We are recruiting for an NPD Administrator to support a busy New Product Development team within a food manufacturing environment. This role combines hands-on kitchen support with technical administration and is ideal for someone with a genuine love for food, strong organisation skills, and great attention to detail.
The successful candidate will support the development of products from early kitchen concepts through to launch. Responsibilities include preparing samples for internal tastings and customer presentations, supporting day-to-day kitchen activities, managing raw material and benchmark stocks, ordering ingredients from suppliers, and maintaining high standards of hygiene and food safety.
You will also be involved in technical and compliance-related tasks such as generating nutritional information, collating and checking raw material specifications, supporting artwork approval processes, and assisting with shelf-life and microbiological testing. Accurate record keeping and escalation of any issues to senior NPD team members will be essential.
The role requires someone who works well under pressure, communicates effectively and takes pride in delivering right-first-time samples. Strong timekeeping, a team-focused attitude and flexibility around working hours are key to success in this position.
A full UK driving licence and access to a car are essential for this role.
The position offers a hybrid working pattern of 1 day working from home and 4 days on site.
For further information or for a confidential conversation, please contact Nicola Richardson on (phone number removed) or via (url removed)
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