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Food Scientist

McCain Foods LtdCayton, Scarborough

Salary
£42k – £42k
Posted
12 July 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)
Role overview

McCain Foods Ltd is hiring a Food Scientist in Cayton, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £42k – £42k. McCain Foods Ltd holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Position Title: Food Scientist Position Type: Regular - Full-Time Requisition ID: 43249 Foods Scientist Scarborough In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy. About the role. Great products start with great science. This is where you come in. As a Food Scientist on McCain's Global Innovation Platforms team, you will design, develop, and execute the…
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  • Employer: McCain Foods Ltd — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Skilled Worker
  • Advertised salary: £42k – £42k
  • How this salary compares: in line with the £41,185 median across 546 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Cayton, Scarborough · Full-time
  • Posted: 12 July 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.
About this sector

Scientific and quality assurance roles span pharmaceutical, biotech, clinical research, and laboratory sectors. The UK life sciences industry actively recruits internationally for research scientists, QA managers, regulatory affairs specialists, and clinical trial coordinators, with many employers maintaining well-established sponsor licence operations.

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