Senior 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 of Senior Innovation Development Technologist you will be act as the link between the Innovation chef, NPD Team and the rest of the business. Your extrinsic knowledge and insight into Food To Go innovation needs. Assisting in working on current innovation and strategy workstreams means that recipes are always in line with customer requirements whilst being technically sound and adhering to internal business requirements such as cost, ingredient requirements etc. Leading internal processes from concept to handover, then acting in a supportive role from concept to launch.

• Co-ordinate and deliver site development activity - product submissions, panels, new launch reviews.
• Head up and facilitate the NPD meetings and feasibilities / handovers for relevant categories.
• Working closely with the wider team be responsible for ensuring that all products shown to customers have been costed, deliver target margins and approved internally prior to a customer presentation.
• Ensure effective communication between development, technical, process, commercial, purchasing and operations departments.
• Ensure all relevant information is correct and ready for customer presentations
• Fully understand all aspects of the customer in terms of NPD strategies, procedures and structures

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: -

• Educated to degree level with a food or related discipline
• Work experience in a relevant field
• Understand the NPD gate process, manufacturing processes and technical implications
• Build and maintain internal and external relationships
• Strong levels of numeracy
• Strong computer based skills especially Microsoft office and Recipe Professor
• Full driving licence required

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.