Job Title: Process Technologist Main Purposes and Scope of the Job: To be the link between the development kitchen and the production line. The main aim of the role is to ensure the smooth transition between development and full production through factory trials combined with continuous quality improvement. Reporting to: New Product Development Manager Responsible for: None Duties and Key Responsibilities: Helping to build and maintain strong relationships between Technical, Production and New Product Development teams. Scheduling and managing factory trials in line with customer and production requirements. Creating factory trial notifications and issuing trial recipes for production ahead of time. Managing raw materials for trials and liaising with the Production Manager to order any new raw materials required. Helping to manage trial time with Production Managers to ensure all commitments are fulfilled in line with customer timelines. Document data from trials and communicate any findings or changes in a timely manner. Secure and submit appropriate samples as requested by customer as well as those for analysis e.g. Microbiological, for organoleptic evaluation and for transit trials. Key point of contact for customer factory approval gate, ensuring all paperwork and samples are complete. Taking a key part in customer pre and first productions visits and external audits. Conduct ongoing investigations into production processes and making recommendations for improvements if