For uncompromising cat parents who want the best, KatKin goes hardcore for cat health. We make the UK’s first fresh cat food. High in human-grade meat, gently cooked and frozen for freshness.
Where the competition cuts corners, catfishes customers and puts profits over health, we put cat wellbeing first. No shortcuts. No secret recipes. We’re cutting the fluff, thinking fresh and channelling hardcore love into industry-wide change. So cats live long and cat parents can love hard without compromise.
Why you’ll love working with us
We’re all-in for cats, and it shows: our energy will blow you away from day one.
You’ll be surrounded by knowledgeable scientists, big creative thinkers, astute business brains, and a whole team of hardcore cat parents. All on a mission to make hardcore love the new standard in cat care – with a fresh take on every product in the cat industry.
The role
This is a new hands-on role as part of the R&D team, focused on nutrition and formulation of current and new products in support of the existing R&D nutritionists and food scientists.
The role will also interact with many departments across the organisation, such as technical, procurement, customer service, and marketing. The day to day of this role will involve data handling and working with spreadsheets, project management, and research.
The chosen candidate will report into the R&D Lead who will provide any support and training necessary for the role. This role is based in London with regular travel to our manufacturing facility in Suffolk, as well as minimal domestic and international travel for business needs and conference attendance.
Key ownership areas
- Supporting on recipe formulation for new and existing product development
- Leading our nutritional testing process to ensure our recipes meet FEDIAF and company standards
- Performing research into ingredients, pet nutrition and pet food processing to support products, initiatives and research studies
- Gaining and maintaining a good understanding of the regulatory requirements of pet food and working with our Quality and Regulatory team to ensure all products meet requirements
- Providing nutritional and formulation support for other teams across the organisation
- Contributing to nutrition-led research projects
Who we are looking for
- Educated to degree level (Masters preferred) in Animal Science, Animal Nutrition or a related field
- Sound knowledge of nutrition
- Highly motivated with a can-do attitude
- Good command of maths
- Functional ability with spreadsheets
Nice to haves
- Sound knowledge of pet nutrition and formulation
- Pet industry experience
- Strong analytical capabilities
What we offer
- Competitive salary and a MacBook
- Career defining opportunity in being instrumental to scaling our brand, fast
- No egos and a small close-knit team
- 36 days holiday every year plus your birthday off
- Up to 2 days WFH
- 12 Weeks Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Discount for KatKin fresh meals
- AXA Health Insurance including optical and dental
- Annual personal development budget
- Company pension KO
- Access to discount portal
- All the tea and coffee you can drink, fresh fruit, and a cat (and dog) friendly office
About us
We aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At KatKin we celebrate differences, and everything that makes our colleagues unique, by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive.
