Job Title: NPD Technologist
Location: Dublin
Salary: DOE
About the Company
Our client is a well-established and innovative food ingredients business operating within the Irish and international food manufacturing sector.
They specialise in delivering ingredient-based solutions across a variety of markets including processed meat, bakery, snack foods, flexitarian and vegetarian product categories.
With a strong focus on quality, technical expertise and customer service, the company partners with leading global ingredient manufacturers and is committed to sustainability and innovation as part of its long-term growth strategy.
About the Role
The successful candidate will play a key role in developing innovative food solutions, supporting customer projects, and delivering technical expertise across a broad range of applications. This is a highly collaborative and solutions-driven position, ideal for someone with a strong culinary and technical background who enjoys working closely with customers and suppliers.
Key Responsibilities
- Support New Product Development (NPD) and New Product Introduction (NPI) projects from concept through to commercial launch
- Develop and formulate bespoke blended ingredient solutions tailored to customer requirements
- Match existing market products and create innovative new solutions for commercial application
- Provide technical consultation and support to customers on product development challenges
- Showcase product solutions through culinary applications and demonstrations
- Conduct kitchen and factory trials to validate product performance and scalability
- Translate market and consumer trends into commercially viable manufacturing solutions
- Prepare technical documentation including specifications, SOPs and blending instructions
- Ensure compliance with food safety regulations and industry standards
- Liaise with suppliers regarding ingredient sourcing, technical specifications and quality documentation
- Oversee first production runs and support factory trials where required
- Participate in customer meetings, presentations and supplier engagements
Requirements
- Background as a Chef with a qualification in Food Science, Food Technology, Culinary Arts or a related discipline, or equivalent industry experience
- Previous experience in an NPD role within value-added meat, food manufacturing or food ingredients
- Strong creative and innovative mindset with a proven ability to develop new product concepts
- Excellent culinary skills with experience developing and matching flavours across multiple applications
- Strong understanding of ingredient functionality and food manufacturing processes
- Knowledge of food safety systems including HACCP and BRC standards
- Excellent organisational and project management skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- High attention to detail with a proactive approach to problem solving
What’s on Offer
- Opportunity to join a growing and innovative organisation
- Exposure to international ingredient suppliers and market-leading technologies
- Collaborative and supportive working environment
- Excellent opportunity for career progression within the food innovation sector
For more information, please apply through the link provided for the attention of Daniel Kirwan or email daniel.kirwan@osborne.ie
If you are interested in finding out more about the above role and would like to be considered other suitable roles that we may have available for your skill set – please attach your CV via the link provided
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If you are living in Ireland and hold a valid work permit, we would love to hear from you, if however, you do not hold a valid work permit unfortunately we will not be in a position to assist you with your job search.
Osborne are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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