K.A.G. Recruitment have been instructed to support our client to recruit a Senior NPD Technologist to join their existing team in Linton. Job Title: Senior NPD Technologist Location: Linton, Cambridge Salary: Competitive Hours: 37.5 Hours per week – Monday to Friday Purpose of The Role: You will work across various categories and work closely with the relevant Development Managers as well as other stakeholders. As a Senior NPD Technologist based in Linton, you will work closely with the Site NPD Manager, Technical, Commercial and Central Teams to deliver the strategy for your categories/customers, manage costings, the critical path, ensure product submissions are delivered to a high standard and products are technically compliant Project manage effective and timely launches to meet key site deliverables. Duties: Detailed and clear Understanding of the NPD Process, concept to launch. Excellent communication skills at all levels and with all departments. Generate and Manage Costings continually throughout the NPD process against targets set out in the briefs. Manage EPD projects. Work closely with the Group Development Chef, Group Packaging Manager and Procurement team Project and Critical Path Management To produce concept samples on time for presentation to customers, along with Submission forms. Ensure the accurate recording of information regarding final product sign off, processes, new ingredients and packaging. Handover folders to be transferred in a timely manner to Finance, Technical, Operations, Planning & procurement. Develop ambitious value engineering and continuous improvement plans with Group Manager to ensure cost effective options are continuously challenged, tested and implemented. Support Group teams with recipe amendments based on raw material availability. Participate in site audits to cover clauses specific to R & D function and responsibility Co-ordinate raw materials and finished product for analysis against site, customer and group plan. Participate in customer visits and presentations where required. Ensure thorough knowledge of relevant legislation within the R & D remit Weekly plans and reports You will ideally be educated to degree level in a Food Science, Nutrition, related discipline with commercial experience from within a Manufacturing environment. A strong communicator with exceptional organisation skills and problem solving ability who has the capability to work to deadlines within a rapidly changing environment. Experience of working within a Food Manufacturing environment, ideally within meat would be advantageous. You will be comfortable within a meat environment and be able to conduct organoleptic assessments/taste panels of meat products (pork, beef, lamb, and poultry)