Major Talent is partnered with a leading wholesaler based in the East Midlands and is looking for a Senior Food Technologist to join their team
Experience with flavors, food, or FMCG is advantageous. What is important is your passion and hunger for a rewarding career.
As a Senior Food Technologist, you will be responsible for ensuring robust processes are implemented and followed for all new R&D projects to launch and you will be responsible for the end-to-end ownership of all R&D.
Responsibilities Of a Senior Food Technologist
End-to-end ownership of R&D/NPD projects to be managed, communicated and progressed through the business.
Conduct onsite new product development trials and take them from concept to launch.
Support the production team in "scale up" factory trials.
Record and save all relevant R&D data on the provided digital workspaces.
Coach and mentor junior members of the R&D team, with them in mind to be the future R&D leaders. PIPs and KPIs to be created and maintained for the team.
Own products and white label costings using supplier and competition data to make us highly competitive in the market.
Sourcing new raw materials from global suppliers to maximise the cost and quality of the products.
Maintain the company recipe web site (WMS).
Work closely with other functions within the business, i.e. Production, sales and design to allow fluid cross functional communication.
Attend/lead R&D weekly meetings and product briefs.
Determining and executing improved technologies used by suppliers, competitors and customers information.
Be continually innovating current and new products, using new methods, ingredients and production processes.
Manage and communicate any regulatory requirements, e.g. FSA with the direct collaboration with the MD
Skills Required To Be a Senior Food Technologist
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills in order to collaborate internally
Experience working within Food, Flavours, Ingredients or FMCG
Passionate about R&D
Good organization and project management skills
Good customer management skills
What's in it for you?
Salary DOE
Company bonus 10%
20 days holiday Bank Holidays
Working hours are Monday-Friday 8:30-17:00
Major Recruitment are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Should you be seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment, or contract you will find our staff professional and courteous and our interview process straight forward.
INDBD
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
Industries
Business Consulting and Services
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