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NPD Technologist / Commercial Food Science Extraordinaire (KTP Associate)

Abertay University - Growers Garden & Abertay University

Location: Dundee
Salary: £27,000 to £32,332 pa, plus dedicated Personal Development Budget of £5,333
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 18th September 2023
Closes: 3rd November 2023
Job Ref: REQ001130

32 months

Salary range: £32,332.00, plus dedicated Personal Development Budget of £5,333

At Growers Garden, we believe in sustainable farming and snacking. We believe passionately that our supply chain should support sustainable working practices, all the way from picking the crop to marketing the product (which we do online… less paper). And above all else, the product should be healthy, food inclusive and taste magnificent. What’s even better – we want you to be a part of it with us.

Growers Garden have partnered with Abertay University through Innovate UK KTP programme and their incredible food scientists to create an NPD technologist role. You’ll be based primarily at Growers Garden, and spend on average one day a week at Abertay. As the KTP associate, you’ll drive our NPD projects forward, you’ll transfer tons of knowledge about ingredient interactions and product quality over to Growers Garden. You’ll foster a culture of innovation, research and development, you’ll engage with internal (staff, management, the board) and external (customers, suppliers, researchers) stakeholders, and you’ll work tirelessly on the creation of new, healthy and exciting snacks. Like the current range, these new snacks will be vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free, and make use of ‘wonky’ or under-utilised crop.

What will I be doing?

  • Deliver the project objectives in the KTP project proposal.
  • Develop and understand ingredient interactions and the processes that go into making fresh veg crisps.
  • Assist in the development of HFSS compliant snacks (this is government legislation about reducing all the nasties that we eat).
  • Develop training programs for all staff on new processes, and create supporting documentation. This will include weekly and monthly updates to key stakeholders.
  • Maintain an up-to-date project plan and provide progress updates to the Local Management Committee (Growers Garden, Abertay and KTP funding bodies).
  • Understand the company’s extrusion production process and seek to develop this further.
  • Work to improve the nutritional profiles of the vegetable snacks.
  • Understand how brassicas interact with other ingredients and they may effect the production process and/or nutritional parameters, e.g., does variety matter, time of planting or picking, whether you use the stem or the florets etc.
  • Assist with expanding the product portfolio to incorporate a whole range of other healthy vegetables.
  • Embed a culture of learning, development and scientific innovation into the company.

What you’ll need to succeed

Ideally, you’ll have a Masters or Honours degree in food science or food technology. You’ll be an outstanding communicator and confident when presented with challenges to overcome. You’ll be a natural-born teacher and have solid IT and project management skills. Most importantly, you’ll work extremely well with others at all levels.

Specific knowledge of relevant analytical food science techniques is also an advantage, including HPLC, LCMS or GCMS. Strong practical lab and research skills would be beneficial, and experience of working in a commercial environment post-graduation is highly desirable.

Informal enquiries can be directed to Martin Peel (martin.peel@growers-garden.com) or Athina Tziboula-Clarke (a.tziboula-clarke@abertay.ac.uk).

If you believe you have the skills and experience for this exciting and challenging role, please submit your application through our online recruitment system, which can be found at https://www.abertay.ac.uk/discover/work-here/jobs/

Committed to Equal Opportunities

Abertay University is a Scottish Registered Charity,

No: SC016040

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