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Process Technologist
Job Posted: 16 days ago
Salary: £ 40,000 - 50,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Kent
Expire in: 12 days
Job Description
Location: Kent
Reports to: NPD Manager
The Opportunity
A well-established premium food manufacturer is seeking an experienced Process Technologist to support the successful delivery of new and existing products from development through to full-scale manufacture.
This is a hands-on, factory-based role focused on ensuring products are manufactured to the required standards of quality, food safety, consistency, efficiency, and customer expectation. The successful candidate will play a key role in factory trials, process validation, recipe and specification control, packaging implementation, and continuous improvement activities across the manufacturing operation.
Key Responsibilities
Factory Trials & Process Validation
* Lead and coordinate factory trials for new product launches, recipe amendments, packaging changes, and process improvement initiatives.
* Work closely with Production, Technical, Engineering, Planning, and Procurement teams to ensure trials are planned and executed effectively.
* Monitor trial performance, record results, identify process issues, and recommend corrective actions where required.
* Support the scale-up of products from development stage through to commercial production.
* Ensure products can be manufactured consistently while achieving agreed quality, yield, cost, and efficiency targets.
Recipe, Specification & Process Control
* Maintain and update recipes, process specifications, manufacturing instructions, and process documentation following approved changes.
* Ensure all revisions are accurately communicated to relevant departments and correctly implemented within factory systems.
* Verify that manufacturing instructions reflect actual factory operating conditions and production capabilities.
* Monitor critical process parameters and product quality characteristics to ensure consistency and compliance with specification requirements.
* Support continuous improvement activities focused on yield optimisation, waste reduction, line efficiency, product consistency, and manufacturing performance.
Raw Material & Packaging Validation
* Carry out raw material checks during trials and validation activities to confirm ingredient suitability, quality, and functionality.
* Work with Procurement and Technical teams to support the assessment of alternative ingredients, suppliers, and packaging materials.
* Lead packaging trials, including validation of: packaging material performance, seal integrity, coding and traceability, labelling accuracy, shelf-life performance, and production line compatibility.
* Ensure packaging changes are fully documented, validated, and successfully implemented within manufacturing systems.
Technical & Quality Support
* Work closely with Technical and QA teams to ensure compliance with: BRCGS Food Safety requirements, HACCP controls, allergen management procedures, legal and customer labelling standards, internal product specifications
* Support shelf-life assessments, quality benchmarking, organoleptic evaluations, and process validation activities.
* Assist with the investigation and resolution of process-related quality issues, including product variability, processing defects, packaging concerns, and line performance issues.
* Maintain accurate trial reports, specifications, validation records, and process documentation to support audit readiness and full traceability.
Skills & Experience Required
Essential
* Proven experience in a Process Technologist, Process Development, Manufacturing Technologist, or similar factory-based food manufacturing role.
* Strong understanding of food manufacturing processes and factory operations.
* Experience leading factory trials and supporting commercial product launches.
* Ability to analyse process data, troubleshoot manufacturing issues, and implement practical process improvements.
* Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail and documentation accuracy.
* Confident communicator with the ability to work effectively across multiple departments.
Desirable
* Experience within a premium food manufacturing environment.
* Knowledge of BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9, HACCP, allergen management, and retailer codes of practice.
* Experience with packaging validation, shelf-life assessment, and process capability studies.
* Understanding of raw material functionality, process variation, and its impact on product quality and manufacturing performance.
Qualifications
* Degree or HND in Food Science, Food Technology, Manufacturing, or a related discipline.
* HACCP Level 3 and Food Safety Level 3 qualifications would be advantageousBefore You Apply
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