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  Product Developer  

  Blue Spark Organisation Ltd

  [fulltime] - Bristol

  Posted: 19/12/2025

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  The Role Developing products within the chilled sector you’ll be respo... Read More

  The Role Developing products within the chilled sector you’ll be responding to customer briefs and using your creative flair to drive exciting new concepts that reflect up and coming food trends. Your role will involve developing new and existing recipes into commercially viable products, working closely with the NPD Chefs and assisting the Process team to scale up production trials to ensure quality is of the highest levels. You’ll also review and approve all documentation to support this process. You’ll ensure product concepts are operationally feasible, scalable, and meet critical path timelines, escalating risks as needed.
  
  You’ll be supporting the Chefs to create recipes, work with suppliers to source new ingredients, meet commercial parameters, weight and nutritional requirements, whilst also being consistent with customer and food safety requirements.
  
  In addition, you’ll work closely with the commercial team, conducting range reviews and benchmarking your ideas against competitors. Presenting this internally and to customers, you will demonstrate good market and food trend awareness to achieve product approval that ensures you are streets ahead. We are looking for an ambitious food graduate who has gained valuable NPD concept to launch experience within a dynamic food manufacturing environment.
  
  With a proven track record of developing concepts for the UK retailers you’ll be able to demonstrate your excellent project management skills in order to launch successful products into the marketplace.
  
  You’ll need to be foodie, love working multiple projects and interacting with stakeholders at all levels. Your communication skills, attention to detail and focus will need to be outstanding as this product sector is complex.
  
  So, if you are looking for your next challenge where you can enhance your NPD skills within a supportive food company, then apply now or contact us on 0345 2600 737 // 07700 137 110
  
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  Product Developer  

  Blue Spark Organisation Ltd

  [fulltime] - London

  Posted: 18/12/2025

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  The Role Reporting to the NPD & Innovation Manager, you will be respon... Read More

  The Role Reporting to the NPD & Innovation Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end development of new and exciting food products - ensuring each concept is not only innovative but commercially in line with product briefs and market insights.
  
  You’ll liaise closely with customers, presenting ideas and developing solid working relationships. You’ll be able to assimilate customer feedback and work with internal teams to adapt and enhance products quickly and effectively to ensure all new products meet both customer expectations and production capabilities.
  
  This is a broad role where you will be hands on in the innovation kitchen as well as working with factory teams to scale and launch your products in the factory, taking ownership of all stages in the product lifecycle. You’ll also collaborate with cross-functional teams across operations, procurement, technical, and commercial to ensure product success. We are seeking an ambitious, creative and hands on Product Developer / NPD Technologist who can jump into this fast-paced, customer focused role and add some foodie sparkle to the team. You’ll relish the chance to be involved in every facet of NPD and EPD. Ideally you will have a food degree too and have experience within food manufacturing, for brand or retail own-brand products.
  
  You will have an amazing understanding of food trends, ingredients, and seasonality which you can use to revamp recipes as well as conjure up new delights. Experience within the chilled food sector is preferred and you will need to have good knowledge of the NPD process, recipe development, critical path management, presentations and creating commercially viable products.
  
  You must have excellent communication and organisation skills coupled with the ability and enthusiasm to learn quickly and get started on new projects.
  
  If you have a real passion for food and thrive on the hustle and bustle of a busy environment with lots of customer contact, then this could be the role for you! Read Less

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  R&D Lead Process Engineer  

  Blue Spark Organisation Ltd

  [fulltime] - Hertfordshire

  Posted: 26/11/2025

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  The Role You’ll be a key member of the Product team, reporting to the... Read More

  The Role You’ll be a key member of the Product team, reporting to the Innovation Director, and shaping this new role to unlock the potential of the brand’s manufacturing capabilities, finding creative solutions that can really drive innovation.
  
  You’ll collaborate with the rest of the innovation team as well as cross functionally with manufacturing and engineering teams to build a deep understanding of current equipment and production capabilities. Using this insight, you’ll be able to develop new processes that give rise to new / different products that align with the brand values and business ambition.
  
  With the support of the product launch team, you will conduct trials to assess feasibility / scalability of new processes and recipes as well as supporting with the commissioning of new equipment. You’ll ensure that all new processes are robust and reproducible as well as being commercially viable.
  
  As this is a new role, you’ll have the freedom to shape the approach, processes and tools whilst bringing people along on the journey to ensure collaboration and alignment across the business. You’ll be an experienced R&D Process Engineer with a Degree or Masters in Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering or related field. Over your career you will have gained extensive food manufacturing knowledge across a number of different product sectors. You will know how to build an in-depth understanding of process capability and have implemented changes that have helped deliver new and differentiated products.
  
  This role will have to make a big impact in the business so you’ll need to be a self-starter who has heaps of technical curiosity, an analytical mindset, love asking ‘why’ and be an amazing problem solver. Your happy place will be in the factory figuring out what works, what can be improved, what capabilities can be stretched so that fabulous new products can be created. You thrive working cross-functionally, can influence and inspire others, and are excited by the chance to make this role your own.
  
  If you flourish in a fast-paced, innovation driven business where ideas become reality then do get in touch. Either apply or call Dhrutee for a confidential chat. Tel: 0345 2600 737 / 07700 137 110 for a confidential chat.
  
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  Senior Development Chef  

  Blue Spark Organisation Ltd

  [fulltime] - Cornwall

  Posted: 13/10/2025

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  The Role In this fast-paced and creative role you will be given the ch... Read More

  The Role In this fast-paced and creative role you will be given the chance to apply your culinary skills supporting the Development team in the creation of exciting new product ranges. Managing their largest retail account, you will be able to focus entirely on creating inspiring new concepts that capitalise on your expertise and market knowledge to ensure innovative products are in line with the latest food trends as well as customer budgets and launch timescales.
  
  You will also help with the day to day running of the NPD function from working with suppliers, organising ingredients and improving recipes to making samples for presentations and participating in taste panels. In addition, you’ll be using your commercial acumen and culinary insights to spot new trends and identify key areas for potential innovation and growth.
  
  Part of your responsibilities will also include leading feasibility and critical path meeting for your key account to ensure all stakeholders have visibility on all active projects and products being presented to your customer. We are looking for a highly creative and organised Senior Development Chef who is passionate about their food. Having gained food manufacturing experience, and created products for major UK retailers, you will live and breathe food, and enjoy applying your culinary prowess to delicious, on trend concepts.
  
  The ideal candidate will have gained hands on experience and ideally a culinary qualification i.e Culinary arts degree, diploma or related. You will have an extensive personal knowledge of ingredients and flavour combinations, able to bring new twists to recipes and a vast back-catalogue of interesting ingredient sources.
  
  Your organisation and presentation skills will be second to none which you’ll put to use working as part of a large innovation team.
  
  Due to the site’s remote location, we’re looking for candidates who obtain a full UK driving licence and access to their own vehicle.
  
  If you are keen to develop your career in a foodie environment then we’d like to hear from you; apply now or call us on 0345 2600 737/ 07700 137 110 to find out more.
  
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  Senior Product Developer  

  Blue Spark Organisation Ltd

  [fulltime] - London

  Posted: 13/08/2025

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  The Role Reporting to the General Manager, you’ll be joining a small N... Read More

  The Role Reporting to the General Manager, you’ll be joining a small NPD team and will be responsible for the end-to-end development of exciting new food products - ensuring each concept is not only innovative but commercially in line with product briefs and market insights.
  
  This is a broad role where you’ll be working with the overseas R&D team to transform customer briefs into viable production possible products. You’ll take ownership of all stages in the product lifecycle, manage project critical paths and collaborate with technical, ops and procurement teams to ensure quality, innovation and compliance are achieved on the exceptional new products that will adorn the retailer shelves.
  
  You’ll also be involved in packaging improvement, artwork sign off and post-launch reviews. A key part of your role will be forging lasting customer relationships to understand project aspirations and transform these briefs into on-trend and on-time concepts. We are seeking an ambitious, creative and capable Product Developer looking to step up into broad role within a growing business. You’ll have experience ideally within chilled or frozen categories for branded or retail own-brand products. You’ll relish the chance to be involved in every facet of NPD and EPD. Ideally you will have a food degree too.
  
  We’re also looking for exceptional communication skills, as you’ll be retailer facing, and managing projects with internal internation teams to launch products quickly and successfully.
  
  You must have excellent communication and organisation skills coupled with the ability and enthusiasm to learn quickly and get started on new projects.
  
  You will have an amazing understanding of food trends, ingredients, and seasonality which you can use to revamp recipes as well as conjure up new delights.
  
  This is an exciting role where frequent travel will be involved across the UK, EU and to SE Asia.
  
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  NPD Technologist  

  Blue Spark Organisation Ltd

  [fulltime]

  Posted: 21/06/2025

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  The Role You’ll be a part of a dedicated NPD team supporting the creat... Read More

  The Role You’ll be a part of a dedicated NPD team supporting the creation of exciting new products that will be launched into the major UK retailers. You will manage customer accounts throughout the concept to launch process, for NPD and EPD projects. You’ll ensure projects are in line with the critical path and commercial targets using recipe management systems to generate all key recipe information and costings.
  
  You’ll also be benchmarking new and existing ranges, ensuring all quality, technical and production needs are met whilst keeping up to date with the latest movements in this fast-moving industry. With your knowledge of emerging markets and understanding of consumer trends you’ll help drive innovation and support the team to deliver compelling customer presentations that demonstrate how products will make a real impact in the marketplace.
  
  Part of your responsibilities will include creating all NPD documentation such as submission forms, QAS, launch folder, factory paperwork as well as undertaking tasks such as organoleptic testing and micro review. We are looking for an enthusiastic Development Technologist with creative flair coupled with proven experience within food manufacturing. You’ll have worked in a similar fast paced innovations role, where you have gained a strong understanding of NPD processes including technical and quality elements.
  
  A good commercial awareness and an eye for up-and-coming food trends is also a must have, and you’ll need great numeracy, organisation and presentation skills too. Able to communicate at all levels both internally and with key retailers and suppliers, you have the self-drive to work individually as well as part of a team. You are confident, accurate, and have a high attention to detail, but most importantly a real enthusiasm for food.
  
  If you’re a passionate and driven team player looking to apply your creativity and NPD skills, then apply now or call on 0345 2600 737 to find out more!
  
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