Jobs
My ads
My job alerts
Sign in
Find a job Career Tips Companies
Find

Product development assistant

Henley-on-Thames
Hain Daniels
Development assistant
Posted: 13h ago
Offer description

Advert:

Ella’s Kitchen was set up by Paul Lindley to promote healthy eating amongst babies and young children. We’re a highly entrepreneurial and values driven company which has achieved impressive growth to over £80m turnover, with a team of 80 employees based at Ella’s Barn near Henley. Our baby and toddler food pouches can be found in key retailers across the UK as well as the Scandinavian and BeNeLux markets. We are a brand recognised for its high quality ingredients and ethical credentials which are visible throughout our supply chain and in our social and charity work. Ella’s is part of the Hain Celestial group and we are very proud to be an accredited B’Corps and included in the Sunday Times Best Companies top 100 list for the last 4 years.

Purpose of role:

As a key member of our Product Development (Making Yummy New Stuff) team, you will proactively search out and bring new concepts, innovation and ingredient ideas into Ella’s Kitchen to help fuel the innovation process.

Once ideas are agreed work with the Senior Development Manager on taking projects from an idea, developing them all the way to successful launch.

Role activities / responsibilities:

Product development

1. Support the wider NPD team in external scouting activities, gathering ideas from external sources such as events, shows, markets, etc. for new ingredients, products, packaging, concepts and feed these ideas into the innovation process at Ella’s
2. Build relationships with wider Hain colleagues when required
3. Working with other internal functions within Ella’s Kitchen, input to the Ella’s project gate process for NPD and EPD briefs for both UK and International markets
4. Support implementation of our Product Development processes completing and maintaining all documentation throughout
5. Develop kitchen recipes with wider NPD team and Ella’s co-manufacturers, focusing on new product innovation and existing product optimisations.Recipes to be in line with Ella’s brand values, nutritional, regulatory and technical guidelines on time, to budget and to brief, utilising the Hamilton Grant System.This may require travel to co-man sites in and outside the UK.
6. Work with procurement and technical ingredients teams to ensure new ingredients fit the Ella’s Brand and Technical guidelines and are approved ahead of trials.
7. Attend and support new product development trials (as needed) ensuring finished products are right first time and are safe, legal and fully documented. Travel to co-man sites in and outside the UK will be required.
8. Hand over formulations with all documentation completed to Technical Manager & Operations for on-going supply to market
9. Help design and set shelf-life protocols with Sensory Manager and input into sensory assessment over product shelf life
Support our Communications Team
10. Recipe development for content for the website, promotional campaigns and KFH with communication on the recipes
11. Support with inhouse photo shoots- preparing recipes and styling food if required

Own our recipes

12. Be responsible for completion and approval of recipes on Hamilton Grant and that these recipes are regularly reviewed.
13. Ensure development and approval of recipes follows the Ella’s NPD process and the teams processes including generation of all supporting documentation
14. Own your portfolio of recipes for changes within our non-conformance and change control process
One Team
15. Train closely with and support Senior Makes Yummy New Stuff to rapidly upskill in areas of product development. Liaise closely with other key internal functions
16. Support and contribute to the Making Things Right Strategy and to the overall Ella’s Kitchen strategy

You will need:

17. Understanding of developing new products within a varied food manufacturing/production environment
18. Understanding of a wide range variety of food manufacturing processes including but not exhaustive: extrusion, baking, pasteurisation and retorting
19. Good knowledge of safety and nutritional requirement relating to food product development, ideally but not essential in baby food
20. Ability to build and nurture strong and productive relationships
21. Fantastic communication and influencing skills
22. Demonstrable ability to live and breathe our values: Win Together, Be Curious, Own It, Foster Inclusion, We’re Childlike

And what you’ll get in return

23. Bucket loads of training and development, supporting your career pathway
24. Competitive salary
25. Discretionary bonus scheme
26. A Box of Treats, including private medical, dental, pension, life assurance, 25 days holiday and the ability to buy more, high street discounts, a yummy breakfast every morning, pamper days, Give It A Go days… to name but a few!
27. A really awesome place to come to work every day… our beautiful Barns in the Oxfordshire countryside

Qualifications

Benefits

Not Specified

Apply
Create E-mail Alert
Job alert activated
Saved
Save
See more jobs
Similar jobs
Hain Daniels recruitment
Hain Daniels jobs in Henley-on-Thames
It jobs in Henley-on-Thames
jobs Henley-on-Thames
jobs Oxfordshire
jobs England
Home > Jobs > It jobs > Development assistant jobs > Development assistant jobs in Henley-on-Thames > Product Development Assistant

About Jobijoba

  • Career Advice
  • Company Reviews

Search for jobs

  • Jobs by Job Title
  • Jobs by Industry
  • Jobs by Company
  • Jobs by Location
  • Jobs by Keywords

Contact / Partnership

  • Contact
  • Publish your job offers on Jobijoba

Legal notice - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy - Manage my cookies - Accessibility: Not compliant

© 2025 Jobijoba - All Rights Reserved

Apply
Create E-mail Alert
Job alert activated
Saved
Save