VANRATH are delighted to be assisting a prestigious Food based FMCG Manufacturing Company in NI and Ireland with the recruitment of a Development Technologist. This is a prestigious organisation and the successful individual will reap the rewards of a company that is thriving and places immense value on their staff. Permanent position - Flexible Working Available - Monday - Friday Hybrid working role - office is based in Enniskillen. Salary Fully Negotiable (up to £50,000) + Fantastic Benefits Package Job Purpose This role is a key member within the product development team, driving towards a successful concept to launch process for all NPD & EPD products. Working closely with functional business unit / production site team members to develop products in line with manufacturing capability. To ensure success in this role, you will have an understanding of the new product development process, with a keen eye for detail and following process to deliver successful launches. Development of day-to-day product development of NPD & EPD activity. Ensure products are developed in line with commercial, nutritional & operational targets. Generation of customer samples required for product submissions and customer presentations. Project management through the stage & gate process as required, critical path management of projects Generation of all required paperwork and documentation, in line with stage & gate and customer submission process. Support the product development & innovation pipeline that is commercially viable and in line with manufacturing capability. Working effectively with other key functions: operations, technical, process development, packaging development across the launch process. Supporting role in any customer presentations, as required. Facilitate regular project meetings, update stakeholders on progress, and address any issues that arise to keep projects on track The Ideal Person: Experience in similar role. Strong communication skills, ability to communicate verbally and written. Computer literate with good working knowledge of PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word. Passion for Food For further information on this vacancy please apply via the link below or contact Jack Groves for a confidential discussion via Vanrath. Suzanne went that extra mile! Both professional and warm. Always approachable and responsive. Highly recommended. Highly recommend the service offered by Chris - professional, efficient and friendly, making the process of obtaining a new contract very pleasant. Continues to support me in my new role in any way he can. Thank you Chris. Pleasure dealing with you. I had a job offer within 3 weeks of having the first conversation with Vanrath. Professional, thorough and proactive - I could not recommend them enough, especially Ross Stevenson. Thank you Ross for helping me to find my new position. Glenn found me an assignment matching my skill set in a better way, and this was after I applied online for a totally different role on a totally different platform for a totally different organisation! This excellent first time experience of the VANRATH agency for me was a five star experience. I highly recommend you register with VANRATH, whether you are a potential job seeker or a potential employer, they really know what they are doing! and I have had much agency experience and all agencies are definitely NOT EQUAL. I highly recommend VANRATH. They will put your best interest first, finding you the right job assignment or the right candidate. Skills: NPD product development manager food new product development technologist innovation Benefits: Work From Home Attractive Package + Growth Potential