Development Assistant

NWF is leading manufacturer of prepared salads, coleslaw and “food-to-go” for supermarkets and retailers, and as such we work closely with farmers across Europe. But there’s a lot more to us than the products we make. We also.

Grow careers and opportunities.

Grow Sustainability

Grow employee and community wellbeing.

Grow great supplier relationships.

Our culture is inclusive, and our people are diverse spanning 39 different languages. We operate four manufacturing facilities capable of producing over 326m units per year. We offer a genuine opportunity to positively influence and make a significant impact to our business and our customers.

As a Development Assistant, you will support, on a daily basis, the activities within the Development Kitchen to help maintain the smooth running of all Kitchen activity, within the development gated process.

The role will report into our Developmental Chef and will involve working closely with multiple disciplines and key stakeholder across our business.

In this role you will be supported and mentored to develop your skills further into becoming a food product developer.

PRINCIPLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Production of high-quality kitchen samples, within current or future factory capability
* Co-ordinate and collect raw materials and packaging from our factories and ensure appropriate stock rotation
* Shop for benchmark products, samples, launches and replenishment of kitchen supplies
* Manage courier bookings, mitigate additional spend by consolidating deliveries where possible
* Support the Team to update and maintain our recipe system
* Support the Team in preparation of customer presentation paperwork
* Support the Team to provide Lunches and Showcases for key customers and suppliers visiting us.

ABOUT YOU:

* Proven ability to build and maintain effective relationships.
* Proactive and able to use own initiative.
* Basic culinary and food hygiene skills.
* Good communication skills both written and oral.
* Organised, with the ability to plan multiple tasks.
* Driving Licence.
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.
* HND / Degree level education (desirable)

Benefits and pay.

We offer a fantastic benefits package with over 30 benefits to* Production of

Why we are different.

We want to be a force for good. To that end, we are committed to making sure that everyone wins when they work with us, from our colleagues to customers and the farmers who supply us. We call this commitment “Do the Right Thing”. For us, that means measuring our environmental sustainability, employee benefits and charitable giving and the effect it has – and making sure we always improve.

Our values

Everything we do starts with passionate people because they help us to deliver quality, service and value to our customers. The NWF team focuses on three key areas:

1) Doing the right thing

2) Putting the customer at the heart of what we do

3) Making sure our product is perfect

Please apply in the first instance if you are interested in this opportunity.

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