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Development Technologist

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Development Technologist

Full time

Onsite, Lincoln

Up to £28,000 per annum

Benefits

* 4.5 working week, finishing at 12:30pm on a Friday

* 23 days annual leave increasing to 25 days with service, plus Bank Holidays

* Company bonus scheme

* Enhanced pension contributions

* Life Assurance & critical illness cover

* Onsite Parking

* Discounts platform

* Long service celebrations

* Employee Assistance Programme

* Free fruit & potatoes

* Electric salary sacrifice car scheme

* Flu vaccines

* Refer a friend scheme

The company

From our sites in Lincoln, Scotland and the Southwest, we supply some of the largest retail, wholesale and food manufacturing customers in the UK.

Our expertise goes much further than just supply and demand. We offer our customers real innovation, whether developing new potato varieties, packaging solutions or cutting-edge processes. And it’s not just fresh potatoes. We're also continually developing our great range of innovative, ready-to-cook prepared vegetables.

At Branston we thrive to be the best, through our values and invest in our people. This is a fast-paced environment and looking for someone who is adaptable in their approach.

We are a profitable business and growing year on year, so this is an exciting time to join.

The role

We're looking for an innovative individual to join our team and help develop, launch, and enhance products within the Prepared and B2B categories. This role will focus on creating new product offerings and continuously improving existing ones to meet the diverse needs of our customers.

What you will be doing?

* Working with all functions to develop products from customer briefs and Branston's product strategy

* Own and co-ordinate the NPD process for B2B customers and propositions including development, feasibility, customer presentation, costings, review process, and launch

* Attend, prepare and contribute in the Prepared NPD meetings

* Maintain a vast knowledge of ingredient and cuisine trends, kitchen/recipe development and seek out sustainable and convenient packaging solutions

* Assist, attend and coordinate factory trials when needed, particularly for new processes and long term projects

* Demonstrate Branston’s foodie credentials by creating great lunches for customer visits and showcasing our existing products and blue sky innovation

* Assist on other customers or categories when required

What we want from you?

* A proven passion for food, innovation and an appetite to work in a fast-paced environment

* Strong interpersonal skills to build strong working relationships at all levels, both internally and externally

* Strong ability in using MS Office

* Preferably a food industry qualification such as HACCP or Food Safety

* A proactive can-do attitude