Food Development Technologist

Food Development Technologist

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Bring hands-on food industry experience into a creative product development position, developing and improving meat products while supporting quality, food safety and technical standards. Butchery experience can provide a strong route into this opportunity.
If you've also worked in the following roles, we'd also like to hear from you: Food Technologist, NPD Technologist, Development Technologist, R&D Technologist, Application Technologist, Meat Technologist, Process Technologist, Product Developer, Food Developer
SALARY: £28,000 - £30,000 per annum + Benefits
LOCATION: Felling, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, North East England
JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent
WORKING HOURS: 37.5 Hours per Week, Monday to Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm
JOB OVERVIEW
This is an excellent opportunity to shape innovative meat products and turn practical food knowledge into customer-ready solutions.
The Food Development Technologist will develop and optimise formulations and processing methods, helping products meet customer, regulatory and company standards. Working across Technical, Production, NPD, Procurement and Commercial teams, the Food Development Technologist supports innovation and technical excellence.
Customer-facing presentations and practical trials give the Food Development Technologist scope to contribute ideas, solve problems and improve product quality.
DUTIES
Your duties as the Food Development Technologist include:
Product Development and Formulation: Develop and refine meat product formulations, including sausages, patties, cured meats and other processed meat products
Trials and Pilot Plant Runs: Conduct product trials and pilot plant runs to evaluate ingredients, processing methods and equipment
Supplier and R&D Collaboration: Work with suppliers and R&D teams to source and evaluate new ingredients and technologies
Industry and Regulatory Awareness: Keep up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies and regulatory changes affecting meat processing
Quality Issue Support: Support investigations into product quality issues, complaints, non-conformances and corrective actions
Internal and Customer Presentations: Present product ideas internally and to customers
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Previous experience within the meat, food manufacturing or wider food industry
Good understanding of food safety and quality principles
Good knowledge of HACCP and food manufacturing processes
Understanding of meat raw materials and processing
Strong attention to detail and drive for success
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
Good written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively with production and technical teams
Practical, hands-on approach to problem solving
Offer is subject to a drugs and alcohol test
BENEFITS
28 days annual leave
Employee assistance programme
Company pension
HOW TO APPLY
To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV's of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.
JOB REF: AWDO-P15220
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