Food Product Development Technologist Temporary Loughborough, Leicestershire Posted 2 days ago £12.75 – £13.46 per hour
Position: Food Product Development TechnologistJob Type: Temporary to PermanentLocation: LoughboroughSalary: £12.76 – £13.45 per hour
Pure Staff are currently recruiting for a Food Product Development Technologist on behalf of our fantastic and long-standing client based in Loughborough. This is a great opportunity to join a well-established food manufacturing business that designs, develops and produces sauces for a wide range of market sectors. This role would be ideal for a recent graduate or someone looking to start their career within New Product Development.
Your Role as a Food Product Development Technologist
As a Food Product Development Technologist, your duties will include:
- Supporting the development of new products from concept to launch, including formulation, kitchen testing and scale-up under the guidance of the Senior NPD Technologist.
- Developing recipe formulations against customer briefs for review and sign-off.
- Producing, labelling and accurately recording kitchen samples to ensure full traceability.
- Conducting sensory evaluations, shelf-life testing, stability testing and other quality checks.
- Maintaining accurate records of formulations, test results and product specifications.
- Preparing draft ingredient declarations, allergen information and nutritional data in line with food safety, Halal and regulatory requirements.
- Assisting with ingredient selection and sourcing, obtaining supplier specifications and ensuring ingredients meet quality standards.
- Supporting pilot and full-scale production trials, ensuring products are manufactured to specification.
- Carrying out market and competitor research to support customer briefs and product development.
- Working closely with sales, production and quality teams to support successful product launches.
- Tracking project milestones and providing regular updates to the Senior NPD Technologist.
- Maintaining a clean, organised and audit-ready NPD kitchen and development area.
- Managing NPD ingredient stock, including stock rotation and supplier re-ordering.
Requirements
- A degree or qualification in Food Science, Food Technology, Nutrition or a related subject (recent graduates and final-year students welcome).
- Level 2 Food Hygiene certificate, or a clear understanding of food safety procedures.
- Methodical and rigorous approach with strong attention to detail.
- Confident using Microsoft Excel and Word.
- A genuine passion for food and flavour with the ambition to build a career in New Product Development.
- Placement year or work experience within food manufacturing, NPD, Quality Assurance or a development kitchen.
- Awareness of allergen management, food labelling legislation and HACCP principles.
- Experience of sensory evaluation or shelf-life testing.
- Understanding of Halal requirements.
Pay & Shifts
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00 – 16:30
- Temporary to Permanent opportunity
What’s in it for you?
- Weekly pay from an experienced payroll team.
- Holiday accrued up to 28 days (pro-rata).
- Temp-to-perm opportunity for the right candidate.
- Excellent opportunity to begin or develop a career within food product development.
- Supportive and friendly working environment.
- Free onsite parking.
- Free access to our perks scheme after your first payment (discounts on electronics, travel, clothing, home, fitness, wellbeing and more).
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