Bakery Technologist

Northamptonshire
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£25,000.00 - £28,000.00
Joe Rees-Davies
Consultant – NPD & R&D

Are you passionate about baking and ready to take your career to the next level?

Our client, a leading company in the bakery industry, is looking for a Bakery Technologist to join their dynamic team. They seek someone with experience in a bakery setting, a degree in Bakery, or NPD Technologist experience in the bakery sector. In this role, you'll lead projects from concept to launch, working with a diverse range of customers. You'll also benefit from the support of a large team. If you're eager to excel in a creative and collaborative environment, our client wants to hear from you.

You will be responsible for, but not limited to:

  • Carry out accurate and reproducible test bakes
  • Supporting customer presentations with product samples at top quality and within time frames, with the aim to lead some of these sessions in the future
  • Analysing trials, writing reports and feeding back findings, keeping written documentation of all stages
  • Presenting back findings and next steps to customers both via email and on Teams calls/in person
  • Updating project statuses on the online system
  • Inputting supplier specification and material data sheet information onto a development system to support food safety functions
  • Liaise with Finance to gather development products and ingredient costings
  • Working towards learning how to formulate, ingredient functionality and owning projects with an overall aptitude for learning with the aim to be a subject matter expert for bakery ingredient & formulation
  • Building upon knowledge of scientific bakery technology
  • Going above and beyond day-to-day tasks by taking initiative and being proactive
  • Communicating with suppliers as and when needed to obtain technical, food safety and quality documentation

What's required?

  • Strong experience in practical bakery
  • Qualification in a bakery specific subject/course
  • Driving licence
  • Competent IT Skills
  • Organised and proactive
  • Ambitious, motivated, get up and go attitude
  • Work well as part of a team as well as individually
  • Pride in work to deliver a high level of quality in a customer-focused business.

What's in it for you?

£25,000.00 - £28,000.00 per annum

Do you think you fit the criteria?

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