Job Title: Quality & Specification Technologist
Reporting To: Head of NPD
Hales Group are happy to be working with our client based in Eye for a Quality/Specifications Technologist! This is a fantastic role for someone in Quality to come in and work with a newly established team, working with new products and showing their passion for food, with potential scope to develop themselves.
Salary - Negotiable, depending on experience.
Hours - Monday to Friday 8.00am till 4.30pm
Duties include, but not limited to:
Works with all customers across all categories
Presents new products to Head of NPD to gain agreement from customer development and buying teams
Scopes, develops and sells in new concepts and ideas
Has key input into critical paths from concept to launch
Inputs into site management
Attends customer NPD submissions. Prepare concept samples, supporting paperwork and will cook and “sell” products at the submissions
Attends weekly NPD meeting to ensure that all actions are completed on time, presenting all relevant information.
Communicate with Head of NPD and customers
Formulates and implements critical paths
Plan, organise and control resources to deliver concepts to an agreed quality and timescale
Responsible for developing commercially viable concepts to maintain a creative catalogue of products, with all products meeting target margins
Follow company Food Safety and Quality procedures.
Ensure the Company’s Health and Safety policies and procedures are always followed
Implement and maintain Good Manufacturing Practices throughout the NPD process
Responsible for general upkeep of development kitchen to BRC standards.
Ensure that commercial, operations and technical teams have all the relevant information for product launches and to provide support throughout the launch
Responsible for trails and product testing in the kitchen and factory.
Oversees Internal and customer pre- productions
Monitor quality of new and existing products and manage benchmarking sessions at the same time as maintaining awareness of relevant retailer ranges.
Work closely with the Head of NPD to ensure all products are compliant to Food Safety
Ensure all samples are packed and presented well so customers receive them in good condition
Responsible for all new product concept development, both proactive to drive new sales as well as responding to customer briefs.
Key Attributes:
Experience in working in a product development team, preferably within a food ingredients industry
Minimum of 2 years working in a development function
A flair and genuine interest in food and new product development
Effective communication skills and ability to compile meaningful and accurate presentations
Proficient in MS Office, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
Flexible approach to work hours
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to communicate at all levels
Valid driving licence For more information regarding the Quality and Specifications Technologist role, please apply and we will contact you to discuss