🌟 Join Our NPD Team! 🌟
Are you passionate and creative with a flair for culinary excellence? Do you have a taste for innovation and a desire to shape the future of food? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
About Us:
Holmesterne is a leading food manufacturing company based in North Yorkshire with a focus on supplying only the finest food products to our partner customers in Retail, Manufacturing and Food Service
Our constantly evolving product range includes both raw & cooked products along with ambient ready meals
The Role:
⭐ Identify gaps, food trends and opportunities leading to pro-active development, creating new products to grow our product range.
⭐ Work towards creative development of new recipes aligned to customer briefs, demonstrating an understanding of customer policies/ brand standards.
⭐ Present new concepts / ideas both internally & externally
⭐ Collaborate closely with cross functional teams to bring concepts to life
⭐ Lead product tasting to provide the team with feedback & suggestions for improvements where needed.
⭐ Completion of accurate recipes within internal systems, working within the NPD team to ensure product feasibility for manufacturing sites
⭐ Promote a positive friendly ‘can do’ attitude within the department
What We Offer:
💲 £30k Salary
🌴 28 days holiday
⏰ 8:30am-5pm Monday-Friday
Desired Skills and Qualifications:
👩🍳 Previous experience as an NPD Chef or Technologist
❓ Understanding of a food manufacturing environment
☺ Excellent customer-facing presentation skills
😍 Passionate about food and ingredient quality
📖 Education from a food-related college e.g., NVQ Level 2 in Professional Cookery
👩🎓 Food Hygiene and food safety qualifications up to Level 3
🚗 A valid UK driving licence is essential, due to our location and customer visits.
✔ Permanent Right to Work in the UK
Personal Attributes/Skills
* Inquisitive approach to food and manufacturing with an ability to identify new food trends.
* Creative/Innovative personality
* Relishes working in a fast-paced environment in a hands-on capacity with a problem-solving mindset.
* Excellent food presentation skills.
* Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
* Computer literate.
* Willingness to travel to suppliers/clients or between sites.