NPD Technologist

NPD Technologist

Telford

Up To 34,599

Days (Monday - Friday)

We are looking for a highly motivated NPD Technologist to join a market leading manufacturer in their respective field. New products make up the majority of the business' growth and sales opportunities each year and are therefore an important part of the change activity. We wish to recruit an NPD Technologist who will project manage the development of specific products from concept to launch. The successful candidate will also have a specific role in the packaging development of the new product.

Role Description -

• Taking responsibility for the full NPD cycle, the successful candidate will act as the main development contact for customers, ensuring that milestones and key project deliverables are defined and communicated/
• Work within in a cross functional project team (Engineering, Operations, Technical) ensuring project plans are being maintained and where activities are not meeting expected deliverables that this is communicated and risk assessed.
• Work with suppliers and customers to develop, maintain and update packaging and product specifications - to make certain that the end product is fit-for-factory.
• Plan, organise and oversee customer and supplier attended factory trials and product launches.

Qualifications/Experience -

• Ability to establish plans, determine priorities and someone who is proactive and not scared off by detail.
• Strong organisational and project management skills
• Confident communicator within a mixed multi-skilled team, including customers and confident under pressure.
• 2:1 level graduate from a food science, food technology, manufacturing management or business management degree looking for their first role with a FMCG manufacturer.
• A-levels of C and above and GCSE passes of Grades C and above.

In return for your commitment my client offers a stable and secure career for a technically motivated engineer. If you feel this is of interest, please send your CV directly to Thomas Barkes at or call for a confidential discussion on (phone number removed).