New Product Development Technologist
About Cranswick Country Foods:
Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.
Core Hours: 08:00am – 17:00pm, Monday to Friday.
Job requirements of NPD Technologist:
- Reporting to the NPD Manager, you will be an integral part of the NPD team, delivering NPD and EPD projects.
- Preparation of samples, both in the NPD kitchen and factory and the paperwork associated with the samples.
Supporting with customer events/high profile visits & product submissions. Attending as required.
Conduct product panels.
Stay well-informed of market trends, including pork products, to drive innovative and competitive product. Would require traveling to supermarkets to purchase competitor/competitive samples.
- While responsibilities are site based, there may be the requirement for travel between sites and to customers.
- Working with our supply base, sourcing new raw materials & Packaging.
- Conducting cooking generations and validations for new & existing products
- Support & lead factory trials ensuring they are planned and communicated effectively and documented.
What you will need:
- Experience within a food preparation environment is desirable but not essential
- Basic culinary skills are required.
- Experience within an office environment desirable and working knowledge of computer programmes (Outlook, Word, Excel) is required.
- Full valid driving license
- A proactive attitude and a willingness to learn.
- To be detail conscious under pressure/in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrate a genuine interest and understanding of food.
Pay and benefits:
- Salary – £30-35k per annum (Depending on experience)
- Pension – 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions
- Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discount and wellbeing support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted share scheme
- Discounted local gym membership
- Death in service insurance
- Enhanced holiday after (2 and 4 years’ service)
Interested?:
Email a CV and covering letter to [email protected] and we will be in touch.
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Closing Date: 30th April 2026 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this closing date may be brought forward )