Product Developer

Job Role: Product Developer - Global Consumer Healthcare Company

Contract: Permanent

Location: Sharnbrook

Salary: Competitive

SRG are working with a leading Consumer Healthcare company to help them find a Product Developer to join their busy team. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with 2 or more-years' experience of working in the industry.

Key Responsibilities will include:

• Designing and carrying out the practical & lab-based work program linked to assigned projects and activities
• Leading ingredient sourcing including 1ST Point of contact with relevant supplier(s), link in with parent company Team's to drive quality integration into systems and processes. This includes ingredient documentation, ingredient samples, ingredient ordering & ingredient specification builds
• Generation of all prototypes to support project requirements including liaison with pilot plant for production of larger scale quantities & provision of key documentation & non-standard ingredient ordering for Pilot Plant scheduling
• Supporting any scale up trial preparation & execution required to confirm viability
• Ownership for relevant prototype manufacture for consumer tests and general tastings
• Support with analytical activities as required
• Lead logistics of prototype shipments to consumer test locations, stakeholders, team members and event locations
• Responsible for ensuring selected formulations are submitted for relevant product performance studies. Minute sessions, collate results & present back
• Lead the provision of all relevant product related documentation linked to assigned project or requests
• Initiating and maintaining formal e-log book, trial reports, experimental write ups, handover documents and presentation cascades as required to capture key technical updates
• Ownership of functional specification delivery & utilization of digital tools to ensure technical output for artwork and labelling can be delivered
• Link in with Regulatory and local country team partners where relevant to ensure prototype development and ingredient selection complies with local requirements
• Support of consumer and business facing documentation linked to Product/Prototype ownership where required
• Be the point of contact for product and ingredient related queries for formulations developed
• Support wider technical activities and broader PLI team requirements where required
• Have awareness of competitor landscape, commercial produces
• Liaise with parent company groups to support any knowledge build or understanding
• Adhere to safety and regulatory aspects throughout activities performed including ensuring competent training & operation of relevant PLI related equipment & processes
• Ensure compliance with all relevant Code of Business Principles, site, and company policies.

Candidate Requirements:

• Degree (or equivalent) in Food Science, Chemical Science or Engineering with proven experience in FMCG in fields related to product or process development/ manufacturing in Foods or Beverages.
• Foundation training/Qualification in food hygiene.
• Passion to work in a Practical & lab- based setting
• Good knowledge & skill set of product development
• Creativity & flair with ability to innovate and translate product brief into winning launches
• Strong communication
• Strong organisational skills

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.