https://jobs.co.uk/job/senior-npd-technologist-jelly-technical--706ac48a-53d8-4d9b-9f44-9d2f8c9ec73d RSS feed for Senior NPD Technologist at Jelly Technical. en-gb Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:47:44 GMT https://jobs.co.uk/job/senior-npd-technologist-jelly-technical--706ac48a-53d8-4d9b-9f44-9d2f8c9ec73d https://jobs.co.uk/job/senior-npd-technologist-jelly-technical--706ac48a-53d8-4d9b-9f44-9d2f8c9ec73d Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:52:29 GMT Location: Lichfield | Salary: 35000.00-35000.00 Annual | Type: Permanent | A well-established food manufacturer is looking to appoint a Senior NPD Technologist to join their New Product Development team at their Staffordshire site. This is a pivotal, high-visibility role within the business, offering the opportunity to drive innovation while gaining valuable exposure by directly supporting the NPD Manager.As a Senior NPD Technologist, you will have full turn-key ownership of the new product development lifecycle. You will possess the experience and confidence to autonomously manage major projects from initial customer concept right through to final factory launch. Key responsibilities of this Senior NPD Technologist role:Independently lead complex projects from concept to launch, establishing and managing critical paths in collaboration with key internal and external stakeholders.Act as a primary technical point of contact for customer accounts, managing relationships, leading concept briefs and presenting new iterations directly to clients.Plan, coordinate and run comprehensive factory trials, ensuring accurate validation documentation, managing short shelf-life testing parameters and updating product costings.Work closely with and support the NPD Manage... Permanent