Overview
Role: Product Developer
Location: London (Bow)
Company: Greencore
What you'll be doing
* Develop new and existing recipes into commercially viable products, benchmarking regularly to gain awareness of the market for a competitive advantage.
* Create recipes alongside the chefs, input recipes onto the recipe management system and review the accuracy of all recipes inputted by the product technologist and chefs to ensure they meet cost, weight and nutritional requirements.
* Ensure the viability of new raw ingredients from an operational, technical and product development perspective to bring innovation and challenge to existing Greencore policies and practices.
* Complete and/or review and approve all relevant documentation (feasibility forms, customer submission forms, concept to process handovers etc.) to ensure accuracy of information shared internally and externally.
* Put all products through the feasibility process; work with the commercial, operations, technical and purchasing teams to solve any issues to ensure concepts are repeatable, sustainable and scalable.
* Compile product costing information and adapt recipes to balance food quality with achievement of commercial brief targets within customer brand standards.
* Present benchmarking, existing (EPD) and new products (NPD) at internal and customer presentations, demonstrate good market and food trend awareness to achieve product approval.
* Follow the critical path timelines as directed, escalating incomplete tasks and deficiencies in testing, to ensure mitigating action can be taken to prevent delays in product acceptance and launch.
* Assist the process team with scale up production trials, as required, to ensure production quality matches the kitchen quality signed off by the customer.
* Provide leadership to ensure that across the team people are kept safe, engaged, focused, developed and delivered to their potential.
There will be occasional travel to other Greencore sites; a driving licence is preferred.
What we're looking for
* Proven experience in food product development, ideally within the FMCG or food manufacturing sector.
* Analytical; comfortable with producing and reviewing costings.
* Proficient in all elements of product development from concept to launch.
* Proven track record of successfully validating products and producing high quality documentation.
* Confident in presenting to all levels within the business and directly to customers.
* Experience in people management.
* Full UK Driving Licence.
What you'll get in return
* Competitive salary and job-related benefits
* Holidays
* Pension up to 8% matched
* Company share save scheme
* Greencore Qualifications
* Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
* Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Production
* Industries: Baked Goods Manufacturing
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