Equity jobs in United Kingdom

We’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.95bn.

Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here atSpalding, we have a team of around 540 colleagues. We produce coleslaw, potato salad, salad bar bulk products (2kg), pasta salads and couscous/grains for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Morrisons, Co-op, Asda, Aldi, Sainsbury’s, Nando’s and Pizza Hut. Our Spalding site has a restaurant with hot food available to all our colleagues.

As a Senior Process Development Technologist, you willcarry out all relevant manufacturing projects to deliver process development and line trials successfully.

• Provide information to support the creation of customer and factory specifications which lead to the production of accurate and appropriate product labelling information
• Responsible for the planning, preparation and successful execution of process development and line trials to deliver customer requirements and process improvements
• Provide process guidance and advice to cross functional manufacturing teams to promote adoption of new practices or process for increased efficiency
• Monitor and communicate process trends to ensure launch date adherence, maximum process optimisation and effective communication to customers
• Challenge and investigate potential continuous improvement projects and facilitate relevant trials to drive process and product enhancements opportunities
• Ensure the output of all line trials are fully documented with adherence to food safety, quality standards and customer requirements are met
• Assessment of equipment capability to ensure that process standards are in line with company and customer requirements to drive improvements
• Ensure that a safe working environment exists for colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the Health, Safety and Environment Policy

We’re proud to be recognised in the Gender Equity Measure Top 100 for our commitment to gender equality.

• Desired: educated to degree level in a food science or related subject
• Ideallyqualifications essential such as Level 3 Food Hygiene, Level 2 Health and safety, Level 2 Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), Level 2 Sensory Training and Level 2 Micro biological training
• Experienced in evaluation and interpretation of shelf-life results
• Experienced in interpretation of customer codes of practice
• Experienced working with different types of computer programmes and can demonstrate experience analysing project results
• Knowledge of legal labelling legislation and a variety of retailer web-based systems is desirable
• Understanding of technology relevant to business area and area of responsibility and a demonstratable understanding of technical key performance indicators
• Can demonstrate the following skills and experiences, GMP knowledge of techniques, basic hygiene principles, basic legal labelling, and basic knowledge of weight legislation

• Work experience within a food manufacturing environment and process
• Must be able to take part in taste panels
• Experience signing off packaging and artwork
• This role is Monday - Friday, flexibility will be required on start and finish times during trials

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.