Job Summary
Velo Coffee Roasters is a multi-award-winning roastery bringing speciality coffee to retail. Velo Coffee are Ireland’s first B Corp-certified roastery, providing 11 different blends of coffee. Velo Coffee sells its products in retail, food service and through e-commerce direct to the consumer.
Job Description
The successful candidate will be at the centre of the company’s New Product Development work, bringing at least three new products from concept to launch. You will work closely with the company, customers and partners throughout the project, with duties including:
- Lead the development of a new functional coffee range.
- Understand and apply relevant food safety regulations.
- Source, review and assess new ingredients and products.
- Manage recipe, ingredient and process changes and record all relevant information.
- Plan and lead factory trials for products to achieve all briefed objectives on time.
- Ensure all paperwork relevant to the project is recorded and kept up to date.
- Organise customer visits on behalf of the company.
- Organise and lead monthly technical meetings with the core project team.
- Report formally every quarter on project progress.
The successful graduate will lead
this project, in a supportive partnership with North West Regional College (NWRC) as part of the InterTradeIreland Innovation Boost Programme and will also have the opportunity to avail of a Post Graduate Diploma with Queen’s University Belfast as part of the employment offering.
Benefits:
- Fully funded Post-Graduate Diploma awarded by Queen’s University Belfast
Interviews will be held approximately week commencing: 18/11/2024