Process Development Manager – 18 Month FTC

Salary: £30,000 – £36,000 per year

We are looking for a Process Development Manager to join us on a 9 Month FTC at our site at Leeds!

As a process development manager you will lead the Process team through the planning, preparation and execution phase of process development and line trials along with relevant projects to deliver customer requirements and manufacturing improvements.

You will:

• Deploy product development and technical strategy by providing process, material and equipment knowledge in order to meet customer and company requirement
• Track progress and resolve development issues identified within the trialling stages in order to achieve timely implementation of key projects or targeted launch dates
• Develop and implement joint business planning strategies and projects with the customer in order to agree aligned objectives, time scales and outputs
• Drive and deliver continuous improvement projects, analysing trial output data within the department, to deliver process, quality and equipment capability improvements for the manufacturing unit, retailer and Division
• Deploy the technical people strategy, for process development colleagues, to support a lean enterprise culture and aid colleagues to maximise their potential

Why Greencore?

You may not have heard of us, but we’re sure you’ve tried our products. We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,000 colleagues across 16 world-class manufacturing sites and 18 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals.

Here at Leeds we make just over 40% of all UK frozen Yorkshire puddings; making us one of the UK’s largest suppliers of frozen Yorkshire puddings to Asda, Morrisons & Tesco to name a few!

What we’re looking for

• You will have substantial experience of working within food manufacturing and leading a team. You will already have the necessary food science or micro biological qualifications and be competent in the use of customer technical databases
• With previous experience in a similar role, you will be familiar with operating root cause analysis techniques for problem solving and have the ability to evaluate and interpret shelf life results. You will be an expertise in interpretation of customer code of practice with strong food legislation and legal knowledge.
• It’s a busy role, so you’ll need to a very organised and methodical individual, with sound project management abilities. You’ll have strong people skills with the ability to easily communicate ideas and be comfortable in dealing with a wide range of people at all levels.
• Not only will you be working for one of the country’s leading food manufacturers you’ll also get to work for a company that really does put people at the core

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.