<div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptionnote"><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span lang="en-GB">Join our team and be part of a company that truly lives its values. With our expertise and commitment to innovation, we aim to build trust and make health and wellness accessible to all. By fostering inclusivity and care, we work collaboratively to improve the well-being of our colleagues, customers, and communities.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10.0pt;">&nbsp;</p></div></div><div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptiontitle">The Role</div><div class="earcuposdescriptionnote"><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Join Holland &amp; Barrett's Burton Manufacturing site as a Process Specialist, where you'll ensure new products and ongoing enhancements move smoothly from development into full-scale production. Reporting to the Quality &amp; Product Safety Manager, you will focus on maintaining process capability, efficiency, and regulatory compliance. You'll work closely with product development, production, and packaging teams to introduce equipment, lead trials, and support continuous improvement—helping us uphold high standards and drive innovation across our manufacturing operations.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></span></p><ul><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Lead the integration of New Product Developments (NPD) into full-scale manufacturing, ensuring smooth handovers and production readiness.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Manage Existing Product Development (EPD) refinements, maintaining quality, efficiency, and compliance with regulatory and customer specifications.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Oversee Holland &amp; Barrett and Co-Pack production processes, ensuring all activities adhere to established standards.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Monitor and enhance process capability, driving consistency in output quality and minimising variability.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Identify opportunities to improve process efficiency and reduce waste, including evaluating new raw materials for quality and consistency gains.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Plan, execute, document, and analyse product and equipment trials to validate feasibility, scalability, and alignment with technical requirements.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Oversee commissioning of new machinery and equipment—ensuring operational, hygiene, and quality standards are met, and supporting the development of relevant documentation.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Collaborate on packaging innovation projects to enhance sustainability, efficiency, and consumer appeal.</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Location: This role is based onsite at our Distribution Centre in Burton, Monday - Friday</strong></span></p></div></div><div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptiontitle">The Person</div><div class="earcuposdescriptionnote"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Significant experience in food manufacturing process management, including NPD integration and process optimisation.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Proven track record with process audits, equipment trials, and commissioning activities.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Solid knowledge of food safety regulations (HACCP, BRC) and familiarity with regulatory registration requirements (OPSS).</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Strong analytical skills to interpret trial outcomes, audit results, and drive continuous improvement.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Strategic thinker capable of bridging R&amp;D and manufacturing operations.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Excellent communication and collaboration abilities—comfortable working with technical, production, and regulatory teams.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining compliance and efficiency.</span></li><li style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Demonstrates adaptability and a commitment to innovative solutions in process management.</span></li></ul></div></div><div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcuposdescriptiontitle">What we offer</div><div class="earcuposdescriptionnote"><p><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><strong>Our Benefits</strong>&nbsp;for this role include, but not limited to:</span></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">H&amp;B Employee Discount - 25%</span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Pension company&nbsp;contribution</span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Exclusive&nbsp;benefits, free advice and savings from a range of retailers and providers</span></li><li><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">And many more!</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><em><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr">We're passionate about helping every colleague thrive across all dimensions of wellbeing, and we're committed to having a diverse and inclusive workplace. In line with our EPIC values (Expertise, Pioneering, Inclusive, Caring), we embrace and actively celebrate all our colleagues' unique and varying experiences, backgrounds, identities and cultures - I am me, we are H&amp;B.&nbsp;</span><br></em></span></p></div></div><div class="earcuposdescription"><div class="earcu_posdescriptionnote"><p><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr"><em>Holland &amp; Barrett </em><em>does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Please do not forward resumes to our job alias, employees, or any other company location. Holland &amp; Barrett is not and will not be responsible for any fees if a candidate submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless otherwise agreed with respect to specific open position(s).&nbsp;</em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'open sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak" dir="ltr"><em>#LI-Onsite #LI-JK2</em></span></span></p></div></div>