Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.
As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.
To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive because we expect pace and agility, insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact.
Our Story
The pladis story began when the families of McVitie’s, GODIVA and Ulker started making the sweet and savoury treats they would later become famous for. In 2016, Yildiz Holding embarked on a remarkable journey to transform its consumer food businesses and built a new global industry leader combining the businesses of Ulker and United Biscuits: and so pladis was born, combining hundreds of years of family brand heritage.
At heart, we are a family business, and we retain the honesty, integrity and trust instilled in our brands by their pioneering founders through our traits and behaviours.
Why join our team?
pladis works in highly competitive, fast moving markets where it is crucial to maintain and extend market share through profitable branded growth. You’ll find pladis a phenomenal place to work. Everyone who works here is a member of the pladis global family.
What will this role achieve?
The Product Development Technologist role is both proactive, taking opportunities to develop concepts to fit with brand strategies and reactive to technical briefs from the marketing teams.
What will be your key deliverables?
* Manage and be responsible for all technical aspects of a small design project (typically a flavour variant).
* Develop product options to meet a marketing brief (meeting time, prime cost and quality criteria).
* Plan, execute and review product development trials at any scale, from bench work to full scale factory trials.
* Present samples to marketing and translate feedback into recipe and/or process developments.
* Producing draft product costs for comparative purposes.
* Estimate costs of development work and track product development trials budgets against target.
* Support project manager and/or PDM in effective scheduling of project tasks and identification of resource requirements.
* Raise any technical or project related issues that might affect quality, cost or time of delivery with PDM.
* Keep comprehensive records of all work carried out and report results as appropriate.
* Brief and liaise with suppliers in line with SMT = R&D/Procurement strategies.
* Complete and review Technical checklists and follow trial protocol within the NPD process.
* Complete product and ingredient specifications as appropriate.
* Contribute to idea generation sessions and proactively generate branded product concepts in line with innovation strategies.
* Work with colleagues to ensure that product development facilities are maintained to a safe and hygienic standard.
* Ensure that personal development plans are created, kept current and actioned as appropriate.
What do you need for this role?
Crucial
* University degree level qualification in Food Science/Technology.
* Proven experience of key manufacturing processes (snack, cake or biscuit).
* Proven record of trial planning, execution and review.
* Confident in effectively delegating tasks to technicians.
* Courage to challenge and confident to prioritise.
* Proven experience of product development in the ambient snack industry.
* Creative approaches to problem solving.
* Food presentation skills.
* Driven with outstanding decision-making skills.
* Basic understanding of health & safety requirements.
* Strong understanding of food legislation.
* Strong influencing and communication skills in English.
Desirable
* Understanding of Lean principles/Lean Sigma.
* Experience in a similar role in another blue-chip FMCG company.
* Knowledge of regional pladis brands, business, key competitors and key markets.
* Project management experience.
* Understanding brand essence and key performance indicators.
* SAP requisitioning experience.
* If you can speak Turkish or Dutch at a business level this would be advantageous.
Our winning traits and behaviours
* Purpose-Led - Energised by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every bite.
* Agile - Ever evolving, never satisfied and never standing still.
* Collaborative - Willing to work with others for mutual success.
* Resilient - Quick to adapt to change, fast learner and persistent in the face of setbacks.
* Positive - Self-motivated, optimistic, adventurous, and inspiring.
Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce.
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