NPD Technologist

The Role

The main purpose of this role is to support the business in continuing building our brand and launching new products to meet our customer requirements.

Company Information

Sofina Foods is more than just a food company. It’s a place where you can grow your career, learn new skills, and make a positive impact on the world.

With a wide range of meat and seafood products that delight consumers worldwide, Sofina Foods is always looking for talented and passionate people to join its team of over 13,000 employees across 40 sites in Canada and Europe, including Young’s Seafood and Karro Food Group.

At Sofina Foods, you will be part of a culture that values innovation, quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. You will also have the opportunity to work with diverse and delicious products that are sourced responsibly and sustainably from over 50 different protein sources from 5 continents.

Sofina Foods has a 25 year history of excellence in the food industry and provides over 500 million meals for the global market every year.

Our vision is to be the most successful food company in the worldIf you are looking for a rewarding and exciting career in the food sector, Sofina Foods is the place for you.

Key Accountabilities

• Working as a key member of the NPD team execute development projects within agreed parameters
• Liaise with relevant customers when required to ensure effective communication of process, responding to their agenda
• Liaise with Business Performance, Manufacturing, Technical, Packaging, Sales Team, Marketing & Category Teams. to deliver project to timescale/cost
• Source ingredients and cost materials to support budget requirements under direction of line manager
• Keep up to date on Food trends, Competitor products and any new industry Technology
• Demonstrate good food knowledge and product formulation
• Follow Sofina NPD/EPD Governance process and any customer processes as required
• Pro-active approach to continuous improvement in all areas of the role, products & process

Skills and Experience Required

• Ideally educated to HNC degree level or equivalent within a food related discipline, Science or demonstrate industry experience with a desire to further education if required
• Creative and innovative approach to problem solving
• Commercially aware/astute
• Ability to interpret and evaluate numerical data
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to build relationships at all levels
• Proactive approach, ability to forward think, with good project and time management skills
• Driving license or ability to be agile if required
• Flexibility to travel, and to adapt to work with other proteins as needed

Benefits

• Competitive rates
• Online Benefits Hub
• Canteen
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Company pension
• Referral programme
• Health & wellbeing programme