Process Development Technologist
- Location:
- Shropshire jobs
- Salary:
- £25 - £30 per annum
- Company:
- Mackenzie Stuart
- Job type:
- Permanent jobs
- Date posted:
- 03/11/2009 18:06
- Job id:
- 45837515
- Contact:
- Mackenzie Stuart
- Ref:
- Totaljobs/14730KMD
Process Development Technologist
LOCATION: West Midlands
SALARY AND BENEFITS: 25 - 30k
COMPANY INFORMATION:
Our client is a multimillion pound turnover highly regarded chilled food manufacturer based in the West Midlands. Currently supplying to all major grocery multiples they are experiencing rapid growth and therefore in need of a new addition to their Process Development team.
ESSENTIAL:
*experience of working in a process/product development team within the chilled food industry
*Interest in both factory and concept product development and willingness to try new solutions.
*Effective communication skills, and the ability to compile meaningful and accurate reports.
*Good organisational and problem solving skills.
*A strong personality with the ability to influence and motivate colleagues from all disciplines.
*A 'can do' approach
DESIRABLE:
*A Food related qualification
*Enthusiastic personality, able to cope and manage the ever-changing demands of the business.
*The ability to use ones own initiative but still work within the team
ROLE INFORMATION:
*You will Report directly to the Head of Process Development, developing products through trials that achieve a required quality standard, that are microbiologically safe and fulfill all legal and customer requirements.
*Ensure that all relevant departments are fully briefed, have required knowledge and information to enable them to manufacture new products to an agreed specification
*Develop and launch products in line with the critical path and manage deviations from plan
*Plan and control resources to execute trials efficiently in order to collate and report all necessary information such as yields, labour costs and new raw material processing methods, maximising information capture on all factory trials
*Provide specialist knowledge on all aspects of the product and process and be capable of presenting both to internal and external customers
*Provide an interface and be an effective communicator before and during customer trials.
*Grow the business through challenging existing practices and looking for alternative solutions and opportunities to deliver margin improvements.
