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About the Role
Davin Foods is seeking a proactive and organised New Product Development Manager to lead product development projects across its prepared fruit and vegetable manufacturing sites. This role is ideal for individuals with food manufacturing or FMCG experience who can manage multiple projects, collaborate effectively, and guide new products from concept to production.
Responsibilities
- Lead customer NPD projects across the sites.
- Manage the full product development lifecycle, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed specifications.
- Develop scalable manufacturing processes that meet food safety, quality and operational requirements.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams to complete and approve manufacturing specifications ahead of launch.
- Support the smooth transition of new products into production.
- Oversee product costings, yields and throughput assumptions to ensure commercial viability.
- Lead NPD meetings, manage priorities and identify potential risks.
- Champion continuous improvement across NPD and manufacturing processes.
- Maintain high standards of compliance, governance and reporting.
Requirements
- A degree or equivalent relevant industry experience.
- A food safety qualification, including HACCP.
- Experience within a food manufacturing or FMCG environment, ideally in NPD, technical or production support.
- A good understanding of food manufacturing processes and operational procedures.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- The confidence to engage with and influence internal and external stakeholders.
- Competent Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle, with the flexibility to travel between both sites.
- Professional, approachable and solution-focused demeanor.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Proactive, team-oriented approach.
Skills
- Food manufacturing
- FMCG
- NPD
- Technical support
- Production support
- Food manufacturing processes
- Operational procedures
- Organisational skills
- Project management
- Communication skills
- Stakeholder engagement
- Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)
Location
- Barking, London
Work Type
- Site-based four days per week
- Flexibility required for occasional evening, night or weekend work
Experience Level
- Experience within a food manufacturing or FMCG environment
Education Level
- Degree or equivalent relevant industry experience
- Food safety qualification, including HACCP
Salary/Compensations
- £30,000–£40,000 per annum
Benefits
- Car allowance
- Annual pay reviews
- 28 days’ holiday inclusive of bank holidays
- Retail discount membership
- Health Care Cash Plan
- Pension scheme
- Additional company benefits based on service and commitment
About the Company
- Davin Foods, part of Reynolds, operates in the prepared fruit and vegetable manufacturing sector.
Equal Opportunity
- Davin Foods is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.