research engineer Scarborough, England
Job description
Position Title: R&D Value Engineering Technologist (Cost Saving Development)
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Scarborough / Hybrid
Grade: Grade 06
Requisition ID: 23846
There’s nothing beige about McCain…
Except for our potatoes — and we’re extremely passionate about them.
When you join McCain, you’ll be joining the biggest player in the frozen potato game, bringing people together around the nation for over 60 years by sharing simple, delicious planet-friendly food.
We’ve partnered with thousands of the country’s supermarkets, pubs, restaurants, hospitals, and schools to change the way people see the humble spud. It’s all about elevation and creating something better.
So, come and make your career at McCain Foods.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
Within R&D, the value engineering technologist has the responsibility to identify, promote to internal stakeholders and deliver cost-saving and optimisation projects. The team looks after ingredients and packaging opportunities including product formulations as well as processes optimisations.
This role provides product development and technical leadership to support the delivery of GB product value engineering initiatives. These projects will span discovery, feasibility, development, and implementation phases of product formulation projects and will ensure they are delivered on time, in full and meeting our quality and budget requirements.
Reporting into the R&D Manager you will be mainly responsible for delivering independently cost reduction projects end to end.
Other tasks will include:
- Work collaboratively and cross-functionally with all functions (R&D, Marketing, Quality, Manufacturing, Procurement, …) to influence and drive projects forward
- Proof of concept testing to determine savings and feasibility
- Prepare and Conduct trials (plant and lab scale) to execute the ideas
- Organise sensory tastings to validate any changes don't compromise product design and key product attributes
- Lead full implementation completing all required documentation and technical validations (quality, regulatory, …)
- Actively build ideas to identify new cost reduction projects; travelling to the plants, connecting with the global and cross-functional teams, working with the extended network (suppliers, co-manufacturers …).
- Participate in local and global team meetings to build the network, share the saving results, ways of working and stimulate ideation.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR.
To thrive in this role, we're looking for someone with experience as a Technical Project Lead within a Value Engineering (VE) or New Product Development (NPD) team. Collaboration is key, so being a constructive team player with a strong sense of partnership behaviour is highly valued.
At McCain Foods, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact on our business while working with a diverse and supportive team. Join us in shaping the future of frozen potatoes and discover a career that's anything but beige.
WHERE YOU WILL WORK.
Our HQ is based on Scarborough, North Yorkshire!
Here at McCain, we champion hybrid working. This means we don’t have a set expectation of exactly when you need to be in the office – this role will require frequent site-based R&D work but is otherwise hybrid.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
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Job Family: Research & Development
Division: Global Research and Development
Department: Potato
Location(s): GB - United Kingdom : England : Scarborough || GB - United Kingdom : England : Grantham || GB - United Kingdom : England : Hull || GB - United Kingdom : England : Peterborough || GB - United Kingdom : England : Whittlesey || GB - United Kingdom : England : Wombourne || GB - United Kingdom : Other : Reference job description || GB - United Kingdom : Scotland : Montrose
Company: McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd
