New Product Development Assistant (NPD Assistant) (BBBH27924) Plymouth, England
| Salary: | GBP21216 - GBP21216 per annum |
New Product Development Assistant (NPD Assistant)
Plymouth
Permanent
25 hours per week Monday-Friday
£21,216 per annum
28 day holiday entitlement
Opportunity of progression
We are recruiting for a NPD Assistant on a permanent basis for a busy food manufacturer
As part of our busy food processing plant, new product’s and innovation are vital to our future success. The role of a New Product Development Assistant (NPD Assistant) is a busy, varied and important role that will involve supporting our NPD/Process Technologist, ensuring that our products are produced to the highest quality.
Main duties and responsibilities:
* Assist in the creation and Preparation of samples for external and internal review.
* To co-ordinate all aspects of samples submissions.
* To assist in the daily development tasks.
* Participate in taste panels and Organoleptic Reviews.
* Ability to prioritise workload in a fast moving business.
* To be able to follow company procedures.
* Assisting in the development process for various projects
* Ensuring that all projects are delivered in a consistent manner and according to agreed procedures and specifications
* Accurately completing all project-related documentation
* Organising schedules for production line testing of products and tasting panels.
* Preparing and despatching samples to customers
* Ensuring that the product development area is spotlessly clean in line with hygiene rules and all equipment is kept properly maintained
* Liaising with other company departments and ensuring good dialogue and smooth information flows
* Making sure all incoming ingredients and supplies are delivered on time and according to agreed quality specifications
* Working as a key member of the New Product Development team
* May also be involved with product trials and product sampling through taste panels.
* Support the NPD Technologist with co-ordinating with other company departments and also suppliers and customers and making sure that everything runs smoothly and according to agreed procedures.
* To support the NPD Technologist to make sure that specifications are drawn up correctly and review these in line with any legislative updates that affect your company.
Candidates will need to have:
* Good written and verbal communication
* You’ll have to be well-organised and be able to maintain your focus when you’re working to make sure that everything is done on schedule and in an extremely accurate manner.
* As well as being part of the team, you’ll be expected to work on your own and use your own initiative at times so you have to have a confident, outgoing nature.
* Being a good communicator is important as you’ll be dealing with lots of different people in this job so you have to be able to get your points across while remaining calm and professional at all times and acting as an ambassador for your company.
* Because you’re going to be working with facts and figures and writing reports, you should have good written and numerical skills.
* You’ll need to have an interest in food science and its application to the food product development process.
* The job involves paying a lot of attention to detail. You’ll also need to have good written and verbal skills to prepare reports and a present ideas to other departments and customers etc.
If you are the right candidate for this role please click apply now or call the Acorn Plymouth office to discuss further
Plymouth
Permanent
25 hours per week Monday-Friday
£21,216 per annum
28 day holiday entitlement
Opportunity of progression
We are recruiting for a NPD Assistant on a permanent basis for a busy food manufacturer
As part of our busy food processing plant, new product’s and innovation are vital to our future success. The role of a New Product Development Assistant (NPD Assistant) is a busy, varied and important role that will involve supporting our NPD/Process Technologist, ensuring that our products are produced to the highest quality.
Main duties and responsibilities:
* Assist in the creation and Preparation of samples for external and internal review.
* To co-ordinate all aspects of samples submissions.
* To assist in the daily development tasks.
* Participate in taste panels and Organoleptic Reviews.
* Ability to prioritise workload in a fast moving business.
* To be able to follow company procedures.
* Assisting in the development process for various projects
* Ensuring that all projects are delivered in a consistent manner and according to agreed procedures and specifications
* Accurately completing all project-related documentation
* Organising schedules for production line testing of products and tasting panels.
* Preparing and despatching samples to customers
* Ensuring that the product development area is spotlessly clean in line with hygiene rules and all equipment is kept properly maintained
* Liaising with other company departments and ensuring good dialogue and smooth information flows
* Making sure all incoming ingredients and supplies are delivered on time and according to agreed quality specifications
* Working as a key member of the New Product Development team
* May also be involved with product trials and product sampling through taste panels.
* Support the NPD Technologist with co-ordinating with other company departments and also suppliers and customers and making sure that everything runs smoothly and according to agreed procedures.
* To support the NPD Technologist to make sure that specifications are drawn up correctly and review these in line with any legislative updates that affect your company.
Candidates will need to have:
* Good written and verbal communication
* You’ll have to be well-organised and be able to maintain your focus when you’re working to make sure that everything is done on schedule and in an extremely accurate manner.
* As well as being part of the team, you’ll be expected to work on your own and use your own initiative at times so you have to have a confident, outgoing nature.
* Being a good communicator is important as you’ll be dealing with lots of different people in this job so you have to be able to get your points across while remaining calm and professional at all times and acting as an ambassador for your company.
* Because you’re going to be working with facts and figures and writing reports, you should have good written and numerical skills.
* You’ll need to have an interest in food science and its application to the food product development process.
* The job involves paying a lot of attention to detail. You’ll also need to have good written and verbal skills to prepare reports and a present ideas to other departments and customers etc.
If you are the right candidate for this role please click apply now or call the Acorn Plymouth office to discuss further