experience.
- Food‑based degree (desirable).
- Passion for food – essential.
- Strong customer‑facing experience.
- Experience in retail or FMCG development role.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong planning, organisation and project management skills.
- Good analytic and numeracy skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Presentation skills.
- Microsoft Office skills – Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
- Driving licence – essential.
Benefits
The Compleat Food Group offers a range of benefits to support lifestyle, wellbeing and career growth, including:
- Salary sacrifice schemes (electric vehicles, home & tech, cycle‑to‑work, SMART pension).
- 33 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays) with option to purchase extra.
- Holiday discounts via the online retail platform.
- Enhanced retail discounts online and in‑store.
- Free product samples across sites.
- EV charging points available at selected sites.
- 24/7 access to Grocery Aid for financial and emotional support.
- Physical wellbeing hub – free on‑demand exercise classes, gym discounts.
- Free diet and nutrition advice with thousands of healthy recipes.
- Online wellbeing support – mindfulness to lifestyle resources.
- Financial wellbeing tools – mortgage calculators, budgeting tools, financial aid.
- Personalised online learning platform.
- Formal and informal training opportunities.
- Career development plans and regular conversations.
- Mentoring scheme.
- Recognition through Club Compleat rewards.
- 2 paid volunteering days per year.
- Charity initiatives and fundraising events.
- Team socials.
- Employee networks and support groups – Women @ Compleat, LGBTQIA+, Neurodiversity.
- New baby gift for new parents.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are an equal opportunities employer and committed to fairness, equity, inclusivity and respect. Provide reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
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Location: Middlesbrough
Job Description:
Food Product Developer
Location: Middlesbrough. Hours: Monday – Thursday 8:30 am–5 pm and Friday 8 am–4 pm, with some travel. Salary: £39,000 per annum.
Job Purpose
To develop new and adapt existing products to meet customer and branded briefs, delivering commercial targets and ensuring successful scale‑up to production.
Responsibilities
- Develop products on time and to budget for the customer.
- Build ideas, support new projects and actively participate in internal and external innovation sessions.
- Act as the first point of contact for customers, building positive pro‑active relationships with their product development teams.
- Work collaboratively with cross‑functional teams to ensure feasibility of products that are developed in line with company and customer strategy.
- Lead product presentations.
- Work with teams to solve issues including scalability and sustainability.
- Ensure product recipes meet appropriate food quality standards alongside commercial targets and within brand standards.
- Create and ensure accurate NPD paperwork.
- Ensure benchmarking is carried out accurately and comprehensively for presentation at internal and external meetings.
- Demonstrate passion for food and a good understanding of market and food trends.
- Travel to UK manufacturing sites and customers when required.
Qualifications & Experience
- Supermarket own‑label and food product development experience.
- Food‑based degree (desirable).
- Passion for food – essential.
- Strong customer‑facing experience.
- Experience in retail or FMCG development role.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong planning, organisation and project management skills.
- Good analytic and numeracy skills.
- Attention to detail.
- Presentation skills.
- Microsoft Office skills – Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
- Driving licence – essential.
Benefits
The Compleat Food Group offers a range of benefits to support lifestyle, wellbeing and career growth, including:
- Salary sacrifice schemes (electric vehicles, home & tech, cycle‑to‑work, SMART pension).
- 33 days’ annual leave (including bank holidays) with option to purchase extra.
- Holiday discounts via the online retail platform.
- Enhanced retail discounts online and in‑store.
- Free product samples across sites.
- EV charging points available at selected sites.
- 24/7 access to Grocery Aid for financial and emotional support.
- Physical wellbeing hub – free on‑demand exercise classes, gym discounts.
- Free diet and nutrition advice with thousands of healthy recipes.
- Online wellbeing support – mindfulness to lifestyle resources.
- Financial wellbeing tools – mortgage calculators, budgeting tools, financial aid.
- Personalised online learning platform.
- Formal and informal training opportunities.
- Career development plans and regular conversations.
- Mentoring scheme.
- Recognition through Club Compleat rewards.
- 2 paid volunteering days per year.
- Charity initiatives and fundraising events.
- Team socials.
- Employee networks and support groups – Women @ Compleat, LGBTQIA+, Neurodiversity.
- New baby gift for new parents.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are an equal opportunities employer and committed to fairness, equity, inclusivity and respect. Provide reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
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Posted: May 17th, 2026