Food Technologist
My client, a highly successful Irish food retailer, is seeking a Food Technologist. The successful candidate will join a dynamic own brand team developing food and non-food products across a wide range of categories, including leading retail brands. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment with a strong focus on innovation, compliance, and sustainability. Hybrid.
Package
- Generous salary doe
- Bonus
- Pension
- Agile/Hybrid working model
Responsibilities of this Food Technologist role include:
- Working closely with suppliers to ensure all own-brand products meet agreed specifications and quality standards for both product and packaging.
- Ensuring all products consistently deliver for the consumer while meeting agreed technical and quality standards.
- Ensuring full compliance with legislation and internal policies throughout all stages of product development.
- Managing and maintaining online product specifications (e.g. specification systems such as Zoom) to ensure all products are fully approved before launch.
- Following the stage gate process to deliver efficient, structured product development.
- Conducting regular market bench marking to identify opportunities for product or process improvements.
- Supporting suppliers and product developers to implement best-in-class sustainable packaging solutions in line with environmental targets.
- Liaising with design teams to review and approve packaging artwork and on-pack information.
- Working closely with sourcing teams to approve supplier bases for new and existing products.
- Maintaining close communication with the Quality department regarding supplier audits and managing any technical issues effectively.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers, customers, and internal cross-functional teams.
- Understanding business priorities and contributing to delivering quality products at the lowest possible cost.
Requirements for this Food Technologist role include:
- Third-level degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Food Business, or a similar relevant discipline.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in the FMCG sector/food manufacturing environment in a transferable role such as Development, Quality, or Technical.
- Experience completing retailer specifications using computerised systems.
- Strong knowledge and experience of legal labelling and label approvals.
- Understanding of quality systems such as BRC, HACCP, and allergen control.
- Strong project management, organisational, analytical, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
- Excellent attention to detail and a passion for food and market trends.
Aoife Clarke is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below, and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, only suitable applicants will be contacted.
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Food Technologist
My client, a highly successful Irish food retailer, is seeking a Food Technologist. The successful candidate will join a dynamic own brand team developing food and non-food products across a wide range of categories, including leading retail brands. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment with a strong focus on innovation, compliance, and sustainability. Hybrid.
Package
- Generous salary doe
- Bonus
- Pension
- Agile/Hybrid working model
Responsibilities of this Food Technologist role include:
- Working closely with suppliers to ensure all own-brand products meet agreed specifications and quality standards for both product and packaging.
- Ensuring all products consistently deliver for the consumer while meeting agreed technical and quality standards.
- Ensuring full compliance with legislation and internal policies throughout all stages of product development.
- Managing and maintaining online product specifications (e.g. specification systems such as Zoom) to ensure all products are fully approved before launch.
- Following the stage gate process to deliver efficient, structured product development.
- Conducting regular market benchmarking to identify opportunities for product or process improvements.
- Supporting suppliers and product developers to implement best-in-class sustainable packaging solutions in line with environmental targets.
- Liaising with design teams to review and approve packaging artwork and on-pack information.
- Working closely with sourcing teams to approve supplier bases for new and existing products.
- Maintaining close communication with the Quality department regarding supplier audits and managing any technical issues effectively.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers, customers, and internal cross-functional teams.
- Understanding business priorities and contributing to delivering quality products at the lowest possible cost.
Requirements for this Food Technologist role include:
- Third-level degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Food Business, or a similar relevant discipline.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in the FMCG sector/food manufacturing environment in a transferable role such as Development, Quality, or Technical.
- Experience completing retailer specifications using computerised systems.
- Strong knowledge and experience of legal labelling and label approvals.
- Understanding of quality systems such as BRC, HACCP, and allergen control.
- Strong project management, organisational, analytical, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
- Excellent attention to detail and a passion for food and market trends.
Aoife Clarke is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below, and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, only suitable applicants will be contacted.
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Food Technologist
My client, a highly successful Irish food retailer, is seeking a Food Technologist. The successful candidate will join a dynamic own brand team developing food and non-food products across a wide range of categories, including leading retail brands. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment with a strong focus on innovation, compliance, and sustainability. Hybrid.
Package
- Generous salary doe
- Bonus
- Pension
- Agile/Hybrid working model
Responsibilities of this Food Technologist role include:
- Working closely with suppliers to ensure all own-brand products meet agreed specifications and quality standards for both product and packaging.
- Ensuring all products consistently deliver for the consumer while meeting agreed technical and quality standards.
- Ensuring full compliance with legislation and internal policies throughout all stages of product development.
- Managing and maintaining online product specifications (e.g. specification systems such as Zoom) to ensure all products are fully approved before launch.
- Following the stage gate process to deliver efficient, structured product development.
- Conducting regular market benchmarking to identify opportunities for product or process improvements.
- Supporting suppliers and product developers to implement best-in-class sustainable packaging solutions in line with environmental targets.
- Liaising with design teams to review and approve packaging artwork and on-pack information.
- Working closely with sourcing teams to approve supplier bases for new and existing products.
- Maintaining close communication with the Quality department regarding supplier audits and managing any technical issues effectively.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers, customers, and internal cross-functional teams.
- Understanding business priorities and contributing to delivering quality products at the lowest possible cost.
Requirements for this Food Technologist role include:
- Third-level degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Food Business, or a similar relevant discipline.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in the FMCG sector/food manufacturing environment in a transferable role such as Development, Quality, or Technical.
- Experience completing retailer specifications using computerised systems.
- Strong knowledge and experience of legal labelling and label approvals.
- Understanding of quality systems such as BRC, HACCP, and allergen control.
- Strong project management, organisational, analytical, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
- Excellent attention to detail and a passion for food and market trends.
Aoife Clarke is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below, and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, only suitable applicants will be contacted.
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Food Technologist
My client, a highly successful Irish food retailer, is seeking a Food Technologist. The successful candidate will join a dynamic own brand team developing food and non-food products across a wide range of categories, including leading retail brands. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment with a strong focus on innovation, compliance, and sustainability. Hybrid, Cork-based.
Package
- Generous salary doe
- Bonus
- Pension
- Agile/Hybrid working model
Responsibilities of this Food Technologist role include:
- Working closely with suppliers to ensure all own-brand products meet agreed specifications and quality standards for both product and packaging.
- Ensuring all products consistently deliver for the consumer while meeting agreed technical and quality standards.
- Ensuring full compliance with legislation and internal policies throughout all stages of product development.
- Managing and maintaining online product specifications (e.g. specification systems such as Zoom) to ensure all products are fully approved before launch.
- Following the stage gate process to deliver efficient, structured product development.
- Conducting regular market benchmarking to identify opportunities for product or process improvements.
- Supporting suppliers and product developers to implement best-in-class sustainable packaging solutions in line with environmental targets.
- Liaising with design teams to review and approve packaging artwork and on-pack information.
- Working closely with sourcing teams to approve supplier bases for new and existing products.
- Maintaining close communication with the Quality department regarding supplier audits and managing any technical issues effectively.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers, customers, and internal cross-functional teams.
- Understanding business priorities and contributing to delivering quality products at the lowest possible cost.
Requirements for this Food Technologist role include:
- Third-level degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Food Business, or a similar relevant discipline.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in the FMCG sector/food manufacturing environment in a transferable role such as Development, Quality, or Technical.
- Experience completing retailer specifications using computerised systems.
- Strong knowledge and experience of legal labelling and label approvals.
- Understanding of quality systems such as BRC, HACCP, and allergen control.
- Strong project management, organisational, analytical, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
- Excellent attention to detail and a passion for food and market trends.
Aoife Clarke is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below, and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, only suitable applicants will be contacted.
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Product Technologist – Home & Lifestyle
Our client, a hugely popular fashion retailer, is seeking a confident Product Technologist for their Home & Lifestyle team. As Product Technologist for our client’s Home & Lifestyle team, you must already have strong technical expertise to deliver quality products that are safe, legal and fit for purpose. You will come with experience in home and lifestyle products and be up-to-date on relevant testing. Dublin city centre based.
Salary & Package:
- Salary €65 – €71 DOE
- Bonus
- Pension
- Healthcare
- Agile working
Your day-to-day of these Product Technologist jobs include:
- Driving the delivery of the departmental and quality strategy in line with customer’s expectations
- Applying quality standards and commercially evaluating product testing
- Monitoring returns reports
- Undertaking benchmarking exercises with competitors
- Adhering to and ensuring best practices are followed
- Liaise with retail teams to understand and interpret customer feedback on quality issues
- In partnership with the buying teams, participate in supplier meetings to drive the quality agenda
- Engaging with Sourcing and Ethical to understand supplier performance.
- Identifying opportunities where process efficiencies can be developed and drive cost savings
- Through training and engagement with Buying and Suppliers, improve the sampling hit rate
Requirements for these Product Technologist jobs include:
- 3+ years’ experience in similar position
- Proactive problem solver and commercially minded
- Full understanding of mass production
- Experience of working hand-in-hand to varied supplier base
- Experience of implementing process and following through to review
- Experience of managing and delivering on projects
- Great people skills and ability to communicate the Quality message across the board
- Good IT skills
Aoife McCaul is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.
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Garment Technologist – Childrenswear
Our leading fashion retail client has new opportunities for experienced Garment Technologists to join their very successful fashion division. Dublin city centre based.
Garment Technologist, Fashion, Dublin city centre
Our leading international fashion client is looking for an experienced Garment Technologist who can work within a fast-paced environment and who possesses excellent organisational and communication skills.
The successful Garment Technologist will work alongside the product operations teams, suppliers and key stakeholders to establish and maintain best practice. You will ensure product is developed and supplied to our client’s customers customer that complies with their quality standards and looks to exceed customer expectations
Responsibilities for this Garment Technologist job include:
- Driving the delivery of the departmental and quality strategy in line with customer’s expectations
- Strong technical expertise to deliver quality products that are safe, legal and fit for purpose
- Applying quality standards and commercially evaluating product testing
- Monitoring returns reports
- Undertaking benchmarking exercises with competitors
- Adhering to and ensuring Best Practise is followed for sampling
- Liaise with retail teams to understand and interpret customer feedback on quality issues
- In partnership with the buying teams, participate in supplier meetings to drive the quality agenda
- Engaging with Sourcing and Ethical to understand supplier performance.
- Identifying opportunities where process efficiencies can be developed and drive cost savings
- Through training and engagement with Buying and Suppliers, improve the sampling hit rate
- Providing coaching and up-skilling to the Buying teams as required
Requirements of this Garment Technologist job include:
- 3+ years experience in similar position
- Proactive problem solver and commercially minded
- Experience of fitting across multiple products
- Full understanding of grading
- Full understanding of mass production
- Experience of travel to varied supplier base – FE, Europe and Africa
- High levels of communication and organisation
- Experience of implementing process and following through to review
- Experience of managing and delivering on projects
- Worked in both branded and retail environment – would be ideal
- Good IT skills
- Competency at understanding test reports
Permanent job salary: €65-71k DOE & Excellent benefits
Aoife McCaul is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position.
For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website.
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Assistant Product Technologist – Home & Lifestyle
Our client, a hugely popular homeware and fashion retailer, is seeking a confident Assistant Product Technologist for their Home & Lifestyle team. As Assistant Product Technologist for our client’s Home & Lifestyle team, you must already have strong technical expertise to deliver quality products that are safe, legal and fit for purpose. You will come with experience in homeware, soft furnishings and toys and be up-to-date on relevant testing. Dublin city centre based.
Salary & Package:
- Salary €50-55k doe
- Bonus
- Pension
- Healthcare
- Agile Working
Your day-to-day of this Assistant Product Technologist job include:
- Demonstrate technical knowledge to support the delivery of quality products that are safe, legal and fit for purpose.
- Assist with product development and adhere to “the Best Practice” sample process flow
- Investigate all Gold Seal rejections and communicate quality issues to product operations teams and suppliers
- Build competitor awareness to enable quality, fit and performance benchmarking versus key competitors
- Work with the compliance team to ensure the company quality standards are in line with industry standards (Value/Volume retail).
- Demonstrate an understanding of the legal/product/retail requirements for labelling
- Assist in identifying potential fit, fabric or component quality issues
- Compile and conclude tech packs and score card analysis as part of the delivery of the key line programme to ensure Primark quality standards and cost efficiencies are achieved
- Investigate and support resolution of quality issues in a timely manner with clear solutions and communication to all relevant stakeholders
Requirements for this Assistant Product Technologist job include:
- 2+ years experience in similar position
- Proactive problem solver and commercially minded
- Full understanding of mass production
- Experience of working hand-in-hand to varied supplier base
- Experience of implementing process and following through to review
- Experience of managing and delivering on projects
Aoife McCaul is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.
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Product Technologist – Home & Lifestyle
Our client, a hugely popular fashion retailer, is seeking a confident Product Technologist for their Home & Lifestyle team. As Product Technologist for our client’s Home & Lifestyle team, you must already have strong technical expertise to deliver quality products that are safe, legal and fit for purpose. You will come with experience in home and lifestyle products and be up-to-date on relevant testing. Dublin city centre based.
Salary & Package:
- Salary €65 – €71 DOE
- Bonus
- Pension
- Healthcare
- Agile working
Your day-to-day of these Product Technologist jobs include:
- Driving the delivery of the departmental and quality strategy in line with customer’s expectations
- Applying quality standards and commercially evaluating product testing
- Monitoring returns reports
- Undertaking benchmarking exercises with competitors
- Adhering to and ensuring best practices are followed
- Liaise with retail teams to understand and interpret customer feedback on quality issues
- In partnership with the buying teams, participate in supplier meetings to drive the quality agenda
- Engaging with Sourcing and Ethical to understand supplier performance.
- Identifying opportunities where process efficiencies can be developed and drive cost savings
- Through training and engagement with Buying and Suppliers, improve the sampling hit rate
Requirements for these Product Technologist jobs include:
- 3+ years’ experience in similar position
- Proactive problem solver and commercially minded
- Full understanding of mass production
- Experience of working hand-in-hand to varied supplier base
- Experience of implementing process and following through to review
- Experience of managing and delivering on projects
- Great people skills and ability to communicate the Quality message across the board
- Good IT skills
Aoife McCaul is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.
#INDSPEC1
Garment Technologist – Childrenswear
Our leading fashion retail client has new opportunities for experienced Garment Technologists to join their very successful fashion division. Dublin city centre based.
Garment Technologist, Fashion, Dublin city centre
Our leading international fashion client is looking for an experienced Garment Technologist who can work within a fast-paced environment and who possesses excellent organisational and communication skills.
The successful Garment Technologist will work alongside the product operations teams, suppliers and key stakeholders to establish and maintain best practice. You will ensure product is developed and supplied to our client’s customers customer that complies with their quality standards and looks to exceed customer expectations
Responsibilities for this Garment Technologist job include:
- Driving the delivery of the departmental and quality strategy in line with customer’s expectations
- Strong technical expertise to deliver quality products that are safe, legal and fit for purpose
- Applying quality standards and commercially evaluating product testing
- Monitoring returns reports
- Undertaking benchmarking exercises with competitors
- Adhering to and ensuring Best Practise is followed for sampling
- Liaise with retail teams to understand and interpret customer feedback on quality issues
- In partnership with the buying teams, participate in supplier meetings to drive the quality agenda
- Engaging with Sourcing and Ethical to understand supplier performance.
- Identifying opportunities where process efficiencies can be developed and drive cost savings
- Through training and engagement with Buying and Suppliers, improve the sampling hit rate
- Providing coaching and up-skilling to the Buying teams as required
Requirements of this Garment Technologist job include:
- 3+ years experience in similar position
- Proactive problem solver and commercially minded
- Experience of fitting across multiple products
- Full understanding of grading
- Full understanding of mass production
- Experience of travel to varied supplier base – FE, Europe and Africa
- High levels of communication and organisation
- Experience of implementing process and following through to review
- Experience of managing and delivering on projects
- Worked in both branded and retail environment – would be ideal
- Good IT skills
- Competency at understanding test reports
Permanent job salary: €65-71k DOE & Excellent benefits
Aoife McCaul is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position.
For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website.
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Garment Technologist – Childrenswear
My client, a rapidly expanding online retailer, is seeking a commercial and passionate Garment Technologist – Childrenswear to join their highly successful business. This is a wonderful time to join this inspiring brand. This role is based in the Netherlands.
Package
- €50 -57k DOE
- Pension
- Agile working
- Relocation Package
Responsibilities of this Garment Technologist – Childrenswear role include:
- Focus on assessing clothing for quality and fit for their private label collection.
- Draw up measurement schedules and initiate product improvements.
- Advise stylists, buyers, and suppliers about the fit and work together on the development of their private label collection.
- Make return analyses at supplier and article level and conduct seasonal evaluations.
- Communicate with suppliers regarding preparing orders for production and checking the sample process.
- Proactively think when it comes to improvements within your own team and in collaboration with the business.
Requirements for this Garment Technologist – Childrenswear role include:
- You have at least 5 years of experience in a Garment Technician role within Private Label.
- You are analytically strong, good at Excel, commercially driven and you are a fully-fledged discussion partner for suppliers.
- You are a team player.
- You are accurate and know how to extract insights from data.
Aoife McCaul is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website or call Aoife McCaul 01 871 7613 for more information. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.
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