Product Development Process Technologist

Overview

Join Belazu as a Product Development Process Technologist and become a key part of our innovation journey, creating and launching delicious, high-quality products that reflect our brand values. From concept to shelf, you’ll manage NPD briefs, collaborate with chefs and technical teams, and ensure our ingredients shine. This is a hands-on role ideal for someone passionate about food manufacturing, project coordination, and great taste.

About Belazu

This is a lovely opportunity to join a business with an impressive set of accreditations, from B Corp status to silver standard Investors in People and newly recognised in 2025 as a Sunday Times Best Place to Work. We are a diverse team with a shared set of professional goals and social values that drive a hugely satisfying working experience. Belazu has been a pioneer of supplying high quality, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean Ingredients within the UK’s Foodservice for over 30 years. We are an innovative leader in our field, with an energetic and high performing working culture. We have ambitious plans to grow over the next 5 years and take great pride in the values that form the spine of our business.

What the day job looks like:

As a Product Development Process Technologist, you’ll:

• Manage NPD and EPD projects through our stage gate process from concept to launch.
• Develop and trial new recipes, support with tastings, and ensure products meet safety, cost, and shelf-life goals.
• Create and maintain process documents (Process Sheets, QAS) and ensure all raw materials and packaging are approved.
• Collaborate with Sales, QA, Production, and external suppliers to bring products to life.
• Evaluate preservation techniques, chemical parameters, and ensure compliance with brand and technical standards.
• Generate and approve product artwork in collaboration with internal and external teams.
• Coordinate weekly project meetings and lead cross-functional communication to keep timelines on track.
• Provide ad-hoc support to amend existing recipes and support production when required.

This role will suit you if:

• You strong experience in product development, process control, or QA within food manufacturing.
• You have a degree in Food Science or a related field.

This role may not be for you if:

• You prefer a narrowly defined or desk-only role.
• You’re uncomfortable working with production teams, chefs, or technical documentation.
• You don’t enjoy fast-paced environments or shifting priorities.
• You struggle with deadlines or cross-functional collaboration.

What’s in it for you?

• 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Auto-Enrolment Pension, plus an enhanced pension option
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Learning and development opportunities
• Life assurance from day one
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee benefits portal with retail discounts, EAP and GP services and financial support tools
• Volunteer days

Terms

• 40 hrs/wk 8am–4.30pm Mon–Fri (Flexibility on start time)
• Probationary period 3 months
• Annual salary review (our ‘movers and shakers’ are always rewarded)
• 10% KPI related bonus based around challenging but achievable tasks related to the role
• Hybrid Working Structure