Product Development Technologist (12 month FTC) - Atherstone, Warwickshire, CV9 1LQContract - Full-TimeSalary: NegotiableOpportunity: Product Development Technologist (12 month FTC)Location: Atherstone Why Greencore We're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.95bn. Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.What you'll be doingHere at Atherstone, we have a team of around 550 colleagues. We produce sandwiches, wraps, rolls, bircher pots and toasties for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Starbucks, Aldi, Cafe Nero and the Munch brand sold in WH Smith travel outlets. As a Product Development Technologist your role will be to validate product developments and provide appropriate documentation and support to promote customer acceptance through to seamless product launches. Key Responsibilities:Input recipes onto the recipe management system to assess the cost and nutritional information and ensure delivery against the briefBrief new, revised and repeat material requirements to the NPD buyers and packaging innovation team to ensure the correct resources are available for product developmentPrepare all necessary documentation (feasibility forms, customer submission forms, concept to process handovers etc.) to ensure their accurate prior to product developer approvalAssist with the preparation of kitchen made samples as required to support the chefs/product developers in preparation for internal panels, nutritional testing and customer presentationsPlan, set up and prepare product, coordinating the ordering or purchasing of products for all sample requests booking courier transportation as required, document the findings and action plan for next steps to deliver a professional internal product panel for EPD, NPD and benchmarkingComplete kitchen organoleptic testing throughout the product shelf-life cycle documenting the findings and making suggestions for recipe reformulations to ensure the required shelf-life is achieved and quality standards are maintainedFollow the critical path timelines as directed, escalating and mitigating incomplete tasks and risks to prevent delays in product acceptance and launchConsideration and inclusion of sustainability to all NPD and EPD applying rationale to development of products and supporting data input and collationAccurate labelling of products and boxing of samples to be sent externallyBuy ingredient supplies and benchmark samples when requiredThis role will also require some travel to customers and retailers and therefore you must hold a full UK driving license and have access to your own vehicle.What we're looking forIdeally educated to degree level with a specialism in a Food/nutrition Science, have entered via an apprentice route or has equivalent work experience in a similar role / environmentHas some experience / knowledge of food and the food environmentDemonstrates analytical skills and is fully numerateHas good communication skillsFull UK driving licenseWe're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity. If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success. What you'll get in returnCompetitive salary and job-related benefitsHolidaysPension up to 8% matchedCompany share save schemeGreencore QualificationsExclusive Greencore employee discount platformAccess to a full Wellbeing Centre platformThroughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.