We have an opportunity for an experienced Food Technologist with Product Development experience to join our team. This is an exciting period for our business. We import and source locally herbs and spices which we blend creating innovative products which tantalise the taste-buds of many.

This opportunity will involve working within a small collaborative NPD and Sales team and will include your own portfolio of projects. You will work on in-house concepts and work closely with customers, manufacturers and Chefs on a wide range of projects to meet seasonal campaigns and business objectives.

You will have the support of a very experienced NPD Manager who is a subject matter expert in this field along with other NPD team members in the Key Foods Group.. There is opportunity for career progression including the overall management of NPD within the business.

This role will see you liaising with both internal and external stakeholders to understand market trends, take on new briefs, ensure product compliance, troubleshoot any development/trial/production issues, and launch products on time, to specification with the aim of exceeding customer and consumer expectations.

This role is permanent part-time - with hours ideally spread over 4 or 5 days.

Typical duties include:

Identify trends in the market and provide insight to the business

Develop new product concepts for customers.

Work with customers and sales agents to meet customer briefs.

Follow the internal stage gate process from concept to launch.

Formulate and scale up product concepts for production trials.

Conduct product validations and work with the QA team to develop specifications, bill of materials, and regulatory labelling requirements.

Renovation of existing recipes as required

Deliver cost savings on existing products.

Conduct sensory testing and analyse results to meet key objectives.

Work closely with all internal stakeholders

Other duties as required

The following skills, qualifications, and experience would be beneficial to your success in this opportunity:

Qualifications in Food Science and Technology, or Qualified by experience

Expertise in product development processes

Knowledge of Regulatory requirements including Labeling, HACCP, Halal

Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)

High attention to detail

Project Management skills

Experience with food and or spices would be highly regarded