NPD Technologist

K.A.G. Recruitment have been instructed exclusively to support our client a leading food manufacturing company who are looking for an NPD Technologist to join their existing team based in Ellesmere, Shropshire.

Job Title: NPD Technologist
Location: Ellesmere, Shropshire
Salary: £26,000
Hours: Monday to Friday 8 30am to 5 00pm

Purpose of the Role:

You will work as part of the NPD team to deliver concept to launch product development that both meets the customer requirements and is in line with business KPI s as well meeting the key dates set. You will look at regular market trends coming up with new ideas for new products.

Duties:

• Modification and development of products in line with customer requirements using the development process and carrying out tasks in the correct order
• Reviewing and assessing the data gained from trials and analysis and escalating for guidance from the Senior NPD Manager to allow you to carrying out the appropriate actions
• Supporting in customer benchmarking and quality panels
• Manage the workload of multiple customers and prioritizing requirements with guidance from the NPD manager on critical paths
• Reviewing and understanding customer policies and using that data to overlay the development procedure to ensure all products comply with the correct policies
• Ownership of existing processes with a continuous improvement approach working in line with business requirements
• Writing/supporting on submission forms, specifications (internal and external) and customer required technical documents to meet customer deadlines
• Work interdepartmentally with Operations and Commercial team to ensure product trials are successful
• Ensure accurate records are available for accessing and viewing by relevant personnel
• Attend and support product launches
• General cleaning and hygiene maintenance of the NPD kitchen area.
• Managing stock rotation and ingredients.
• Collection of ingredients from the factory and ensuring the kitchen is always fully stocked.
• Maintaining levels of cleaning supplies and reordering when necessary.
• Support with sealing and packaging customer samples through equipment in the kitchen or on the factory line.

Key Skills/Requirements:

You will be a confident communicator who possesses excellent planning and organisational skills along with the ability to work efficiently and to agreed timescales. You will be a highly motivated self-starter who is comfortable communicating with people at all levels. You will be computer literate & proficient with standard Microsoft packages. This opportunity would suit a graduate or college leaver who is passionate about starting their career within the food industry