Food Technologist
- Employer
- DR Newitt
- Location
- Northamptonshire
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Closing date
- 7 Oct 2018
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Function
- Graduate, Quality Assurance, Technical
- Business Sector
- Food Manufacturing
Job Details
Food Technologist
East Midlands – Northamptonshire
Competitive Salary
We are working with a fantastic food business who are looking to appoint a Technologist to join their small Technical team. Reporting to the Technical Manager you will support the quality and technical functions. You will do this by co-ordinating supplier assurance documents and processes and helping to develop supply chain visibility and accountability.
The Role
- Obtaining, collating and interpreting incoming supplier assurance documentation, to include specifications, risk assessments and SSAQs / audit results.
- Prompting and monitoring the completion status of supplier assurance documents for new suppliers, new products and new supply chain routes.
- Maintaining and evolving supply chain maps for key risk assessment of raw materials and suppliers.
- Assessing new and alternative supplier raw material samples for use in all finished products
- Maintaining and evolving the Supplier Evaluation Database and extracting information from it as requested by colleagues.
- Assessing supplier performance and driving continuous improvement activities where necessary
- Developing supplier and maintaining internal Key Performance Indicators to identify priorities
- Identifying improvement opportunities
- Influencing the senior team and supply chain to support various project requirements
- Working closely with sourcing and quality teams to identify supplier issues and seek resolution
- Reviewing relevant documentation and systems in place and updating where required
- Assuring compliance against the relevant Codes of Practice
- Chairing supplier and material management related meetings
The Candidate
- Minimum 3 years’ experience working in a food manufacturing environment
- Confident in liaising with internal and external customers
- Strong, clear, direct and participative communication skills, oral and written
- Results focused
- Computer literate with experience working with computer systems
- Driving Licence (Car)
If you are currently working within a similar role, and are looking for a fresh challenge please send your CV to Lexi Barratt at lexi@drnewitt.com. Alternatively if you would like to discuss the position further please call on 0131 226 5060.
Company
Job vacancies from DR Newitt DR Newitt provide recruitment services to the UK, Ireland, Middle East and Worldwide FMCG market, including manufacturing, engineering and technical jobs. Established as a recruitment agency in 2002, DR Newitt’s experience of working with customers in these core markets enables us to be a key partner in the job supply chain.DR Newitt delivers permanent, contract and interim recruitment services via specialist divisions for:
- Executive Management Jobs
- FMCG Jobs
- Food Jobs
- Engineering Jobs
- Manufacturing Jobs
- Jobs in Pharmaceutical & Healthcare
- Scottish Jobs
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Edinburgh Office 0131 226 5060
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- Website
- http://www.drnewitt.com/
- Telephone
- 0131 226 5060
- Location
-
38 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7HA
United Kingdom
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