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Jason Bird

Product Manager at Country Style Foods
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Seasoned food industry professional with expertise in product development and sensory evaluation.
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Location
Berwick-Upon-Tweed, England, United Kingdom, GB
Skills
  • Food Industry
  • Food Processing
  • Sensory Evaluation
  • Food Manufacturing
  • Product Development
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Jason Bird is a seasoned food industry professional with extensive experience in product development, sensory evaluation, and quality systems. He has held various roles, including Product Manager, Development Technologist, Process Technologist, and Research and Development Technician, with a strong background in food manufacturing and GMP. He has worked for prominent companies like Country Style Foods, Farne Salmon & Trout Ltd, and General Mills.

Experience

  • Country Style Foods
    • Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, United Kingdom
    • Product Manager
      • Sep 2021 - Present
      • Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, United Kingdom

  • Country Style Foods
    • Various
    • Development Technologist
      • Apr 2017 - May 2021
      • Various

  • Farne Salmon & Trout Ltd
    • Process Technologist
      • Oct 2016 - Apr 2017

      Member of the NPD team. Main objective was running trials including cross functional support with planning and production managers. Interpretation of trial data and suggested next steps in line with KPI's

  • General Mills/
    • R & D TECHNICIAN
      • Sep 1995 - Oct 2016

      Research and Development Technician (14 years)Key Responsibilities and AccomplishmentsVisiting, liaising and taking part in ideation sessions with customers todevelop new product suitable for developing into new shop keeping units.Developing formulas and organising factory trials up to launch of products.Verifying shelf life and extending where possible.Setting up and running sensory evaluation sessions and interpreting results.Revisiting customers post launch to receive feedback.Developed and the launched of the latest 2 products for Pizza Hut UK Ltd fromconcept through to final productIn charge of the budget and contract negotiations for dispatching new productdevelopment samples in the UK and worldwide.Experience of managing project teams.Holistic Margin Management – A member of the project team thatachieved an annual saving of £446K.

  • R.F Brookes (Rogerstone) Ltd
    • Technical Assistant
      • Jun 1985 - Apr 1995

      Assisting the generation of product specificationsOrganizing factory trialsResponsible for sample submission

Education

  • Newbridge Comprehensive

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