New Product Development & Quality Testing Technologist

What’s in it for you

We offer excellent benefits that help make Tesco a great place to work. These include but aren’t limited to:

• Competitive Salary
• Retirement Savings Plan
• Life Assurance Cover
• Annual Bonus
• Our Virtual GP service provides free and confidential access to an online GP through video GP consultations, and online prescription service for colleagues. The service is also available to families of colleagues who live at the same address for a reduced cost.
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and family members for in the moment emotional support along with free access to a range of wellbeing services supporting you under our new Wellbeing First approach of Body, Mind and Life.
• Colleague Clubcard offering 10% discount across stores and online, with 15% discount weekends once a month (Friday to Sunday), and 20% off twice a year. There is also 20% off F&F clothing, all year long, these various discounts can be extended to a family member with a 2^nd Clubcard available.*
• Annual leave
• Save As You Earn Scheme

*Entry requirements and rules of the scheme apply
 

About the role

We are currently seeking to appoint a New Product Development & Quality Testing Technologist to manage and coordinate the running of our Quality Testing Plan & Support with the development of new products. Reporting to the Lead Quality & Innovation Manager you will be responsible for supporting product development projects and working with stakeholders to ensure the best results for the business as well as being responsible for leading and planning the quality testing and development testing in our facility and implementing our processes and prepare sensory samples for in-house panels. Complete sensory tests to verify adherence to specification to ensure we maintain a record of quality control, process control, or product development and provides technical support with sensory projects, and reports.

You will be responsible for

• Ensuring accurate documentation of test goals and objectives, test design, and testing procedures.
• Submitting tests for scheduling and communicating test schedule to team to ensure testing materials are ready on-time and in correct quantities.
• Creating questionnaires for Sensory Panel testing.
• Summarizing test results orally, and in written documentation. Co-ordinating, setting up, administering, and reporting results of R&D internal sensory testing.
• Co-ordinating and scheduling sensory & consumer panels.
• Recruiting and coordinating internal groups of people for testing.
• Ensuring all agreements are accurate and recorded in writing in line with Commercial processes, and reporting Grocery Regulations complaints to Legal within 48hours of receipt.
• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always act with integrity and due diligence.

NPD: 

• Working with NPD managers to support on product development projects. 
• You will support all aspects of the product development process from brief through to instore launch.
• Support commercial buying managers in developing and implementing category development strategy. 
• Ensure that products, services, and information consistently deliver quality and value to meet customer expectation in a defined product portfolio. 
• Brief and work alongside buying managers and technical managers to ensure we are delivering the right products for our customers. 
• Support NPD managers during competitor challenges on quality. Implementing the category development strategy to strengthen supplier product quality & innovation. 
• Continually seek opportunities, often in conjunction with suppliers to improve quality of product. 
• Implement action plans to resolve issues across product portfolio. 
• Work closely with category teams, you will source suppliers and products to fulfil market insight requirements for ranges across fresh and ambient categories. 
• The wide arrange of products means this role will require excellent project management skills, coupled with high levels of personal energy and enthusiasm. 
• Leading by example – be flexible and willing to be hands on in all capacities when required

You will need

• Minimum of 1 years’ work experience; R&D or Sensory experience desirable.
• Experience in Product Development within retail
• Degree in Food Science / Food Technology or similar
• Must be detail oriented and flexible to changing priorities.
• Ability to work independently as well as in multi-functional teams.
• Proficient in MS Office, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Candidates should have a basic understanding of statistics, be detail and task-oriented, and have strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Full driving license and own car (needed to perform the role)

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About us

At Tesco, our vision is to become every customer’s favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or on the move. Our core purpose is to serve our customers, communities, and the planet a little better every day.

At Tesco, we pride ourselves on having an inclusive culture where everyone can truly be themselves. This is embedded in our values: we treat people how they want to be treated. We celebrate diversity and recognize the value and opportunity it brings, ensuring our colleagues feel they can be themselves at work and are supported to be at their best.

We have embraced a blended working week, combining office and remote working. Our offices remain places for connection, collaboration, and innovation. We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that celebrates the cultures, personalities, and preferences of our colleagues, who in turn help build our business's success and reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Our stores are welcoming places for everyone, with colleagues trained to support those with visible or hidden disabilities through the Sunflower Lanyard programme.

As a large business with diverse roles and flexible working patterns, Tesco can find something that suits you. We celebrate diversity and welcome everyone. Our inclusive recruitment process ensures candidates can thrive and request any necessary adjustments. For more information on accessibility support, visit Tesco Careers Accessibility.

If you need additional support, please email tescoireland.recruitment@tesco.ie. This will help us understand how we can best support you through the recruitment process.