Process Development Technologist - London, United Kingdom - Greencore

Greencore
Greencore
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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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As a Process Development Technologist you will ensure the smooth transition of product concepts from kitchen through the manufacturing process - from concept approval to launch.


  • To drive the development process from postconcept approval to launch, ensuring that Technical & Quality standards are achieved and maximising profitability.
  • To challenge current factory processes, looking for improvements, efficiencies & potential value engineering without being detrimental to the finished product quality.

Why Greencore?

You may not have heard of us, but we're sure you've tried our products. We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,000 colleagues across 16 world-class manufacturing sites and 18 distribution depots across the UK. We supplyall the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals.
­Here at
Bow, we have a team of around 800 colleagues. We produce sandwiches, wraps, platters, sub rolls and salads for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Sainsbury's, Co-op, Asda, Morrisons and BP Wild Bean Café.


What we're looking for

We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

  • Generate, update and maintain internal product specification record.
  • Organise and conduct the factory trials after product hand over so as to meet the critical path.
  • Record all process/ingredient (both new and existing) related issues during factory trial and escalate to various departments.
  • Document all factory trial related documents.
  • Organise nutritional and shelf life samples from each factory trial in timely manner.
  • Liaise with different departments like production, technical, NPD, Supply chain, Good in and Despatch during trialling phase imparting information ensuring that everyone is aware of their responsibilities.
  • Ensure that throughout the development process, products maintain commercial and quality aspiration, communicating implication of any process modification.
  • Present the samples to customer agreeing quality parameters.
  • Work closely with suppliers and Greencore raw material team to agree quality parameters of raw materials.
  • All trialled products are organoleptically assessed with NPD and technical and quality attributes are recorded.
  • Generate quality attribute sheet capturing all quality attributes considering process capabilities.
  • Work closely with all new raw materials, capturing all quality attributes including photographic evidence on reception and also after process.
  • Challenge supplier with regard to any potential issue with any raw material.
  • Circulation of trial plans on a weekly basis.
  • Organise/involve in to all pre launch meetings issuing out all necessary information.
  • To attend Feasibility meetings raising the necessary points relevant to deliver a viable product prior to handover.
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Others
_**- Attend internal & external taste panels when required.

  • Occasionally, help specification technologist to check artwork.
  • To adopt and implement the Companies Health & Safety Policies and Procedures, and in so doing promote the maintenance of a safe working environment for all Company employees.
If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.


What you'll get in return:


  • Competitive salary and jobrelated benefits
  • Holidays
  • Pension up to 8% matched
  • Company share save scheme
  • Greencore Qualifications
  • Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform


Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.

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