Food Technologist
- Employer
- DR Newitt
- Location
- West Lothian
- Salary
- A starting salary of up to £25,000
- Closing date
- 21 Dec 2018
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Function
- Quality Assurance, Technical
- Business Sector
- Food Manufacturing
Job Details
Our client is a successful FMCG who are growing, dynamic with an exciting branded product range supplying to the foodservice industry.
They are seeking to hire a Food Technologist to support their Technical team.
The role
- Approval of raw material Suppliers and Product specifications.
- Liaising with suppliers to ensure that all technical information is kept up-to-date across the business including nutritional, allergen and ingredients declarations.
- Create and maintain product information databases.
- Create and maintain finished product specifications for issue to customers, also completion of customer’s online specification systems.
- Collate and check all paperwork relating to daily factory quality systems.
- Carry out customer complaint investigations.
- Participation in technical audits and traceability exercises.
- Participation in product labelling and packaging requirements.
- Involved in organising organoleptic testing when required.
- Actively involved in Fabrication and GMP audits on a weekly basis.
- Completing Glass Audits monthly.
- Updating labelling when required.
- Create corrective actions on the results of the audits.
- When required help the hygiene manager with swabbing gluten, ATP, traditional and listeria.
- When required help the technical assistant collate micro samples and results.
- Carry out other additional work when required in the technical team.
The candidate
- Degree Qualification in Food Science.
- 3 years’ experience or more in a Technical role within the food industry.
- Good communication skills.
- Strong team player.
- Own transport is required, due to our location.
What’s on offer?
- Offering a starting salary of up to £25,000.
- Working hours of Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm.
- Government pension.
If you are currently working within a similar role, and are looking for a fresh challenge please send your CV to Simon Norris.
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
For your perfect job, call or email us
Edinburgh Office 0131 226 5060
Manchester Office 0161 833 0181
Email us your CV to register@drnewitt.com
- Website
- http://www.drnewitt.com/
- Telephone
- 0131 226 5060
- Location
-
38 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7HA
United Kingdom
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