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Technical Services Officer - 12 month FTC

Employer
Adelie Foods.
Location
Heathrow, Hounslow
Salary
up to £25,000
Closing date
28 Sep 2018

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Contract Type
Interim
Function
Technical
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Technical Services Officer - 12 month FTC

Location: Heathrow

Salary: up to £25,000

Closing Date: Friday 21 September 2018

Adelie Foods is the UK’s leading Food to Go business, supplying the UK retail and foodservice sectors with an unrivalled portfolio of consumer insight-led chilled food product. From its four manufacturing locations and seven distribution centres across the country, Adelie supplies a diverse range of retail and foodservice customers with a £250 million turnover.

We are currently recruiting for a Technical Services Officer to be based in our Head Office in Heathrow for a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.

As a Technical Services Officer, you will be responsible for providing competent and efficient technical administrative support and service to both internal teams and external customers.  You will be required to maintain technical legal compliance against applicable appropriate current food law.

Key responsibilities

  • To assist and support the technical and NPD teams providing and sourcing relevant information for product launch
  • Ensuring company, customer and legislative requirements are met and maintained
  • Coordinating all information for New Product specifications and transferring data into specific factory and customer requirements
  • Reviewing existing product specifications ensuring all information is correct and up to date
  • Maintaining raw material & packaging database, ensuring specifications are available, complete and up to date
  • Maintaining product code and bar code log
  • Coordinating pack copy, liaising with printers, providing technical sign off of packaging within critical path
  • Collating of specification related queries and documentation for internal and customer queries
  • Maintain compliance with agreed customer specification requirements
  • Communicate with customers on product and raw material queries to ensure agreed resolution
  • To assist the Technical and NPD teams as required during customer visits and audits
  • Maintain product quality, safety, composition and labelling within current legislative requirements
  • Liaison with external legal enforcement agencies to authorised level
  • Ensure thorough and effective corrective action is taken from any non-conformance arising from raw material or product specification deviation
  • Liaise with NPD and Process Development on new/re-engineered products with regard to maintenance of product specifications 

This role is a full-time, working 40 hours per week. The shift pattern is Monday to Friday, 8.30 am to 5.00pm

The ideal candidate

  • Degree or equivalent in Food related subject desirable
  • Understanding and experience of specification generation and maintenance
  • Knowledge of labelling requirements for artwork technical sign off
  • Knowledge of food safety requirements for products and risk from raw materials
  • Understanding and experience of food legislation applicable to product categories manufactured and raw materials supplie

In return for your time & hard work

  • Salary, up to £25,000 per annum
  • 33 Days annual leave (including bank holidays)
  • Pension scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Free lunch

Interested? Apply Now!

Adelie Foods confirms its commitment to equality of opportunity in all areas of its work. All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation.

 

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