Bakery Development Technologist, Aberdeenshire
Job Description
My client are looking for a Bakery Technologist to join their NPD team. In this role you will be taking responsibility to develop and optimize recipes and processes to achieve high-quality products, focusing on New Product Development (NPD) and Existing Product Development (EPD). You will also oversee factory trial design criteria, monitoring, reporting, and testing.
Key Responsibilities:
– Identify risks and uncertainties, providing actionable recommendations.
– Ensure compliance with legislative guidelines on functional raw materials.
– Utilize knowledge of HACCP and food safety protocols.
– Leverage understanding of functional ingredients (raising agents, emulsifiers, improvers, enzymes) for product enhancement.
– Apply enzyme technology in bakery applications, ensuring optimal use and results.
– Develop and base compound products in categories like concentrated product formats, ‘all-in-one’ powder mixes, and wet compounds.
– Manage projects, ensuring recipes are developed within controlled costs, agreed timelines, and design specifications.
– Communicate effectively and work both independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
– Lead the NPD process, particularly for powder products, and monitor project progress.
This opportunity will be well suited to someone who enjoys a hands-on approach to work and can demonstrate a passion for our industry as well as an enthusiasm to learn with a healthy dose of curiosity. You will have a natural aptitude for problem solving and a first-class ability for planning, organising and communicating.
Desirable Qualifications and Experience:
A degree in Food Processing, Food Science, Food Technology, Chemistry, or Biochemistry.
Practical and technical expertise in professional craft bakery skills
Experience with frostings, fillings and UHT would be beneficial
Commercial awareness with the ability to develop cost-effective recipes within set timelines.
Previous project management experience.
Strong communication skills.
Ability to work accurately and at a fast pace.
Holidays: 32 days (including Bank)
Profit-Related Pay (PRP)
Pension: 5% EE 3% ER
Employee Assistance Program
Support your journey into parenthood with enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay.
Medical insurance & Westfield Health, permanent health insurance, and 3x death in service life assurance.
If this sounds like you, please get in touch by applying with your CV.