Average Process Technologist salary in the UK

Why Greencore?Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.Here at Northampton, we operate one of the most impressive facilities in Europe, based across a campus of 5 manufacturing units, and we have a team of around 2,000 colleagues making high quality premium products every day. We are the sole supplier of sandwiches, wraps, rolls and sushi for Marks & Spencer.At Greencore we actively encourage our colleagues to apply for our vacancies, whether as a lateral move to broaden experience or the next step up to progress your career and development. We also welcome applications from external candidates who are eager to grow their career with us.What you'll be doingAs Process Development Technologist, you will carry out all relevant manufacturing projects to deliver process development and line trials successfully.Provide information to support the creation of customer and factory specifications which lead to the production of accurate and appropriate product labelling informationResponsible for the planning, preparation and successful execution of process development and line trials to deliver customer requirements and process improvementsProvide process guidance and advice to crossfunctional manufacturing teams to promote adoption of new practices or process for increased efficiencyMonitor and communicate process trends to ensure launch date adherence, maximum process optimisation and effective communication to customersChallenge and investigate potential continuous improvement projects and facilitate relevant trials to drive process and product enhancements opportunitiesEnsure the output of all line trials are fully documented with adherence to food safety, quality standards and customer requirements are metAssessment of equipment capability to ensure that process standards are in line with company and customer requirements to drive improvementsEnsure that a safe working environment exists for colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the Health, Safety and Environment PolicyWhat we're looking forWe're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.Ideally educated to degree level in a food science or related subject, plus relevant working experience within a food manufacturing environmentRelevant qualifications essential such as Level 3 Food Hygiene, Level 2 Health and safety, Level 2 Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), Level 2 Sensory Training and Level 2 Micro biological trainingExperienced in evaluation and interpretation of shelf-life resultsExperienced in interpretation of customer codes of practiceExperienced working with different types of computer programmes and can demonstrate experience analysing project resultsKnowledge of legal labelling legislation and a variety of retailer web-based systems is desirableUnderstanding of technology relevant to business area and area of responsibility and a demonstratable understanding of technical key performance indicatorsCan demonstrate the following skills and experiences, GMP knowledge of techniques, basic hygiene principles, basic legal labelling, and basic knowledge of weight legislationIf this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.What you'll get in returnCompetitive salary and job-related benefitsHolidaysCompetitive matched pension contributionsLife insurance up to 4x salaryCompany share save schemeGreencore QualificationsExclusive Greencore employee discount platformAccess to a full Wellbeing Centre platformEnhanced parental leave and menopause policiesThroughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.We reserve the right to close this advertisement before the stated closing date

Why Greencore?Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.Here at Leeds we make just over 40% of all UK frozen Yorkshire puddings; making us one of the UK's largest suppliers of frozen Yorkshire puddings to Asda, Morrisons & Tesco to name a few!At Greencore we actively encourage our colleagues to apply for our vacancies, whether as a lateral move to broaden experience or the next step up to progress your career and development. We also welcome applications from external candidates who are eager to grow their career with us.What you'll be doingAs Process Development Technologist, you will carry out all relevant manufacturing projects to deliver process development and line trials successfully.Provide information to support the creation of customer and factory specifications which lead to the production of accurate and appropriate product labelling informationResponsible for the planning, preparation and successful execution of process development and line trials to deliver customer requirements and process improvementsProvide process guidance and advice to crossfunctional manufacturing teams to promote adoption of new practices or process for increased efficiencyMonitor and communicate process trends to ensure launch date adherence, maximum process optimisation and effective communication to customersChallenge and investigate potential continuous improvement projects and facilitate relevant trials to drive process and product enhancements opportunitiesEnsure the output of all line trials are fully documented with adherence to food safety, quality standards and customer requirements are metAssessment of equipment capability to ensure that process standards are in line with company and customer requirements to drive improvementsEnsure that a safe working environment exists for colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the Health, Safety and Environment PolicyWhat we're looking forWe're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.Ideally educated to degree level in a food science or related subject, plus relevant working experience within a food manufacturing environmentRelevant qualifications essential such as Level 3 Food Hygiene, Level 2 Health and safety, Level 2 Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), Level 2 Sensory Training and Level 2 Micro biological trainingExperienced in evaluation and interpretation of shelf-life resultsExperienced in interpretation of customer codes of practiceExperienced working with different types of computer programmes and can demonstrate experience analysing project resultsKnowledge of legal labelling legislation and a variety of retailer web-based systems is desirableUnderstanding of technology relevant to business area and area of responsibility and a demonstratable understanding of technical key performance indicatorsCan demonstrate the following skills and experiences, GMP knowledge of techniques, basic hygiene principles, basic legal labelling, and basic knowledge of weight legislationIf this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.What you'll get in returnCompetitive salary and job-related benefitsHolidaysCompetitive matched pension contributionsLife insurance up to 4x salaryCompany share save schemeGreencore QualificationsExclusive Greencore employee discount platformAccess to a full Wellbeing Centre platformEnhanced parental leave and menopause policiesThroughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.We reserve the right to close this advertisement before the stated closing date

About us: The Bread Factory is London’s leading Artisan Bakery, known for award-winning breads, pastries, and cakes, supplying top-quality products across e-commerce, grocery, food services, and retailers such as our GAIL’s Bakeries nationwide. As our teams grow, we seek our next Process Technologist to join our NPD team. This role will require travel to both our Hendon and Milton Keynes Factories. Every day is different at The Bread Factory, but here are some of the things you will be doing: Receive and fully understand project handovers from the Development team, ensuring risk assessments are approved and process feasibility is assessed with mitigation plans in place.Plan and coordinate factory trials, including ordering and managing ingredient deliveries.Create and maintain detailed process flow documentation from test bakery/kitchen through to full factory scale.Record trial data including recipe details, line settings, adjustments, SPC data, key measurements, and photos.Finalise process documentation following successful scale-up trials and share updates with relevant stakeholders.Ensure shelf-life testing, nutritional analysis and lab assessments are completed and reflected in specifications.Ensure recipes are correctly set up within production systems and planning tools.Identify and implement improvement opportunities from trials and live production.Obtain approvals for Process Flow documents and Quality Attribute Standards. Our team tells us you will be a great addition if you have: Proven ability to scale recipes from test kitchen to factory production.Strong understanding of bakery manufacturing processes, systems and parameters.Familiarity with process documentation, recipe management and production planning systems (experience with tools such as Cybake, Smartsheet or ERP systems is advantageous).Good understanding of ingredients, product functionality and basic nutrition.Strong numeracy and IT skills, including Excel and data analysis.Highly organised with strong attention to detail.Able to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.Practical, hands-on approach to trials and problem solving.Able to work independently and use sound judgement.Strong collaborator, able to build relationships across teams. What’s in it for you: Fresh bread daily to take home to enjoy with family and friends.50% discount at GAIL’s and 40% off at The Bread Factory & The Flour Station Markets.25 days holiday + bank holidaysDiscounts and Savings from high-street retailers and restaurants24-hour GP serviceCycle to work scheme