Process Manager

Process Development Manager

Location: Grimsby
Salary: Up to 55,000 + bonus + benefits
Sector: Chilled Food Manufacturing

An established chilled food manufacturing business is recruiting a Process Development Manager. This role is well suited to Senior Process Technologists or Process Technologists who regularly step up, cover senior colleagues, and lead factory trials.

This is a process-driven role, focused on delivery rather than product creativity.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead process development and factory scale-up from concept through to launch

• Plan, run and document factory trials, ensuring smooth handover to Operations

• Own customer-led changes, renovations and launches at site level

• Manage critical paths, timelines, yields and trial costs

• Work closely with Operations, Technical, Engineering and Commercial teams

• Support manufacturing readiness and continuous improvement initiatives

• Mentor Process Technologists and build team capability

• Progress into line management responsibility within 6 months

Ideal Candidate Profile

You may already be:

• An NPD Manager who has a preference in Process

• A Senior Process Technologist, or

• A Process Technologist acting up (covering during annual leave, sickness or customer visits), or

• A Technologist managing projects, trials and customer interaction independently

You will have:

• Experience in chilled food manufacturing

• Hands-on factory trial and scale-up experience

• Exposure to UK retailer own-label requirements

• Good understanding of food safety standards (HACCP, BRC, customer COPs)

• Strong organisation, communication and stakeholder skills

(chilled food experience advantageous but not essential, product experts on site to support)

Package & Benefits

• Salary up to from 40,000 to 55,000 (DOE)

• Annual discretionary bonus (based on company performance)

• Pension: statutory employer contribution

• Life assurance (3x salary)

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays

• Staff discount

• On-site parking

Additional Information

• No sponsorship available

• Interviewing First stage ASAP- Final stage booked for 20th and 21st January

• Interview process includes site tour and short presentation task