🍮 Wibble are reinventing desserts — and they’re growing fast!
Their plant-based, ambient puddings are already stocked in Tesco, Waitrose, Ocado and soon Sainsbury’s. You’ll also find them in schools, hospitals, and foodservice kitchens across the UK. With a US launch planned for 2026 and exciting NPD in the pipeline, now’s the time to join this wobble-loving team.
They’re looking for a hands-on NPD & Quality Technologist / Manager to help shape the next generation of delicious innovation.
If you're ready to roll up your sleeves in the kitchen and keep quality world-class — this could be the role for you.
THE ROLE:
NPD
🍧 Spend time in the kitchen developing, tweaking, and testing game-changing desserts
🧪 Experiment with sweeteners, stabilisers, flavours & more — mastering taste, texture & shelf life
📈 Spot trends, feedback or compliance shifts and turn them into delicious new ideas
🚀 Lead development from concept to launch — scaling from spoon to shelf
📓 Keep detailed formulation records and development logs
🏭 Scale recipes from kitchen to factory while keeping that signature Wibble wobble
Quality & Compliance
🗂️ Manage QMS and HACCP without drowning in red tape
⏳ Run shelf-life, storage and stability trials
🔍 Approve raw materials and oversee supplier technical checks
📋 Ensure full compliance with FFL, HFSS, allergen labelling and customer specs
🧠 Be the go-to for buyers, co-manufacturers and technical partners
🤝 You’ll also get stuck into
🎨 Collaborating with sales & marketing to bring new ideas to life
🥄 Supporting improvements in flavour, nutrition, and cost
🏭 Assisting with factory trials or onboarding new production lines
ABOUT YOU:
🧑🔬 Experience in NPD, food tech or quality (desserts, dairy or ambient is a bonus!)
🧠 Strong knowledge of food formulation — hydrocolloids, sugar alternatives, acids, shelf life
👩🍳 Super hands-on — love testing, tasting, and tweaking
⚖️ A creative thinker backed by data and practical problem-solving
🗣️ A confident communicator across commercial and supply chain teams
💜 Why Wibble?
🌱 Work on something genuinely different — plant-based, ambient, and disruptive
🛒 Shape products that hit supermarket shelves and foodservice menus nationwide
🌍 Join an exciting UK brand with global ambitions
🤗 Be part of a collaborative, kind, ambitious team with flexible working
🍮 And yes… there’s always a fridge full of jelly
💌 Ready to shake up the dessert game and help Wibble redefine what pudding can be! Apply Now!