Development Technologist

Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!

At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private health scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities

The Opportunity

In this role you will be supporting the NPD team in the delivery of projects from initial concept stage to handover.

Key Responsibilities:

• The purpose of this role is to ensure the NPD function develops and delivers commercially viable products in line with Samworth Food To Go strategy.
• Along with supporting in the development of new concepts you will also be key in refreshing and optimising existing products following a development gate process.
• You will be required to work cross functionally in partnership with the Commercial, Category, Sourcing Production and Technical/Process teams in the development of new products from concept through to factory handover.
• You will ensure key deadlines are met in line with the launch process and critical paths, supporting the company objectives on margin.
• You will ensure all product files are maintained throughout the launch process.

The Ideal Candidate

We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -

• Previous experience in food manufacturing environment is desirable.
• BSc or equivalent in a Food related discipline.
• Competent with NPD software packages.
• Strong organisational, and project management skills to assist with critical path deadlines and project priorities.
• Knowledge of food production.

We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.

Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member - you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!

About us

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.

At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.

Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.