Product Developer

We’re looking for fantastic colleagues to help us be the best at putting convenient veg on every plate.

Love food? Enjoy getting hands-on in the kitchen and seeing ideas turn into real products on the shelf?

At Fenmarc, our NPD team are at the heart of creating exciting, high-quality products for our customers. As part of the team, you’ll play a key role in bringing new ideas to life – from first concept right through to factory launch.

You’ll be supporting NPD projects, helping us deliver new product launches and improvements to existing lines, making sure everything is done to a high standard and works in real production.

Based at Elm, Wisbech

08.30 – 17.00 Monday to Friday 37.5hrs per week

What you’ll be doing:

Product development

• Work with our NPD team to create and develop delicious product concepts
• Help take products from idea to reality through our site development process
• Support a small number of customer projects (with guidance)
• Keep NPD paperwork and documentation up to date and organised
• Help source and manage ingredients and product samples
• Assist with product benchmarking and case count assessments

Product concepts & insight

• Support gap analysis, seasonal reviews and trend spotting
• Contribute ideas and suggestions to development briefs
• Attend product submissions where required

From trial to launch

• Get involved in factory trials, pre-productions and launches
• Support trial reports, line standards and BOM checks
• Assist with artwork approvals
• Carry out cooking validations and product write-ups
• Complete taste testing (organoleptics) and report findings

The wider role

• Be part of NPD lunches, customer visits and site activity
• Support building a strong food culture across site
• Be flexible when needed for trials and launches (occasional hours outside normal shifts)
• Step in to support the wider NPD team where needed

What you’ll have:

If you have the experience and skills we are looking for, gained through relevant food manufacturing roles, we’d love to hear from you.

• Around 1–2 years’ experience in product development (or a Food Science degree or similar)
• A genuine passion for food and hands-on kitchen work
• Strong relationship building skills – you’ll work with lots of teams
• A can-do attitude, with great organisation and attention to detail
• Ability to manage priorities and adapt in a fast-paced environment
• Good Microsoft Office skills
• Confident communicator – both written and verbal

What you’ll get in return

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting, challenging role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with plenty of opportunities

• the opportunity to demonstrate your strategic thinking to help shape and influence our direction and future
• a strong team atmosphere and broad business impact

Plus, you’ll also receive a competitive rewards package

• Life insurance
• 5% matched pension
• Personal accident cover
• Hotel discounts
• Shopping discounts
• Cash healthcare benefit
• EV charging
• Flexible working
• Buy additional holiday