Development Technologist

Location: Hamilton
Shift: Weekdays
Salary: Competitive with Opportunity for Growth

We have an opportunity for a Development Technologist to join our Development team in Hamilton.
Finsbury Food Group is a leading speciality bakery manufacturer. We constantly raise quality and efficiency standards, and build long-term relationships with major multiple retailers and the foodservice channel. The bread for your morning toast, ready for butter-spreading or egg-dipping. The candle-filled centrepiece for a memorable celebration. The buns, muffins and other treats that turn teatime into quality time. We make 75% of the UK’s sharing cakes from retailer own brands cakes, tray bakes through to party cakes like Caterpillar cakes This is what we do, and why we’re in business. Baking brilliance makes every day special.

The Development Technologist will work as part of the development team to develop and innovate new products and processes. Ensuring our bakery products are produced and delivered effectively to the satisfaction of our customers. They will work as part of our development team to deliver to both internal and external customers to a high standard.

This is a fast paced role, where the successful candidate will have excellent organisational and communication skills. They will have worked in a similar development position, where they would have gained experience in developing new products and recording all required information to generate accurate costings. With great attention to detail, they will have to present facts and ideas clearly and accurately to customers in a supporting role.

This role is based in Hamilton, however a willingness to travel is required as the Development Technologist may occasionally visit our other sites.

This is a great opportunity for someone to gain experience with one of the UK’s largest bakery businesses. They’ll work closely with a friendly and engaging team from both a site and group perspective, offering opportunities for growth and long-term career development.

This is what you’ll actually do!
As the Development technologist you will have a creative mindset and use recipe management systems to generate all key recipe information and costings in line with the commercial targets. As well as support the co-ordination of all relevant input/output information to review with eh relevant teams.
You will support the development team in all aspects of delivering the development cycle. Is abreast of comparative products from all retailers and captures and communicates relevant changes and newness. Has a good understanding of relevant product development criteria.

Ideally this is you!

• Degree preferred Food science / technology or similar degree / HND equivalent or relevant experience
• Knowledge and interest of Food
• Excellent communication skills
• Computer literate – computer skills and knowledge of word and excel systems
• Driving license
• Basic or above Food hygiene

Our vision is to be the leading speciality bakery group in the UK, and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. We want good people to join our company, to help our company continue to go from strength to strength. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!

Job Type: Full-time