Senior Process Technologist
Salary: Competitive salary
Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contribution, Life insurance up to 4x salary
Location: Pizza and Bread Aston, Nantwich, CW5 8DL
Ways of Working: Hybrid/Site based
Hours of work: 4 on 4 off / 06:00 - 18:00 (flexible)
Contract Type: Permanent
Why Greencore?
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US.
Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
Our site in Nantwich, Aston, is a vibrant facility producing chilled speciality breads, including sliced baguettes, flatbreads, and dough balls. The site employs around 270 people and delivers high-quality products to a dedicated customer base.
What you’ll be doing
In this dynamic and challenging role as Senior Process Technologist, you will develop manufacturing capability to enable the business to turn product concepts into volume production.
Once a product concept is approved, you will work across all functions and with the customer to ensure products are manufactured in line with food safety, technical, health & safety, financial, and commercial standards.
You will also manage the delivery of successful product validations in accordance with Bakkavor and customer principles, driving results in a fast-paced and demanding environment while supporting business opportunities.
Role Accountabilities
People Management: Develop team via PDPs, align objectives with business goals, set SMART targets- Planning & Analysis: Scope projects, define KPIs, drive innovation and improvements
- Influencing: Collaborate cross-functionally, shape concepts early, manage expectations, ensure timely launches
- Trials: Deliver against critical paths, solve issues, monitor budgets, validate results pre launch
- Customer Management: Run panels for approvals, meet business and customer standards
- Critical Path: Maintain medium‑term plans, aligning trials to timelines and customer needs
- Financial Awareness: Track cost impacts, manage budgets, monitor margins, escalate risks
- Problem Solving: Apply root cause analysis, improve products, ensure repeatable manufacturing outcomes
- Compliance: Maintain audit readiness, validate food safety, approve documentation
What we’re looking for
Strong background within food manufacturing, working confidently across key operational and technical functions- Proven capability managing customer trials and ensuring delivery against critical paths
- Effective collaborator, able to influence stakeholders and support smooth product launches
- Skilled in structured and creative problem solving to drive quality and performance
- Capable of coordinating multiple projects while managing priorities and risks
- Strong people leadership skills, supporting the development and performance of others
- Confident communicator who builds strong, productive relationships
- Able to make informed decisions in demanding environments
- Commercially aware, balancing cost, value and product performance
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 and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.
What you’ll get in return
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Competitive salary and job-related benefits
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Holidays
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Competitive matched pension contribution
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Life insurance up to 4x salary
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Company share save scheme
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Greencore Qualifications
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Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
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Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
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Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.
Greencore and its recruitment partners never charge candidates any fees at any stage of the hiring process. Any request for payment relating to a job opportunity should be considered fraudulent.
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