Senior NPD Technologist

Senior NPD Technologist - Due to our continued growth and success we are looking for a Senior NPD Technologist to join our New Product Development team in Wrexham (LL13 9UG). The hours of work for this role are Monday to Friday 08:00hrs to 17:00hrs. What would you get for working here? If you have the Senior NPD Technologist experience and skills we are looking for then you will receive a total reward package that includes: A competitive salary of £40,000 p/a, 8% Pension Contribution, 28 days annual leave (Inc of Bank Holidays), £250 refer-a-friend scheme, Access to Stream (formerly Wagestream) – a financial wellbeing benefit that lets you track earnings and access earned pay before payday, plus budgeting tools and money support to help you stay in control., Access to an exclusive employee benefits/discounts platform where you can save £££s on your everyday spends, Excellent coffee machines available free-of-charge, Professional development opportunities and qualifications, A progressive working environment that puts its people at the heart of what it does, Great opportunity for career development. What would you be doing? Our Vision as a business is to be the “Go-to” supplier of bakery products, working nationally with retailers such as M&S and Waitrose on their premium private label range and regionally through the Village Bakery brand. In achieving this vision, we want to be recognised as a family business that continually invests in the future through the development of our people, quality and food safety culture, equipment and processes. As a Senior NPD Technologist you will be directly contributing to this vision through your core tasks and responsibilities these will include, but are not limited to: You will liaise with external partners and internal departments in order to co-ordinate and drive the development of products throughout the business and ensure that project timelines and targets are achieved. Manage customer accounts with NPD & EPD projects, from concept through to launch. Direct contact with customers / retailers, face to face and written communication. Work to tight deadlines in a fast pace environment ensuring that all key milestones are met. Champion all documentation throughout concept to launch process - including recipes, submission forms, customer presentations, QAS/ CQMs, launch folders, factory paperwork. Manage all tasks associated with product launch - organoleptic testing, lab analysis, packaging etc. Lead on feasibility meetings, pre-launch meetings and product launches. Sourcing of new ingredients and ensuring these are approved by the Compliance Manager. Responsibility for ensuring that product samples are sent to customers according to agreed specifications and requirements prior to despatch. Support team’s workload to "get the job done". Work closely with relevant specification writer to ensure alignment with project updates. Attend quality panels when required and or Competitor benchmarking sessions. Keeping up to date with competitors and planning in regular benchmarking sessions. Keeping up to date with latest food trends. Artwork sign off. Maintain up to date project trackers. Attend weekly NPD meetings and update on projects and critical paths. Support the Group NPD manager with customer presentations. Generation of ingredient declarations and theoretical nutritional’s and completion of customer submission forms. Review of shelf-life results with Site Quality Manager to agree proposed shelf life. Familiar with customer codes of practice. Check off recipe v specification prior to launch.

To be considered for the role of Senior NPD Technologist the ideal candidate will have a food related degree and at least 2-3 years’ previous experience within NPD, working on own-label products across multiple retailers. You will be a strong & confident communicator who is proactive and highly organised. Excellent project management skills. Strong self-drive and diligent mindset, with good attention to detail.

A competitive salary of £40,000 p/a, 8% Pension Contribution, 28 days annual leave (Inc of Bank Holidays), £250 refer-a-friend scheme, Access to Stream (formerly Wagestream), Access to an exclusive employee benefits/discounts platform, Excellent coffee machines available free-of-charge, Professional development opportunities and qualifications, A progressive working environment that puts its people at the heart of what it does, Great opportunity for career development.