Job Description

Why Greencore?

You may not have heard of us, but we\'re sure you\'ve tried our products. We\'re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,000 colleagues across 16 world-class manufacturing sites and 18 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK\'s food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals.

Here in Boston we employ around 400 colleagues and produce ready to eat salads, prepared vegetables and snacks for many of the major retailers such as Coop, Boots, Greggs, Costco, Spar and BOL.

What you\'ll be doing

The purpose of your role will be to validate product developments and provide appropriate documentation and support to promote customer acceptance through to seamless product launches.

Key accountabilities include:

• Input recipes onto the recipe management system to assess the cost and nutritional information and ensure delivery against the brief
• Brief new, revised and repeat material requirements to the NPD buyers and packaging innovation team to ensure the correct resources are available for product development
• Prepare all necessary documentation (feasibility forms, customer submission forms, concept to process handovers etc.) to ensure their accurate prior to product developer approval
• Assist with the preparation of kitchen made samples as required to support the chefs/product developers in preparation for internal panels, nutritional testing and customer presentations
• Plan, set up and prepare product, coordinating the ordering or purchasing of products for all sample requests booking courier transportation as required, document the findings and action plan for next steps to deliver a professional internal product panel for EPD, NPD and benchmarking
• Complete kitchen organoleptic testing throughout the product shelf-life cycle documenting the findings and making suggestions for recipe reformulations to ensure the required shelf-life is achieved and quality standards are maintained
• Follow the critical path timelines as directed, escalating and mitigating incomplete tasks and risks to prevent delays in product acceptance and launch
• Consideration and inclusion of sustainability to all NPD and EPD applying rationale to development of products and supporting data input and collation
• Accurate labelling of products and boxing of samples to be sent externally
• Buy ingredient supplies and benchmark samples when required

What we\'re looking for

You will ideally come from a similar role within the food industry and will demonstrate the following attributes:

• Ideally educated to degree level with a specialism in a Convenience Science, have entered via an apprentice route or has equivalent work experience in a similar role / environment
• Has some experience / awareness of project management techniques in particular critical path and gated processes
• Has experience operating in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Has some experience / knowledge of food and the food environment
• Demonstrates analytical skills and is fully numerate
• Has good communication skills

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.

What you\'ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

About Us

Greencore

Product Development Technologist

• Salary Competitive
• Frequency Annual
• Job Reference greencore/TP/214561/11791
• Contract Type Permanent - Full Time
• Closing Date No Expiry Date
• Job Category Product Development
• Business Unit Boston
• Location Boston, United Kingdom
• Posted on 08 August, 2023

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