Senior Food Technologist

We’re working with a high-growth food brand that’s rapidly expanding across grocery retail and showing no signs of slowing down. It’s a really exciting time for the business, with strong momentum and continued investment, particularly within the technical team, which is actively growing and evolving.

This is a great opportunity to join a collaborative, down-to-earth environment where you’ll have real ownership and visibility across a broad technical remit.

The role

You’ll sit at the heart of food safety, quality, and supplier performance, making sure products are safe, compliant, consistent, and ready for market. It’s a hands-on, varied role where you’ll be closely involved in both day-to-day technical management and product development activity.

Key responsibilities

• Support supplier onboarding and ongoing compliance management
• Investigate complaints and out-of-spec results, identifying root cause and driving corrective action
• Work with suppliers to improve product quality and reduce recurring issues
• Oversee product testing, shelf-life validation, and sensory assessments
• Support NPD/EPD projects from concept through to launch, including trials and first productions
• Write and maintain accurate product specifications
• Review and approve packaging artwork and labelling for compliance and brand alignment

About you

• Experience in a food technical / quality / food safety role within FMCG or food manufacturing/retail
• Confident managing suppliers and handling technical investigations
• Strong understanding of food safety standards (BRCGS experience desirable)
• Experience supporting NPD in a fast-paced environment
• Detail-focused, proactive, and comfortable working cross-functionally

Why join?

• A fast-growing brand with real commercial momentum
• A technical team that’s actively expanding and being shaped
• A collaborative, supportive, and approachable culture
• Broad, varied role with real ownership and impact
• Opportunity to grow with the business as it scales

If you’re looking for a senior technical role where no two days are the same and you can genuinely make an impact, this is a great one to explore.