NPD Technologist

We have an exciting new opportunity for an NPD Technologist to join our office based team in Flax Bourton, near Bristol. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £30,000 - £39,000 (depending on experience) + 20 days holiday + your birthday off + health care scheme + other company benefits.

About us:

FSC is a family business with more than 30 years of award-winning experience in creating, rolling out and managing bespoke customer food-on-the-move solutions. Our customers include a selection of companies in various industries, such as Shell, Dunelm, HMS Host and National Trust.

We offer a range of consultancy services drawing on our in-depth knowledge of the food-on-the-move sector and manage projects in South America, North America, Asia, Scandinavia and several European countries.

We are an organisation that value work-life balance, operating ethically, creative thinking, giving our customers great service and of course the love of food! We are proud to have achieved Net Zero status and sustainability is very important to us. You’ll be working with a great team of people with a wealth of experience and can-do attitude!

*All applicants applying must have a permanent right to work in the UK. We are unfortunately unable to sponsor visas*

About the NPD Technologist role:

Delivering new products & customer launches to market as part of an Agile scrum team, through:

• Attending and contributing to the daily stand-up meeting with scrum team members to discuss planned and completed work tasks, and assist team by removing blockers where possible
• Driving the development of products from chef handover to launch taking into consideration cost, market trends, microbiological hazards, customer profile, ease of processing, travel, packaging and testing
• Ensuring the ingredient/product information is accurate, up-to-date and consistent across different ingredients and suppliers in the online NPD system
• Ensuring ingredient specs are completed on time in full by our suppliers
• Creating manufacturing specifications and generating other required reports using the NPD system
• Building relationships with the manufacturers, understanding their capabilities and spending time on site with their development teams to create exciting products in an efficient way, following the products through to the launch and beyond
• Generating/formatting/checking information for product labeling including descriptions and ingredients in accordance with current legislation
• Proof reading of artwork against pack copies ensuring consistency across all cutter guides/product types
• Liaising and communicating with the manufacturers, other members of the NPD team, ops team, technical team and account managers throughout the development and launch process
• Attending factory trials and product launches at various locations across the UK and Ireland
• Attending product photo shoots and taking photos for product specs where required, ensuring they are fit for purpose

What we’re looking for in our NPD Technologist:

• BSc Food Science/Technology (or similar)
• Valid driving licence
• 3+ years’ experience in NPD/process within FMCG, and having visited/worked in several different food manufacturing sites
• Specification management/artwork proofing with an FMCG food company
• Experience in working in a fast-paced environment, working with a high volume of SKUs
• Knowledge of UK labelling legislation
• A strong interest in food outside of work and awareness of market trends
• Computer literate, particularly EXCEL
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent organisational skills
• A self-starter
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Relishes working in a fast-paced environment in a hands-on capacity
• Has a natural can-do attitude
• Shows initiative
• Has ability to learn to use new software quickly
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• If required to drive to suppliers/clients or between offices, a valid UK driving licence is essential
• Ability to multitask

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our NPD Technologist, please click ‘apply’ now. We’d love to hear from you!