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NPD Placement Student

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Finnebrogue looks at what’s wrong with food to figure out how to make it the best it can be, without being bound by the way it has always been done. Having earned a reputation as the country’s leading top-tier sausage maker, we launched revolutionary bacon and ham made without nitrites, opened a state of the art vegan and vegetarian factory and always place innovation at the heart of what we do.

You will have the opportunity to develop strong skillset within the NPD department, understanding all elements of the initial product development.

The Job

  • Batching; -weighing out of ingredients in the spice room or raw meat over the tables
  • Mixing; -assisting in pumping and packing of samples on the factory floor
  • Labelling; – Making label for products and finished goods stock control
  • Sampling; -Making up samples boxes for customer requests
  • Cooking; – cooking off samples for assessment (internally and with customer)
  • Stock check of NPD ingredients, highlight when we are low, add to procurement tracker
  • Ensure retained samples are frozen down, manage frozen stocks, highlight when retained close to depletion
  • Cost saving projects – produce bench samples
  • Conduct blind benchmarking as required
  • Add ingredients specs to the internal recipe system, ensure pricing is added
  • Assist stage & gate process tech with cooking validations, instructions generation, QAS
  • Manage gate 4 samples & timescales with guidance from NPD Manger
  • Be aware of critical path timelines
  • Test cutter guides and get sign off from production & procurement and ensure factory compatibility
  • Set up Transit Trial, assess new boxes as being fit for purpose
  • Co-ordinate pre-production trials in conjunction with NPD Manager and production
  • Recipe development, start to understand what goes into development of new ideas, recipes and ranges
  • Generation and presentation of customer review documents
  • Innovation visits (targeted trips which are brief specific)
  • Category incite understanding (with the marketing department)
  • Customer reviews and presentation (assisting initially and within 6 months, to manage a review and present products and supporting documentation)
  • Start to build and manage relationships with customers
  • Own and manage your own project – for which you will be the sole point of contact
  • Work on interdepartmental skills (in particular with commercial and technical for development presentations and then with process and production for launches)

The Person

Essential:

  • Currently in second year of a food related course.
  • Flexible, adaptable and the ability to work in dynamic, fast-paced environment managing multiple tasks daily.
  • Exceptional organisational, communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability working with employees at all levels in the organisation and across all functions.
  • Full Driving License and access to transport for travel.
  • Eligibility to work in the UK, during 12 month placement.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

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