NPD Assistant - food manufacturing

NPD Assistant
c. £28,000 pro rata
Norfolk / Suffolk Border
Food Manufacturing
Job ref: 8689
The company
This role is working for an award-winning, prepared food manufacturer that creates delicious and innovative products that are supplied to and sold in all the major UK retailers and high-quality independent retail outlets.
About the NPD Assistant job
The purpose of your role will be the day-to-day management of New Product Development Kitchens ensuring they are to the required hygiene standard, tidy and organised.
Key tasks
* Preparation of product concept samples for customer presentations, repeat samples for customer reviews and required samples for PR and photography requests.
* Intake and management of all new ingredients arriving for the new product development and liaising with ingredients suppliers.
* Help with the updating of internal paperwork, updating recipes, cooking trials etc.
* Assist in the development of new product cooking instructions, then cooking validations.
* Liaising with Factory Production, Distribution and Technical regarding raw material requirements, incoming and outgoing samples.
* Assistance with the organization of factory trials, (scale up from kitchen concept).
* Shopping for market reviews, customer presentations and visitor lunches.
About You
* Experience of working within a professional kitchen or catering environment.
* Good written and verbal communication skills
* Ability to work in a fast paced ever changing environment with a large range of projects.
* Self-motivated, enthusiastic, and quick to learn.
* A confident cook with a passion for food… everything food!
* Happy to learn, not afraid to give it a go.
More details
The NPD Assistant job is based on the Norfolk / Suffolk Border and is paying c. £28,000 pro rata according to your experience – the working hours a total of 30 per week, Monday to Friday between 7.00am and 6.00pm, and are very flexible according to your needs. A driver’s license is required.
The package includes:
* 28 days per annum inclusive of paid bank holidays.
* Free onsite parking.
* Subsidized canteen.
* Staff shop sales.
* Workplace pension (after initial qualifying period).
* Staff and family events.
* Monthly employee draws.
* Long service awards.
* Annual profit related bonus.
* Private counselling support services.
Alternate job titles
Graduate Development Technologist | Product Development Assistant | Junior NPD Technologist | Food Product Developer | Food NPD Jobs | Food Science Graduate Jobs | NPD Technologist