Food Technologist – Cooking Instructions

£32,000-£35,000

+ Employee benefits

Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire

Consulting Technology

Supporting food manufacturers and retailers with product innovation including: rheology, new product development, value optimisation, instructional development, pilot plant, quality and food safety manufacturing, thermal processing, new technologies, and regulatory affairs.

Process Innovation - Instruction Services

What you’ll be doing

Are you an organised, practically-minded professional with a genuine interest in cooking and food? Join our Instruction Services team and take ownership of contract projects from first client contact through to final report, while helping plan and coordinate the wider team's day-to-day work.

Manage Instruction Services contract projects end-to-end — client liaison, quoting, planning, and preparing and approving reports
Develop and verify cooking instructions for food products using a range of appliances, including ovens, hobs, grills, steamers and microwaves
Plan and allocate daily, weekly and monthly work across the technician team to keep projects on schedule and within budget
Support wider contract, research and training projects for the section, including occasional off-site work (particularly thermal processing)
Maintain equipment and calibration records for instruction development equipment (thermocouples, data loggers, cooking appliances)

What we’re looking for

Proven experience managing multiple projects at once, with strong organisational and time management skills
A genuine interest in and understanding of cooking foods, with excellent practical/food preparation skills
Confident communicator, comfortable liaising with clients and colleagues at all levels

Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel

Full UK/EU driving licence required

What we offer

Reward platform with employee discounts and rewards
25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
Buy and sell holiday scheme
A generous work save pension scheme, with employee contributions matched by the company up to 10%
Culture focus around work/life balance (early finish Fridays)
Subsidised onsite restaurant

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