At an exciting time to join the Bakels team, the company has strong plans for expansion over the coming years and looking for a new member of the New Product Development (NPD) team.
Company Benefits
- 10% company pension contributions.
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.
- A complimentary extra day holiday for your birthday.
- Company sick pay scheme.
- Enhanced family friendly policies.
- Annual bonus and pay review (non-contractual).
- Free access to Employee Assistance Programme, Financial Advisor, yearly health checks.
- FREE onsite parking, hot drinks, bakery items, canteen facilities.
Position Summary
To work as a Wet Confectionery Development Technologist alongside the Process Technologist and Technical Application team to deliver product development projects which exceed customer expectations in a timely manner. To strive to continually improve the service which NPD provides to internal and external customers by driving process and efficiency improvements. To increase sales through new product development and launches. To maintain and promote H&S objectives.
Department
NPD: reporting to the NPD Manager.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Delivery of Product development projects. Demonstrable experience in development of wet confectionery products (Icings, glazes, sweet fillings, sauces).
- Increase technical expertise that can be used to deliver solutions to customer requests.
- Following the Bakels Stage Gate process, deliver projects in a thorough and controlled manner with a competence in Microsoft Office applications (particularly Excel).
- Prioritise projects so that the most valuable projects are delivered.
- Work as part of the NPD team as well as leading cross functional teams to use the best business resources to achieve successful results.
- Represent Bakels NPD in front of key customers.
- Support the Team Manager in driving change and continuous improvement.
- Liaise with quality and production terms to ensure that product quality is right at launch and handed over effectively.
- Work collaboratively with the wider H&S team to strive to improve the level of focus on H&S in the business.
- Occasional business travel may be required, with occasional overnight stay if required. As such, owning (or having daily use of) a car and holding a UK driving licence is also required.
Person Specification
- Treats Health and Safety in the workplace with importance.
- Actively listens, is attentive and patient.
- Effective communicator, demonstrating the ability to adapt communication style as appropriate to the situation and audience.
- Enthusiastic about the job role and company; expresses pride in what we do.
- Behaves professionally at all times regardless of environment or venue.
- Shows respect for others, their values, beliefs and opinions, regardless of who they are or their background.
- Looks forward to and enjoys a challenge.
- Actively seeks to develop breadth of experience and to fill knowledge or skill gaps.
- Works positively and effectively within a cross functional team.
- Motivated by clear goals and objectives, and driven to exceed them.
- Resourceful, flexible and adaptable with a “can-do” approach.
- Uses own initiative; proactively looks for and take opportunities to do things differently and/or to suggest improvements in processes or methodology.
- Plans, prepares and prioritises effectively to deliver positive results.
Key Competencies (Qualifications & Experience)
Essential
- Food science (or related) degree
- Industrial bakery/FMCG experience – minimum 2 years
