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NPD Process Technologist - Bakery, Portsmouth, Hampshire
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Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Views:
3
Posted:
22.08.2025
Expiry Date:
06.10.2025
Job Description:
A great opportunity to join our Marketing team with a passion for high-quality bakery products.
The role includes:
* Manage factory trials in both our Bread and Bake-Off factories, capturing all relevant information, following the NPD procedure guidelines.
* Recipe experimentation and producing concept samples in the academy.
* Liaise with Group NPD where required to gain knowledge of products, assisting with launching products.
* Support NPD projects through to launch, providing factory operatives with coaching and instruction where necessary.
* Manage trial results, project updates with scheduled regular meetings.
* Work with Project and Product Managers, Operations Manager, and Head of Innovation to support sourcing, designing, and testing packaging types and materials.
* Liaise with suppliers to obtain packaging and ingredient samples, keeping up to date with the latest innovations.
* Support in managing the Academy facility, maintaining a clean and tidy area, ensuring ingredients are properly labelled and rotated. Freezer samples clearly marked and organised.
* Maintain all site-based NPD paperwork and systems.
* Record and maintain weekly meetings with site departments to align teams on ongoing NPD and EPD projects.
* Assist with product transfers and contingency projects using site knowledge and expertise to run trials when required.
* Continuously improve bakery knowledge, ingredients, processes, and techniques.
* Bake off and pack samples for internal and external review.
* Organise the sending of samples of new and current products to customers.
* Participate in audits, keeping paperwork ready for both announced and unannounced audits, and participate when required.
Skills and Experience
* 3+ years bakery industry experience
* Good ingredient and product knowledge
* Ability to formulate recipes and develop products
* Operational and factory process experience
* Excellent organisational skills
* IT literacy – Excel and PowerPoint
We offer:
* Annual bonus
* 33 days holiday a year including Bank Holidays (with option to buy 5 more)
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