NPD Technologist

Role Overview & Responsibilities

We are looking for an NPD Technologist who has bakery experience to join a food manufacturing company based in Aberdeenshire.

You must have craft bakery knowledge with around 1 or 2 years’ experience in a similar role.

Responsibilities:

• Ownership of NPD process across mainly Powder products
• Leading, monitoring, and reporting on development projects.
• Requisitioning ingredients samples and information.
• Liaise with Pilot Operatives on materials, formulations, processing conditions.
• Maintaining accurate records of all recipes, tests, and results.
• Monitoring progress of Projects, testing and dispatch of samples to customers.
• As appropriate, working with customers to assist in the successful completion of a project and to gain wider experience of customer requirements.
• Raising Specifications and Technical Information/Data sheets as required.
• Liaise with Purchasing, Stock Control, Production and QC for arranging factory trials.
• Liaising with suppliers for new/ alternative raw materials supporting Product Development.
• Raising of Recipes, Production and Packing Methods.
• Co-ordination, monitoring, reporting, and testing of factory trial design criteria.
• Understanding of materials, statistical techniques and testing procedures used in the food industry.

Experience required:

• Have a science degree in Food Processing/ Food Science/ Food Technology, Chemistry or Biochemistry.
• Demonstrable practical and technical ability in professional craft bakery skills.
• Ability to problem solve and adapt recipes and processes to achieve optimal product quality. NPD & EPD.
• Knowledge of enzyme technology and its use and application in Bakery.
• Legislative knowledge on functional raw materials i.e., Maximum Permitted Levels.
• Understanding of HACCP/ Food Safety
• Sound knowledge of functional ingredients, including raising agents, emulsifiers, improvers, and enzymes.
• Experience in developing and base compounding in the following categories would be an advantage: Concentrated product formats. ‘All-in-one’ powder mixes (cakes, muffins, pancake, baters etc). Wet compounds (icings, frostings, glazes, custards, fillings etc).

On Offer:

• £30,000 - £35,000- depending on experience
• Bonus paid twice per year.
• 33 days annual leave
• Private medical insurance
• Permanent health insurance
• 3 x death in service life assurance
• Company Sick Pay
• Company further education scheme

If you are interested in hearing more about this position, please apply with your most recent CV or contact

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

• Performance bonus
• Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Stonehaven: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person