https://jobs.co.uk/job/existing-product-development-technologist-reed-specialist-recruitment--3ff443d2-97f8-4845-9f81-a2e3043ad1e4 RSS feed for Existing Product Development Technologist at Reed Specialist Recruitment. en-gb Thu, 21 May 2026 12:38:25 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/existing-product-development-technologist-reed-specialist-recruitment--3ff443d2-97f8-4845-9f81-a2e3043ad1e4 https://jobs.co.uk/job/existing-product-development-technologist-reed-specialist-recruitment--3ff443d2-97f8-4845-9f81-a2e3043ad1e4 Mon, 11 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT Location: Coventry | Salary: £30000 - £35000/annum | Type: Permanent | Existing Product Development Technologist Location: Coventry Reporting to: Head of NPD Salary: up to -35k About the Role We are looking for an Existing Product Development (EPD) Technologist to join our UK NPD team, primarily based at our Coventry site. This role is key to ensuring the ongoing success and optimisation of our existing product portfolio through cost-saving initiatives, product and process improvements, and operational robustness. You will play a pivotal role in prioritising, planning and delivering EPD activities, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure products meet target costs, quality standards, waste levels and operational requirements. Key Responsibilities As an Existing Product Development Technologist, you will: Work collaboratively with NPD teams to ensure all EPD products are safe, robust, cost-effective and aligned with Gruma policies and target waste levels Support cost-saving initiatives across procurement, decomplexity, contingency planning, tenders and ingredient changes Produce kitchen samples where required to evaluate ingredients prior to factory-scale trials Support, organise and run factory trials, ... Permanent