Senior Food Technologist (NPD) - Meat Alternatives

Senior Food Technologist (NPD) - Meat Alternatives @ Adamo Foods

Location

: Nottingham
Start date

: ASAP
Salary

: Up to £40,000, depending on experience
Contract

: Permanent

The company

: Adamo Foods is

a new food technology company making delicious, healthy and sustainable alternatives to meat

whole cuts

. We’re launching Europe's first ultra-realistic steak alternative, made from mycelium. We believe in a sustainable World where we no longer have to choose between our favourite foods, our health, and our future.

The role

:

We are looking for a food technologist to help develop our ground-breaking whole-cut meat alternatives. This includes work on structuring of products, flavour application and process scale up. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in food science and technology, have previous experience in developing meat alternatives, be passionate about sustainability, and have a strong entrepreneurial drive.

Key responsibilities:
Develop next generation meat alternatives from mycelium by generating new formulation and process ideas;
Existing product development of current products to maintain product superiority;
Support key process scale up activities by delivering key experiments at lab and pilot scale;
Build and maintain key supplier relationships and test new ingredients solutions;
Design QA analysis and experiments, ensuring we comply with food safety regulations;
Identify, implement and troubleshoot quality and productivity improvements;
Effective lab management (cleaning, stocking, efficiency, process optimisation);
Support in programmes for food safety, quality control and decreasing downtime;
Assist with other departments and tasks as needed.

Requirements:
BSc or MS in Food Science, Food Technology or other related discipline;
3+ years work experience working on NPD, experience in developing meat alternatives a must;
A strategic and analytical mind-set, able to find new ways to reach goals;
Passion for developing new technologies;
Experience developing and using Standard Operating Procedures;
Excellent communications skills;
Excellent data analysis skills, attention to detail, and record keeping;
Self-motivated and able to drive work as part of a hybrid team;
Passion for food, the plant-based industry, and sustainability.

Benefits:
Competitive salary;
A driven, friendly and down-to-earth team;
Flexible working;
Company share options;
Team socials and away days;
Regular tastings of ground-breaking new products.

How to apply:

Please send your CV to

[email protected] .