Npd lead developer Job at Crown Chicken LTD, Division of Cranswick PLC (Hull)

Job Description

Cranswick Gourmet Sausage is our fast-paced sausage facility located in Hull. Using only the best cuts of British pork, fresh herbs and spices, Cranswick are the UK’s leading producer of gourmet sausages and burgers, supplying major retailers and foodservice outlets alike. Our Cranswick Gourmet Kitchen site, just next to Gourmet Sausage, offers a true end-to-end foodservice solution. Cooking our raw products we are able to harness our expertise in bacon curing and premium sausage production. We currently have opportunities for motivated individuals to join our NPD Team as a Lead Developer to deliver NPD projects for the customer base from concept to launch ensuring these meets both the customer and company expectations, whilst satisfying all relevant technical criteria, leading to a timely and faultless successful launch, supported by the relevant site / Department functions. Shift: Monday-Friday; 08:00-17:00 (Office hours)

Job Responsibility

Time to be split over both Cranswick Gourmet Sausage and Kitchen sites
Work with the Development team to deliver new concepts / projects in line with the brief and manage development projects from concept through to launch
Work up concept samples in conjunction with the NPD Chefs and Technologists for internal and external presentations ensuring recipe costs are within target parameters
Set critical timings and ensure all project aspects are delivered as specified satisfying customer and business, commercial, nutritional and process development requirements
Work with the NPD Chef to create new and exciting recipes ensuring that products are delivered to the correct specification satisfying consumer, customer, business, commercial, operational, nutritional and process development requirements
Play an active role in customer visits / pre-production / launches where appropriate/ packaging development

Requirements

Food Technology degree (or similar)
Previous management experience in an NPD function
Demonstrates a passion and understanding of food quality
Ability to create a favourable first impression, project yourself and present with confidence
Positive, friendly, driven attitude with an outgoing personality
Be able to communicate well with both shop floor and senior stakeholders alike
Able to enjoy working within a fast-moving environment with change and high expectations

What we offer

Training and carer development
Friendly work environment
Pension package
Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
Cycle to work scheme
Opportunity to purchase extra holiday
Discounted share scheme
Discounted local gym membership
Death in service insurance
Additional holiday with service

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