Product and Process Development Assistant

Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented, proactive and motivated Product and Process Development Assistant to join our New Product Development team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about food innovation, product quality and process improvement to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic food manufacturing environment.

Working closely with the Product Development, Process and Culinary teams, the successful candidate will play a key role in supporting the development of innovative products from concept through to launch. The role will involve assisting with factory scale-up trials, coordinating product testing, maintaining accurate documentation and ensuring products and processes meet the required quality, safety and regulatory standards.

This paid position is ideal for an enthusiastic individual looking to develop their technical, organisational and problem-solving skills while contributing to the successful delivery of new products and continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Supports the development team in all aspects of the product development cycle, from concept through to launch.
• Assist in planning factory scale-up trials and support with coordinating raw materials and packaging in a timely manner.
• Accurately record process parameters, gather trial data and draft post-trial reports.
• Identify root causes of process deviations, quality standards or scale-up issues and support with general factory continuous improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate microbiological and organoleptic testing regimes for shelf life and safety validation.
• Support process team in generating and completing factory paperwork, including Handover Documents, Recipe Sheets and Quality Contracts.
• Attend key meetings, note taking and issuing of minutes/actions
• Ensure test kitchen is maintained to a high operational, hygienic and safe standard.
• Prepare and arrange high-quality product samples for internal reviews, customer submissions and sensory evaluation.
• Manage the dispatch of internal and external samples, liaising with couriers to ensure timely delivery.
• Coordinate and conduct product benchmarking, panel tests and organoleptic assessments.
• Working closely with the Head of Process Development/Head of Culinary and other individual department heads in other ad hoc administrative tasks.

Skills

• Degree preferred Food Science, similar degree or relevant experience.
• Adaptable in a fast paced environment
• Computer Literate – Outlook/Excel/Word.
• Strongly organised with attention to detail.
• Self-organisation, motivation, planning, prioritising and time management.
• Quality conscious.

Pay: £30,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person