Job Title: Development Technologist
Location: Scunthorpe
Salary: £35,000
Industry: Food Manufacturing
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Shift: Monday to Friday – 9am-5pm
Development Technologist Benefits:
- Paid sickness leave after 1 year of service
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Retailer discounts
- Life assurance
- Bike2Work scheme
- Electric Vehicle (EV) purchase scheme
- Health cashback plan
- Mortgage advice service
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Great Place to Work Committee
- On-site social events
Key Development Technologist Responsibilities:
- Support the NPD Manager with new product development and launches.
- Assist with the NPD stage-gate process and feasibility meetings.
- Complete compliance checks, nutritional information, claims, and technical documentation.
- Prepare accurate documentation for customer submissions.
- Conduct product benchmarking and validation, including cooking and freeze-thaw testing.
- Research food trends, new products, and market opportunities.
- Support factory trials, product sampling, and successful product scale-up.
- Maintain accurate recipes and product information on internal systems.
- Assist with sourcing raw materials in line with customer requirements.
- Support product costing and commercially viable development.
- Promote food innovation and support the wider NPD agenda.
- Assist with product quality and specification documentation.
Development Technologist Requirements:
Essential:
- Food-related degree or equivalent qualification.
- Genuine passion and enthusiasm for food, product development, and innovation.
- Commercial awareness and an understanding of developing products to a target cost.
- Knowledge of nutrition and the calculation of nutritional information.
- Strong IT skills, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and internal business systems.
- Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a wider NPD and cross-functional team.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively.
Desired:
- Previous experience within food product development, NPD, or a similar technical food role.
- Experience supporting factory trials and product scale-up.
- Knowledge of food legislation, product claims, and customer technical requirements.
- Experience with nutritional calculation software or similar development systems.
- Understanding of product costing and raw material sourcing.
- Experience with product benchmarking and validation activities.
Pay: £35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Work Location: In person
