About the Role
Looking for a role where your attention to detail and technical expertise really matter? Our North Ayrshire-based client is hiring a Product Technologist to play a key role in product development, ensuring all products meet the highest standard of quality, compliance, and customer expectations. This is a great opportunity to join a forward-thinking team and bringing products for well-known brands to life before they reach the shelves. What you will get in your new role Competitive salary (dependent on experience) Pension Holiday Entitlement Staff Discount Professional development opportunities Additional company benefits Responsibilities in your new role as Product Technologist As the Product Technologist, you'll report to the Technical Manager/Head of Product Development, playing a key role in ensuring product quality and compliance from concept through to launch. You'll support product development, review specifications and formulations, and ensure all products meet customer briefs, technical standards, and business objectives. You'll maintain accurate documentation and ensure compliance with safety, legal, and customer requirements, while keeping up to date with regulatory changes. Working closely with suppliers and factories, you'll coordinate technical information, support product assessments, and liaise with production teams to ensure smooth product implementation. You'll also contribute to quality assurance across product ranges, assist with audits, and identify opportunities for improvement, while providing technical support to customers and responding to technical queries and specification requests as needed. Your personality, experience and qualifications We're looking for a proactive, solution-focused individual with experience in a technical or product development role, ideally within manufacturing or laboratory environment. You'll bring a strong understanding of product specifications, technical compliance, and hands-on experience working with samples or chemical-based products. Excellent attention to detail, strong organisation skills and clear communication is essential, as you manage multiple projects and work closely with a range of stakeholders. A degree in Product Development, or a related field is desirable, along with experience of retailer standards, BRCGS, SALSA, or specification systems. Above all, you'll be confident working independently, collaborating as part of a team, and bringing a strong sense of commercial awareness to your work. Due to the location, access to own vehicle is preferred but not essential.