Product Technologist

ROLE PURPOSE:

Provides critical product development support to the delivery of the NPD / EPD program. Conducts practical & administrative tasks eg product prototyping, benchmarking, factory trials, specifications, etc  involving cross functional interaction, with RDQ colleagues (product & pack) & on-site supply chain and quality teams.

BUSINESS IMPACT:

Accountable for safe, hygienic, efficient & high quality execution & documentation of a variety of essential product development tasks, including recipe development, product prototyping, factory trials & sensory evaluation, in line with Nomad procedures & defined ways of working.  Quality & speed of delivery is critical to key decisions impacting design & time to market.

Technical Project Delivery

• High quality product prototypes in line with brief
• Professionally planned & executed product trials
• Proactive product development – NPD, renovation & savings
• Technical project management of straightforward NPD & EPD projects (e.g. a new variant) in accordance with the agreed procedures to ensure successful and timely delivery of the projects

Product Benchmarking

• Constant awareness of competitor activity
• Regular review of competitor products
• Routes proposed for maintaining competitive advantage

Data analysis & reporting

• Accurate reporting of experimental & trial data
• Accurate documentation of competitor data
• Specifications correct & approved first time
• Ability to summarise & draw conclusions from technical data

Safe & Hygienic Working

• Well maintained team development infrastructure (equipment, ingredient stocks, reference samples etc.)
• A professional and hygienic food handling environment, including any role in H&S or GMP/GHP as requested

Development of self & others

• Curious mindset
• Cross-fertilization of knowledge with colleagues in R&D
• Embraced company values
• Proactive self-development

Cross-functional collaboration

• Strong relationships with colleagues in R&D & other functions (MU’s, SU’s, TQS, Procurement & the Category Marketing)

• Relevant Food Science / Technical / Culinary / Engineering qualification or proven experience of food development
• Driving licence
• Passport