Senior Culinary Innovation Technologist

Drnewitt • Full-time • 2w ago

Job Description

🚀 Senior Culinary Innovation Technologist
📍 UK | Full-time

Are you a food innovator who loves turning ideas into real, scalable products?

We’re looking for a Senior Culinary Innovation Technologist to take a leading role in developing exciting new food concepts – from kitchen bench experimentation through to factory scale production. If you’re passionate about food trends, ingredient functionality and creating products that consumers genuinely love, this could be your next step.

Why this role?

You’ll join a forward-thinking food manufacturer known for its collaborative culture and commitment to innovation. In this role, you won’t just follow briefs — you’ll help shape them. Your ideas, creativity and technical know-how will directly influence the next generation of products brought to market.

What you’ll be doing

Leading kitchen-based product development, taking concepts through recipe creation, trials and refinement.
Managing NPD kitchen trials and sample production, ensuring projects progress on time.
Supporting scale-up from development kitchen to factory, working closely with production and technical teams.
Identifying new food trends, ingredients and technologies to inspire future product ideas.
Coordinating taste panels and internal feedback loops to refine concepts.
Working cross-functionally with commercial, procurement, operations and technical teams.
Ensuring documentation, compliance and quality standards are met throughout development.

What we’re looking for

Strong culinary or food development background within food manufacturing.
Experience developing recipes and bringing products from concept to factory scale.
Knowledge of ingredients, costing, and technical considerations in product development.
Ability to manage multiple projects and work to tight NPD timelines.
A genuine passion for food innovation and consumer trends.
Strong collaboration skills and the confidence to work across teams and suppliers.

What you’ll gain

The chance to lead innovation projects from concept to launch.
A collaborative environment where creative food ideas are encouraged.
Exposure to end-to-end product development, from kitchen to production line.
Opportunities to contribute to the long-term innovation pipeline of a growing food business.