Process Optimisation Technologist
Hellaby (Home of KP Nuts)
On-site | Monday - Friday

Join our snack-loving team
We’re looking for a Process Optimisation Technologist to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you – this could be your next big move.

About the role

We’re looking for a Process Optimisation Technologist to join our Quality team at Hellaby. This role plays a key part in ensuring we manufacture safe, consistent, and efficient products. Working closely with Operations, Engineering, and R&D, you’ll help us optimise processes, improve equipment performance, and introduce new products with confidence.

You’ll combine hands‑on factory work with structured data analysis to identify the root causes of variation, strengthen process controls, and support continuous improvement across the site. Your work will support Quality’s purpose: protecting the integrity, safety, and reliability of everything we make.

If you’re motivated by technical problem‑solving, enjoy collaborating across teams, and want to make a real impact on how our products are made, we’d love to hear from you.

What’s in it for you?
We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer:

• Annual bonus scheme, with a strong track record of overachievement

• Comprehensive healthcare support – including Medicash Health Cash Plan or Private Healthcare, Digital GP, Best Doctors second opinion service and specialist cancer care

• KP Pension Plan – contribution matching up to 7% of your salary

• 25 days holiday, plus the option to buy more

• KP4ME – our online platform for benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and more

What will you be doing?

• Optimising manufacturing processes
  Analysing line performance to identify bottlenecks, waste, inefficiencies, and opportunities to strengthen process capability

• Leading detailed technical investigations
  Using structured tools such as 5 Whys, Fishbone, DMAIC and SPC to identify root causes and support Quality-led corrective and preventive actions

• Supporting new product and process introduction
  Working with R&D and Quality colleagues to run trials, collect data, evaluate capability, and establish clear performance windows and control parameters

• Driving continuous improvement
  Leading or supporting site improvement activity targeting waste reduction, yield improvement, energy efficiency and process stability, contributing to Quality’s continuous improvement roadmap

• Maintaining compliance and technical standards
  Ensuring all process changes meet site, regulatory and customer requirements, and supporting audits with clear documentation and strong technical rationale

Who are we?
We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.

We’re committed to inclusion
We’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you – your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know.

We’d love to hear from you if you can bring:

• Relevant technical education or experience
  Food science, food technology, chemical engineering or similar, or equivalent industry experience

• Factory-based process engineering experience
  Ideally within food manufacturing and working cross‑functionally with Operations, Quality, Engineering and R&D

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
  Confident working with data, capability analysis, and process performance measures

• Lean and continuous improvement experience
  Comfortable with tools such as 6S, time studies, line balance assessments and process mapping

• A proactive, solutions‑focused mindset
  Able to build relationships, communicate clearly, take ownership and follow through on actions

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