Food manufacturing Work, Jobs in Kent (with Salaries)

NPD Technologist
PrepWorld —Northfleet
- £30,000 - £34,000 a year
- Full-time
- In-person
- Free parking
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Production Operative
Rhokett Ltd —Hawkhurst
- From £28,000 a year
- Full-time
- Heavy lifting
- In-person
- Free parking
- Employee discount
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5d
Chocolate Production Operative - Fixed Term Contract
Artisan du chocolat —Ashford
- £12.75 an hour
- Temporary
- English
- In-person
- Employee discount
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5d
Chocolate Production Operative (Day Shift) - Fixed Term Contract
Artisan du chocolat —Ashford
- £12.75 an hour
- Temporary
- English
- In-person
- Employee discount
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5d
Packaging Development & Technical Co-Ordinator
PrepWorld —Northfleet
- £28,000 - £32,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Communication skills
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Trainee QA Technician
Veetee RiceLtd —Strood South
- £24,500 - £25,000 a year
- Full-time
- No experience needed
- Analysis skills
- In-person
- Free parking
- Life insurance
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Production Assistant - Clean Room / Packaging
Italo Pizza Lab Ltd —Royal Tunbridge Wells
- £16,640.00 - £26,436.80 a year
- Overtime
- No experience needed
- In-person
- Leadership
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8d
Assistant Production Manager
Veetee Rice Ltd —Rochester
- From £45,000 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- In-person
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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10d
Key Account Administrator
Kentec Training Ltd —Tonbridge
- £13.45 an hour
- Part-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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9d
Formulation Scientist
Eurofins UK PSS —Sittingbourne
- Full-time
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
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Customer Technical Support
Berry Gardens Limited —Maidstone
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
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10d
Mixing operative
Laurelle London Ltd —Canvey Island
- From £13 an hour
- Full-time
- Warehouse experience
- In-person
- Mechanical knowledge
- Free parking
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Engineering & Hygiene Manager
PrepWorld —Northfleet
- £62,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
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Manufacturing Planning Manager
Berry Gardens Limited —Maidstone
- Microsoft Excel
- English
- Analysis skills
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10d
Forklift Driver/Warehouse Operative ** Night shift
Griffin & Brand (European) Ltd —Ashford
- £15.75 an hour
- Full-time
- English
- Forklift
- Warehouse experience
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
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9d
Product Certification Auditor
BSI —Maidstone
- Full-time
- Travel
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
4d
Print Room Assistant (Packaging)
Integrated Service Solutions Ltd —Canterbury
- Full-time
- IT
- In-person
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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3d
Technical Assistant
Watts Farms —Ditton
- £29,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hospitality
- Microsoft Office
- Organisational skills
- Employee discount
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Machine Setter
Bennett Opie Ltd —Sittingbourne
- £13.71 an hour
- Full-time
- In-person
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7d
Maintenance Engineer
PrepWorld —Northfleet
- £42,000 a year
- 12 hour shift
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Maintenance
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NPD Technologist

PrepWorld -
Northfleet

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Job details

Full-time
£30,000 - £34,000 a year

Benefits

Free parking
Canteen
On-site parking

Full job description

Prepworld have an exiting new opportunity for an NPD Technologist!

As an NPD Technologist, you will be the link between the product development kitchen and the production line, with responsibility for making sure that new and existing re-development products make a smooth transition from trial and testing stages to industrialisation of factory trials, meeting the customer requirements for shelf-life commercial targets, and consistency. You will lead projects relating to R&D (Research and Development) in the business.

You will ensure the factory production trials runs take place with the outcomes reported to all relevant staff. You will identify any critical issues, come with recommendations for improvements, measure yield and make sure that everything complies with quality, safety and customer expectations.

You will be involved in buying and trialling out new process equipment either in support of a new product launch or to make an improvement to current production processes

Main Duties

Ensuring all NPD related work meets in–house and customer standards for quality and safety. Ensuring procedures required for all recipes are developed to meet current manufacturing quality standards
Understanding of customer codes of practice relating to food safety
Developing practical schedules for work relating to product launches
Liaise with Packaging, Technical, Production, Planning and Procurement on arranging for availability of all components for industrialisation of factory trials
Contacting with external stakeholders to source tools required for projects
Full Investigation of new raw materials as required. Conducting the processing capacity of new raw material and development of the production process required
Lead R&D projects supporting NPD & Innovation across the business
Understanding company production processes and spotting opportunities for improvement in recipe design to of new products at early development stages
Planning and implementing of production trials with new packaging or raw material. Organoleptic shelf-life assessment for raw material and quality assessment of all products including use of new packaging
Generating Micro validation reports for new products sending reports directly to customer
Liaise with Finance, Production & Sales team to ensure all new ingredients and processes products are costed thoroughly after production trials and prior to full production
Making sure all relevant documents are in place prior to factory trials (HACCP form, work instruction relating to new fruit processes etc)
Confirmation of Perforation requirements for each line to Packaging Team
Liaising with courier collections and confirmation of delivery
Organisation and delivery of product samples relating to customer sign off to factory standards
Scheduling the production, management and delivery of product samples relating customer panel samples to factory standards
Attending the weekly NPD meetings
Facilitating customer visits during production trials
Providing updates on NPD related topics on Socials

Who we are looking for:

Understanding of the Critical Path / Concept to Launch (essential)
Exprience in handover from trial & testing stage to industrialization of factory trials, meeting customer requirements for shelf life, consistency & quality and commercial targets (essential)
Awareness in Microbiology (highly desirable)
Degree/HND or equivalent in food related subject such as Food Technology / Food science (highly desirable)
Level 3 Food Safety (highly desirable)
Minimum level 2 HACCP (essential)
An externally recognised internal auditing qualification (highly desirable)
Previous Technical experience of FMCG related manufacturing operations (essential)
Ability to interact with high profile customers (essential)

What we provide in return:

Medicash (allowances to cover costs such as dental and optical bills, physiotherapy, alternative therapies, and even consultancy charges, available for employees and their families. A taxable benefit)
Wagestream (track your earnings and instantly access up to 50% of your money as you earn it, without waiting for payday)
Internal Learning and Development programme including Management essential skills
Annual bonus (non-contractual)
Free, on site parking with electric charge points
Staff events
On site staff restaurant serving heavily subsidised hot and cold food
Fruit pots on Wednesdays
Modern offices and facilities
A supportive team

Days and hours of work: Monday to Friday, 08:00am to 17:00pm.
Some work from home opportunity (flexibility to be on site as required)

Salary: £30,000 - £34,000 per annum DOE

Location: Northfleet, DA11 8HH

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