Food Technologist

Role Overview & Responsibilities

The role- training will be provided

Key responsibilities:

- Ensure there is adequate provision of technical support to the factory and wider team to ensure compliance with BRC & Customer requirements.

- Ensuring relevant paperwork and administration are completed to required standards

- Support and investigate process and product non-conformance’s and communicate to wider teams.

- Proactively engage in site-wide initiatives and projects to improve quality and food safety.

- develop and support the creation and maintenance of customer quality contracts and QAS.

- Support the Technical department in management of the QMS and BRC certification

- Be part of the site Auditing team.

- Monitor all legal requirements and current legislation for food handling and packing and ensure these are met within specifications.

- Production of monthly technical reports in line with customer requirements.

- manage of raw material and packaging supplier specifications in line with company QMS requirements.

- Keep the site informed of policy and procedural changes from each of the customers and facilitating the implementation of these changes.

- To support optimum standards of hygiene & housekeeping and health & safety

- Producing and maintaining key retail and foodservice customer specifications, and general technical requirements via the customer web based or paper system for both new and existing products.

Candidate

- Food Technology background or qualification preferred

- Experience of working with specifications – all major retailers

- High level of verbal and numeric reasoning

- Ability to interpret data and take action accordingly

- Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively under challenging conditions

- Good customer skills

- Good eye for detail with strong IT skills

- Self-motivated, with good problem-solving skills

- Goal oriented with the ability to achieve targets and timescales.

- Tenacious, resilient and approachable

- Passion and enthusiasm for doing a great job

- Strong planning and organisational skills

- Able to promote and implement positive improvement and change

- A strong confident decision maker, taking responsibility for actions.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £24,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Buxton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Technical: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person