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University of Nottingham
06/01/2025
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Description
Role
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Food Science Fusion Ltd [FSF] is an independent company based on the Sutton Bonington Campus of the University of Nottingham. We offer New Product Development and Innovation services to the food industry in the UK and Ireland. Our focus is on improving nutrition, taste, and commercialisation while enabling reductions on environmental impact of the food industry, enabling our clients to improve their path from Thought to Fork
Our clients range across the wider food industry, from farmers and entrepreneurs to blue chip multinationals.
The company is offering this vacancy as it reaches the next phase in its expansion and celebrates its 10th anniversary
The purpose of this role is to enable recipes to be formulated / and or/ reformulated to meet the client’s brief; for the recipes to be scalable and easily transferred from test kitchen to a variety of production facilities. This will require close collaboration with the other disciplines withing the team to ensure that the essence of the recipe is kept at every scaled level.
CLOSING DATE: 05/01/25 Please note that the role may close early to applications – apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Duties and responsibilities
Day – to – day: Working in the food hall / office as needed on product recipe developments, proactively applying problem solving skills to enable the solutions required for success outcomes and developments. This involves researching trends & history of ingredients and recipes; planning the work schedule and delivering to pre-agreed times. Carrying out all the manual work required from ordering the required ingredients from approved sources with correct traceability; responsibility for the weighing, blending, cooking trials as well as keeping your area of work clean and safe.Setting out and recording organoleptic tests on potential recipes.
Working in a cross disciplinary team, contributing and learning from discussions and practical work with others.
There will be opportunities to work alongside partner companies and clients for both online and face-to-face meetings in addition to factory trials.
The ideal candidate will have a questioning approach to tasks, an open and enquiring mind and being able to brainstorm and communicate. Being open and building your resilience as many trials and repeats may be necessary to perfect and prove the results.
Skills and experience
This is suitable for candidate looking for an opportunity to work across a wide range of products and a permanent role and has an MSc in any of the following discipline, who has an excellent grasp of the basic culinary skills and a deep interest in making food products that are nutritious, tasty and have a positive environmental impact.
- Food Science
- Food Production
- Human Nutrition
- Clinical Nutrition
- Dietetics
Essential
- Culinary skills
- Interest in different cuisines
- Meticulous record keeping
- Questioning approach / analytical questions / critical thinking
- Adaptability
- Flexibility
- Teamwork balanced with self-starting
- Passion for subject
- Confident in using Excel
- Calculations for Food Nutrition
- Good Communicator
Good to have / Interest in developing:
- Problem solving
- Resilience
- Passion for innovation
- Culinary skills
- Formulations & Calculations
- Sensory science knowledge
- Nutritional Science knowledge
- Food Production
PLEASE NOTE: All types of foods may need to be tasted. Requirement to disclose dietary restrictions and or allergens is essential to keep everyone safe.
Food Science Fusion is an equal opportunity employer and as such do not discriminate for race, religion, or sexual orientation. We will not tolerate discrimination or intolerance from or to our workforce
Location
Sutton Bonington
Additional information
Start Date: 6/01/25
End Date: Permanent
Shifts and Times: 5 days, Flexible, with core hours 09.30 – 16.00
Pay Rate: Starting salary £25000/ annum depending on experience
Working location: Sutton Bonington, University of Nottingham Campus
Dress Code: Smart, and suitable for task [e.g. laboratory, food production & office] Restrictions on no heavy perfumes and minimal jewellery due to food hygiene & sensory requirements
For advice on CVs, covering letters and making applications, please refer to the University’s Careers and Employability Service website.
How to apply
To apply please email your CV and a tailored cover letter to: rdolby@fsfusion.co.uk Please include the subject line “Assistant Food Product Developer + your Initials