Senior Process Technologist

Senior Process Technologist
 Tottle Bakery & Riverside Bakery (Nottingham) – Fully Onsite
 £38,000–£40,000

Are you an experienced Process Technologist ready to take the next step in your career, with greater ownership and the opportunity to lead projects end-to-end?

At The Compleat Food Group, we’re looking for a Senior Process Technologist to support both our Tottle Bakery and Riverside Bakery sites, playing a key role in bringing new and improved products to life.

The Role

This is a hands-on, fast-paced role where you’ll take ownership of the full product journey—from concept approval through to successful factory launch.

Working closely with cross-functional teams, you’ll lead factory trials, solve production challenges, and ensure products are delivered to the highest standards of quality, safety, and consistency.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead factory trials from planning through to execution and evaluation
• Take ownership of product launches, ensuring smooth handover to production
• Work on both NPD (new products) and EPD (existing product improvements)
• Collaborate with technical, production, NPD teams, and suppliers
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues within the factory environment
• Ensure all documentation and specifications meet audit and compliance standards
• Drive continuous improvement across quality, efficiency, and cost
• Support and influence cross-site projects across both bakeries

About You

• Experience in a food manufacturing environment (ideally bakery or chilled)
• Strong understanding of factory processes and trials
• Confident leading projects and working cross-functionally
• Highly organised with strong problem-solving skills
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, hands-on environment
• Passionate about delivering high-quality food products

About The Compleat Food Group

At The Compleat Food Group, we’re proud to be a food business built on purpose and passion. Formed in 2021, we’re on a mission to create Food to Feel Good – great quality, tasty and affordable food that people love to eat.

We’re home to some of the UK’s most exciting and loved food brands, including Wall’s Pastry, Pork Farms, Wrights, The Real Yorkshire Pudding Co., unearthed, Vadasz, Squeaky Bean, Palace Culture, and Harvey & Brockless. Alongside our branded portfolio, we’re a leading supplier of delicious own-label pastry, sweet bakery, party food, olives and antipasti, added-value egg products, continental meats, dips and sauces and plant-based food to the UK’s major retailers, as well as across foodservice.

With over 6,000 talented colleagues across 17 sites, and an annual turnover of £1.3bn, we’re united by a shared ambition to shape the future of food for the better.

We are backed by European private equity firm PAI Partners.