Hain Celestial are currently recruiting for a Placement student to join our New Product Development team at our Histon, Cambridgeshire site. In Histon, we manufacture a host of ambient sweet spreads and jellies for our grocery brands. These includes Hartley's jams and jellies, Rose's, Robertson's and Frank Cooper's marmalades. Key Accountabilities: Safety, Quality, Hygiene Demonstrate correct safety behaviors and ensure safe operating practices are followed. Complete Near Miss reports. Contribute to risk assessments as needed. Support a culture focused on reducing accidents and near misses through behavioral awareness. Follow food product safety guidelines to produce high-quality trial recipes and test samples for sensory evaluation, ensuring acceptability, food safety, and quality to retailer and company standards. Product Development Develop recipes in response to product briefs, preparing test samples in the kitchen and pilot plant to meet key critical path dates under the direction of Senior Product Developers and Senior NPD Managers. Adhere to the Hain Celestial Launch Procedure. Develop recipes and prepare samples in compliance with relevant food legislation and safety requirements. Send recipes to Finance for costing and develop recipes to meet target raw material costs. Source new raw materials and specifications in conjunction with Procurement and Technical functions. Organize sample dispatch to relevant locations for review. Generate supporting paperwork for internal or external product panels/presentations. Coordinate and carry out factory trials with timely issue of recipes, briefing all relevant site functions. Record, collate, and provide recipe details for samples as requested, maintaining comprehensive product files for each product due to be launched. Assist in the preparation, issue, and document control of product specifications for new product launches and modifications to existing products. Coordinate, when required, sensory analyses of products against competitor products and provide summaries and data analyses. Provide sensory attributes and shelf life studies to QAS as required by customers. Maintain awareness of new ingredients and technologies relevant to the industry. Continuous Improvement Drive initiatives to improve product quality and innovation, supporting the introduction of new ingredients and identifying recipe developments that challenge competitor products. Promote a continuous improvement approach to enhance and improve product development. Communication Communicate effectively within the NPD team, ensuring priorities and concerns are addressed. Liaise with colleagues across the site regarding product development and product improvement activities. Build positive business relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Assist Senior Product Developers or Senior NPD Managers with internal NPD meetings and customer presentations as required. Coordinate with other support functions to ensure customer-required controls are implemented. Plan and organize workload to meet demanding deadlines, ensuring SMART objectives are delivered efficiently. Work with your manager to identify training needs and create a time plan to achieve them. What can we offer you? Competitive salary / rate of pay 25 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holiday Option to purchase additional annual leave A day off work to support our charity partners Flexible working options Pension Medical benefit And access to a HUB that offers many discounts from a range of suppliers and retailers About The Hain Celestial Group Hain Celestial Group is a leading health and wellness company whose purpose is to inspire healthier living for people, communities and the planet through better-for-you brands. For more than 30 years, our portfolio of beloved brands has intentionally focused on delivering nutrition and well-being that positively impacts today and tomorrow. Headquartered in Hoboken, N.J., Hain Celestial’s products across snacks, baby/kids, beverages, meal preparation, and personal care, are marketed and sold in over 75 countries around the world. Our leading brands include Garden Veggie™ snacks, Terra® chips, Garden of Eatin’® snacks, Earth’s Best® and Ella’s Kitchen® baby and kids foods, Celestial Seasonings® teas, Joya® and Natumi® plant-based beverages, Greek Gods® yogurt, Cully & Sully®, Imagine® and New Covent Garden® soups, Yves® and Linda McCartney’s® (under license) meat-free, and Alba Botanica® natural sun care, among others. Hain Daniels Group In the UK, Hain Daniels Group is one of the UK's leading food companies. We create food and drink products with natural goodness at their core. We're the business behind a host of household brands - Hartley's jams and jellies, Sun-Pat peanut butters, New Covent Garden Soup Co., Linda McCartney's meat free food, and Yorkshire Provender to name a few. Nearly half of our business is private label - we create quality freshly prepared fruit and juices, desserts, soups, sweet spreads and meat free products for our retail partners. Over our sites up and down the UK, we employ circa 1,200 people in roles within Production, Supply Chain, Product Development, Sales and Marketing, and through to our Finance, HR, IT and beyond. Each of our colleagues is vital to our continued success. That's why we target the best talent, and help to develop them through the ranks. Our Values Own It – I am empowered and accountable for improving Hain’s business results and impact Win Together – I collaborate with others to grow, deliver and celebrate success. Foster Inclusion – I create an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and valued for their uniqueness. Be Curious – I explore ideas & insights with a growth mindset. Our Purpose To inspire healthier living for people, communities & the planet through better-for-you brands Our Mission To build purpose-driven brands that make healthier living more attainable by empowering our people, engaging our partners, and living our lives. If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you in the right way. If Hain sounds like the company you'd like to contribute your energy and enthusiasm towards, and come on an exciting journey with us, then we can't wait to hear from you Qualifications Benefits Not Specified