Food Manufacturing
Technical Assistant
North London
Up to £35k per annum
Benefits
- 28 days holiday including bank holidays
- Pension
- Annual bonus potential
- Free Parking
Our client, a family-owned Food Manufacturer, is looking for a Technical Assistant for their site based in North London. The successful candidate will undertake a supporting role for both the Quality Manager and Production teams with a mix of factory and office-based responsibilities.
Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, responsibilities for the role will include:
- Completing Quality Control checks and daily checks, communicating and reporting discrepancies
- Recording, monitoring and investigating any complaints to identify trends
- Conducting internal audits against BRCGS clauses or customer standards
- Designing, implementing and maintaining the laboratory testing schedules (water, environment, products)
- Updating existing product specifications in line with any recipe and other changes, including internal factory specifications, QAS / factory product guides, and external customer online portal specifications.
- Update supplier approval documents as necessary
- Organising shelf-life monitoring of the existing and newly developed products
- Maintaining the product organoleptic assessments, documenting findings and actioning if required
Essential / Desirable skills include:
- A graduate in a food related area of study, for example, Food Science / Technology
- Experience working in the QA, Technical or Process Development function of a food manufacturing business
- Experience in implementing the requirements of a Quality Management System within the food industry
- Relevant training in HACCP and Internal Auditing from previous employment
The Company:
- A well-established family-owned Food Manufacturing Business with a reputation for reliability and consistency
- Supplying superior fresh and frozen bespoke products to a wide range of customers including the Major Retailers
- Site has BRC AA Grade
The working hours for the role are 7:00am – 4:30pm Monday to Friday. The salary is up to £35k per annum dependent on experience, plus an excellent benefits package.
If you are interested, please respond AS SOON AS POSSIBLE quoting reference number JJ-P4876 with an updated CV, an indication of your current salary and your availability.