Development TechnologistEvery successful launch starts with a brief and someone who can turn it into a recipe that works. This is a role for a technologist who enjoys being there at the very beginning: sitting down with the customer, understanding what they are really asking for and taking it from the first idea through to a product that runs on the factory floor.Zest is recruiting a Development Technologist to join the NPD team at a UK food manufacturer. Reporting to the NPD Manager, you will lead the concept and recipe development stage for new and existing products, working directly with customers to understand the brief in detail, building strong relationships through meetings and sample reviews and making sure what you develop is something the factory can deliver.Day to day, you will create and maintain new product files and project information, develop recipes that meet customer codes of practice on raw material selection and sourcing and keep them within nutritional targets, including HFSS regulations and vitamin claims. You will be hands on, supporting concept development through bench, pilot and main plant activity and managing the kitchen equipment, ingredients and stock needed to prepare samples for customer submission. You will work closely with the Process Technologist to hand over everything needed for trials and launches, share joint responsibility for product quality, recipe and blend control, batch traceability and yields on first productions and help ..... full job details .....