KatKin's Opportunity
For uncompromising cat parents who want the best, KatKin goes hardcore for cat health. We make the UK's only fresh cat food: 100% human-quality meat, gently cooked, and frozen for freshness.
Where the competition cuts corners, catfishes customers and puts profits over health, we put cat wellbeing first. No shortcuts. No secret recipes. We're cutting the fluff, thinking fresh and channelling hardcore love into industry-wide change. So cats live long and cat parents can love hard without compromise.
What we do at KatKin
Why You'll Love Working With Us
We're all-in for cats, and it shows: our energy will blow you away from day one. You'll be surrounded by knowledgeable scientists, big creative thinkers, astute business brains, and a whole team of hardcore cat parents. All on a mission to make hardcore love the new standard in cat care – with a fresh take on every product in the cat industry.
The Role
We are looking for a Junior Technologist to be part of our Product Development team to support daily pilot-kitchen production activities, trial stock management, data collection for trial reports, and enabling safe, efficient trial execution. You will be involved in the early stages of our Product Development process, helping create trial samples and supporting testing logistics to identify successful formulations to progress into the next stages of testing.
Key ownership areas
* Support with daily trial production to meet testing schedule
* Setup pilot kitchen, prepare and weigh ingredients and work under instructions from the current team
* Assist with collection data and completing documentation
* Prepare trial labels and ensure all trial stock is correctly labelled
* Support with cattery testing logistics and product transport
* Prepare trial products for collection to testing facilities
* Prepare sample boxes for ad-hoc reviews, laboratory testing, or other sample request for the wider team
* Coordinate samples for nutritional and mixing validation in collaboration with Nutrition and Technical
Who we are looking for:
* Experience with supporting technical or development teams
* Working in practical food, lab, or manufacturing settings
* Handling ingredients, samples, or data collection
* Strong organisation and attention to detail
* Hands-on preparation and support capability
* Data accuracy and record keeping
* Ability to follow defined processes
* Learning mindset and adaptability
* Ideally graduate or student in Food Science, Food Technology or similar fields
Nice to haves
What We Offer
At KatKin, we're not just offering a job – we're offering a chance to shape the future of cat care. Here's what you'll get:
* A career-defining opportunity to scale an innovative brand, fast.
* A genuine opportunity to quickly develop and grow your scope and responsibility level
* A small, close-knit team with zero egos and plenty of passion.
* 33 days holiday + your birthday off (because everyone deserves cake and cat cuddles).
* Discounts on KatKin's fresh meals – because your cat deserves the best.
* Comprehensive AXA health insurance, including optical and dental coverage.
* A yearly personal development budget to keep growing your skills.
* Company pension to keep your future secure.
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