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. Chanel Gillen was so helpful and took the time to understand want I wanted to get out of my next role. I was really impressed with how quickly it took her to find me my dream job and help me through the process Great service. A special thank you to Chris Haddock who went above and beyond. Very professional and made the process so easy. Thanks again Chris for all your work. I could not fault Dan from Vanrath. We spoke for the first time on a Friday and by Tuesday I had been offered a position that was right up my street. Dan was not only been supportive and communicative throughout the process but also friendly and welcoming. Would absolutely recommend Dan has been a great help working with me through a more complicated job hiring process than normal. Always available when ive needed to get in touch and provides helpful advice on the next steps. Skills: NPD product development manager food new product development technologist innovation Benefits: Work From Home Attractive Package Growth Potential