NPD Technologist
Location: Dronfield
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 08:30 - 17:00
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
About Us
Join 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories.
We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers such as Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose.
About the Role
We're looking for an NPD Technologist to support the delivery of exciting bakery innovations at Gunstone's Bakery.
You'll help move products from concept to customer, supporting trials, samples, benchmarking and key development activity. This is a hands‑on role in a fast‑paced environment, ideal for someone who loves food, detail and teamwork.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and manage ingredients, packaging and time to deliver concept samples to quality and deadline
- Coordinate day‑to‑day activity within the development kitchen, prioritising NPD and EPD workload
- Source raw materials and packaging, working with Procurement and Technical teams
- Produce accurate product information, costings and development paperwork
- Raise POs, book couriers and manage trackers for outgoing samples
- Prepare customer review documentation including ingredients, allergen, nutrition and packaging details
- Run benchmarking sessions, shelf‑life panels and maintain competitor insight
- Support trials, launches and key milestones to keep projects on track
About You
You're a creative "foodie" with strong organisation skills and great attention to detail. You enjoy juggling multiple tasks, working collaboratively and bringing ideas to life.
You're confident working with data and systems, proactive in your approach and always focused on delivering products that delight customers and perform commercially.
Key Skills and Qualifications
- Degree (or equivalent) in food science, science or a related discipline
- Strong interest in food trends, products and competitors
- Experience or placement within food manufacturing
- Confident IT skills (Outlook, Excel, Word) with good numeracy
- Strong communication, organisation and report‑writing skills
Benefits
- 33 days annual leave including bank holidays
- Refer a friend scheme
- Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme and Grocery Aid - free and confidential support services available 365 days a year
- Boparan Restaurant Group Discount - 50% discount for friends and family
Why Join Us?
As one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, we offer excellent opportunities for development and progression. This role gives you the chance to build strong NPD experience, work on exciting bakery products, and grow your career in a supportive and collaborative team.
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