Product Development Process Technologist
| Posting date: | 09 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £33,000 to £35,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 August 2025 |
| Location: | UB6 8LZ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | William Jackson Food Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | WJFRP82309-15332 |
Summary
Overview
Join Belazu as a Product Development Process Technologist and become a key part of our innovation journey, creating and launching delicious, high-quality products that reflect our brand values. From concept to shelf, you’ll manage NPD briefs, collaborate with chefs and technical teams, and ensure our ingredients shine. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone passionate about food manufacturing, project coordination, and great taste.
About Belazu
This is a lovely opportunity to join a business with an impressive set of accreditations, from B Corp status to silver standard Investors in People and newly recognised in 2025 as a Sunday Times Best Place to Work. We are a diverse team with a shared set of professional goals and social values that drive a hugely satisfying working experience. Belazu has been a pioneer of supplying high quality, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Ingredients within the UK’s Foodservice for over 30 years. We are an innovative leader in our field, with an energetic and high performing working culture. We have ambitious plans to grow over the next 5 years and take great pride in the values that form the spine of our business.
What the day job looks like:
As a Product Development Process Technologist, you’ll:
• Manage NPD and EPD projects through our stage gate process from concept to launch.
• Develop and trial new recipes, support with tastings, and ensure products meet safety, cost, and shelf-life goals.
• Create and maintain process documents (Process Sheets, QAS) and ensure all raw materials and packaging are approved.
• Collaborate with Sales, QA, Production, and external suppliers to bring products to life.
• Evaluate preservation techniques, chemical parameters, and ensure compliance with brand and technical standards.
• Generate and approve product artwork in collaboration with internal and external teams.
• Coordinate weekly project meetings and lead cross-functional communication to keep timelines on track.
• Provide ad-hoc support to amend existing recipes and support production when required.
This role will suit you if:
• You strong experience in product development, process control, or QA within food manufacturing.
• You have a degree in Food Science or a related field.
• You love managing multiple projects with excellent attention to detail.
• You’re organised, curious, and passionate about great food and how it's made.
• You’re confident working with ingredient suppliers and enjoy turning briefs into beautiful, finished products.
• You’re a team player with strong judgement, time management, and creativity.
This role may not be for you if:
• You prefer a narrowly defined or desk-only role.
• You’re uncomfortable working with production teams, chefs, or technical documentation.
• You don’t enjoy fast-paced environments or shifting priorities.
• You struggle with deadlines or cross-functional collaboration.
What’s in it for you?
• 33 days annual (including 8 public holidays) per annum
• Auto-Enrolment Pension, plus an enhanced pension option
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Life assurance from day one
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee benefits portal with retail discounts, EAP and GP services and financial support tools
• Volunteer days
• Free parking on site
• Up to 40% discount on Company products
• Socials and internal awards
• Subsidised Canteen
Terms
• 40 hrs/wk 8am–4.30pm Mon–Fri (Flexibility on start time)
• Probationary period 3 months
• Annual salary review (our ‘movers and shakers’ are always rewarded)
• 10% KPI related bonus based around challenging but achievable tasks related to the role
Thanks for reading our job advert. We do our very best to bring to life what it's like working as part of our team. Diverse teams really are the best teams. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves at work and develop their talents to the full. All colleagues are expected to take personal responsibility for keeping our workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying - a place where everyone is treated fairly and respectfully.
We also know that sometimes some candidates may be put off applying for a job unless they think they can tick every box. If you are really excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren't sure if you are 100% there yet... go on... why not give it a whirl? Good luck!