Location:Hamilton
Shift:Weekdays
Salary:Competitive with Opportunity for Growth
We have an opportunity for a Development Technologist to join our Development team in Hamilton.
Finsbury Food Group is a leading speciality bakery manufacturer. We constantly raise quality and efficiency standards, and build long-term relationships with major multiple retailers and the foodservice channel. The bread for your morning toast, ready for butter-spreading or egg-dipping. The candle-filled centrepiece for a memorable celebration. The buns, muffins and other treats that turn teatime into quality time. We make 75% of the UK’s sharing cakes from retailer own brands cakes, tray bakes through to party cakes like Caterpillar cakes. This is what we do, and why we’re in business. Baking brilliance makes every day special.
The Development Technologist will work as part of the development team to develop and innovate new products and processes, ensuring our bakery products are produced and delivered effectively to the satisfaction of our customers. They will work to deliver to both internal and external customers to a high standard.
This is a fast-paced role, where the successful candidate will have excellent organisational and communication skills. They will have worked in a similar development position, gaining experience in developing new products and recording all required information to generate accurate costings. With great attention to detail, they will present facts and ideas clearly and accurately to customers in a supporting role.
This role is based in Hamilton; however, a willingness to travel is required as the Development Technologist will occasionally visit our other sites in Lanarkshire.
This is a great opportunity for someone to gain experience with one of the UK’s largest bakery businesses. They’ll work closely with a friendly and engaging team from both a site and group perspective, offering opportunities for growth and long-term career development.
This is what you’ll actually do!
As the Development Technologist, you will support the NPD team in the development of new products and processes. You will use our recipe management system to record all required product information to generate accurate costings and ensure a smooth translation of kitchen concepts through to factory launch.
You will be a good communicator, working closely with internal and external customers, presenting facts, ideas, and concepts with clarity and quality. You’ll also be a good organizer, planning your workload and coordinating samples and trials of new products.
The Development Technologist is a central role in our development team, ensuring that we’re developing products that meet customer requirements, as well as factory, technical, and legal requirements.
Ideally, this is you!
* Degree preferred in Food Science/Technology or similar degree/HND equivalent or relevant experience
* Knowledge and interest in Food
* Excellent communication skills
* Computer literate – proficiency in Word and Excel
* Driving license
* Basic or above Food hygiene
Our vision is to be the leading speciality bakery group in the UK, and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us. We want good people to join our company to help us continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!
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