Process Technologist We drive our own success Salary: Competitive Benefits: A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans), 25 days holiday, Private Medical Insurance (after 5 years' service) Location: Friday / 08:30-17:00 Contract Type: Permanent Why join us? In supporting everyone with talent and drive to own what they do, realise their potential and build a brilliant future for themselves at Bakkavor.
About the Role In this dynamic role as a Process Technologist, you will help develop the manufacturing capability needed to take approved product concepts into full-scale production.
Working closely with all functions and with the customer, you will ensure products are produced in line with food safety, technical, H&S, financial and commercial standards.
Prepare and complete transit tests, review microbiological and nutritional results, and ensure compliance with customer codes and project objectives.
Conduct food safety validations in line with site CCPs and HACCP principles, ensuring compliance with retailer procedures.
Manage raw materials and packaging, maintaining approval status, controlling costs, and proactively resolving issues to protect the critical path.
Monitor factory processes, collect relevant data for business systems, identify issues in standard production, and implement cost reduction opportunities.
Complete controlled trial, pre-production, and launch documentation, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and cross-functional alignment.
Operate safely, monitor working practices, comply with legislation, report hazards immediately, and drive continuous improvements in health, safety, and environment.
About You You are a motivated and inquisitive professional with demonstrable experience in a manufacturing environment, bringing a practical understanding of technical, production, or development processes.
You will excel at project coordination, understanding critical paths, and delivering outcomes efficiently while managing multiple priorities.
With strong organisational skills and diligence, you approach challenges pragmatically and proactively, spotting opportunities for improvement and finding agile solutions.
Life Assurance (1 x salary) 25 days holiday Staff Shop Stakeholder Pension Scheme MyBargains Discount Platform Personal Accident Insurance Free Independent Mortgage Advice Employee Assistance Programme A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans) Discounted tutoring for children Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary Private Medical Insurance (after 5 years service) Free Carparking Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.
Proud to be Bakkavor We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry.
We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose.
At Bakkavor, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, and we believe that diversity makes us stronger.
Learn more about our commitment in our Inclusion and Diversity Policy ( Inclusion & Diversity Policy ).