Process Development Technologist
Are you passionate about food innovation and bringing products from concept to launch? An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Process Development Technologist to join a leading chilled food manufacturer in Leicester.
This role is key in taking approved product concepts through development and scale-up, ensuring smooth launches into full production, while maintaining high standards of quality, food safety, and efficiency.
What you’ll be doing
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Supporting the transition of new products from concept to launch in line with customer requirements and critical paths.
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Organising and conducting factory trials, ensuring all raw materials, packaging, and documentation are prepared.
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Attending pre-production and product launches to support smooth handover to production.
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Managing trial outputs, including BOMs, specifications, traceability data, and quality standards.
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Liaising with internal teams (Production, Technical, Planning, QA, Commercial) and external stakeholders (customers, suppliers).
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Ensuring technical compliance, food safety, and product legality throughout development.
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Delivering accurate trial documentation, quality standards, and customer samples in line with requirements.
About you
We’re looking for someone with:
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Experience within food manufacturing (ideally chilled or FMCG).
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Strong knowledge of food safety, HACCP, GMP, and quality systems.
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A hands-on, practical approach with excellent problem-solving skills.
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Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects to tight deadlines.
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Excellent communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally.
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IT literacy, particularly in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
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A food-related qualification (HND/BSc) and/or at least 12 months’ experience in a process or NPD role (desirable).
Why join?
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Be part of a collaborative, innovative team in a fast-paced environment.
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Work on exciting projects for major UK retailers.
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Gain valuable experience across concept, process, and launch stages of development.
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Competitive salary and benefits package.
If you’re enthusiastic about food and thrive in a hands-on development role, we’d love to hear from you