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Process Development Technologist

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United Kingdom , Leeds

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Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better. As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop. Here at Leeds we make just over 40% of all UK frozen Yorkshire puddings; making us one of the UK’s largest suppliers of frozen Yorkshire puddings to Asda, Morrisons & Tesco to name a few!

Job Responsibility:

  • Carry out all relevant manufacturing projects to deliver process development and line trials successfully
  • Provide information to support the creation of customer and factory specifications which lead to the production of accurate and appropriate product labelling information
  • Responsible for the planning, preparation and successful execution of process development and line trials to deliver customer requirements and process improvements
  • Provide process guidance and advice to crossfunctional manufacturing teams to promote adoption of new practices or process for increased efficiency
  • Monitor and communicate process trends to ensure launch date adherence, maximum process optimisation and effective communication to customers
  • Challenge and investigate potential continuous improvement projects and facilitate relevant trials to drive process and product enhancements opportunities
  • Ensure the output of all line trials are fully documented with adherence to food safety, quality standards and customer requirements are met
  • Assessment of equipment capability to ensure that process standards are in line with company and customer requirements to drive improvements
  • Ensure that a safe working environment exists for colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the Health, Safety and Environment Policy

Requirements:

  • Ideally educated to degree level in a food science or related subject, plus relevant working experience within a food manufacturing environment
  • Relevant qualifications essential such as Level 3 Food Hygiene, Level 2 Health and safety, Level 2 Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), Level 2 Sensory Training and Level 2 Micro biological training
  • Experienced in evaluation and interpretation of shelf-life results
  • Experienced in interpretation of customer codes of practice
  • Experienced working with different types of computer programmes and can demonstrate experience analysing project results
  • GMP knowledge of techniques, basic hygiene principles, basic legal labelling, and basic knowledge of weight legislation

Nice to have:

Knowledge of legal labelling legislation and a variety of retailer web-based systems is desirable

What we offer:
  • Competitive salary and job-related benefits
  • Holidays
  • Competitive matched pension contributions
  • Life insurance up to 4x salary
  • Company share save scheme
  • Greencore Qualifications
  • Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
  • Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
  • Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 04, 2026

Expiration:
May 28, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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