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

·      Confident working unsupervised

·      Excellent communication skills

·      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 7:30am – 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 #3605180 with an updated CV, an indication of your current salary and your availability.