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Food Technologist

Employer
Jarvis Johnson
Location
Cambridgeshire
Salary
Competitive Salary
Closing date
23 May 2019

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Contract Type
Permanent
Function
Development, Technical
Business Sector
Food Manufacturing

Job Details

Our client, one of the UK’s leading Prepared Fresh Produce Manufacturers, is looking for a Food Technologist to provide skilled support to the Technical Department for their site based in Cambridgeshire.

Reporting to the Technical Manager, responsibilities for the role will include:

  • Taking responsibility for Technical documentation working closely with internal departments and customers
  • Managing and reviewing finished product specifications, ensuring these are generated in approved formats for all customers including retailer portal based specifications
  • Managing and reviewing raw material specifications, liaising with suppliers to gather required or missing information
  • Taking responsibility for supplier approval, including maintenance of associated documentation and carrying out external supplier audits as necessary
  • Managing artwork coordination
  • Overseeing compliance of customer and industry standards through process control, training and auditing
  • Assisting in third party visits and audits, including BRC audits and participating in the company internal audit programme
  • Deputising for the Technical Manager

Essential / Desirable skills include:

  • Technical experience in the food manufacturing sector (ideally Fresh prepared produce) and detailed knowledge of food sector legislation to ensure compliance
  • Experience completing Major Retailer portal specifications
  • An understanding of technical systems including HACCP (qualification desirable) and BRC
  • Focussed and driven with strong organisational skills
  • High level of attention to detail
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel
  • Driving Licence – occasional travel to customer sites

The Company:

  • One of the UK’s leading prepared fresh produce manufacturers supplying major UK retailers
  • Preparing unique combinations of vegetables to customer requirements
  • Well invested, highly automated site

If you are interested, please apply AS SOON AS POSSIBLE quoting reference number JJ-P4354 with an updated CV, an indication of your current salary and your availability.

 

Company

Jarvis Johnson is a Specialist Recruitment and Interim Management Agency, set up by Technical Managers and “Placing Technical First” for the Food Manufacturing Industry.

We have a total database of over 6,500 candidates within our specialist areas of Technical, Quality and NPD, built up over the last 20 years.  

We identify candidates with specialist experience, seeking referrals from influential candidates within the market, combined with advertising on Food Industry specific and generalist job boards as well as searching external databases and our very wide LinkedIn Network.

We truly believe in building strong relationships with both our candidates and clients and we go the extra mile to find candidates who really fit in terms of experience, skills and personality/ culture fit.

If you’re an Interim Manager who wants to be notified on upcoming assignments or you are looking for a new permanent role and want to be kept updated on new vacancies then please email an updated CV together with location and remuneration details to enquiries@jarvisjohnson.co.uk 

If you are representing a Food Company and want to find out more about our Recruitment / Interim Management  services then please email enquiries@jarvisjohnson.co.uk  for a copy of our Terms of Business or call 01302 366967 to speak to our ex-Technical Manager Managing Director, Lisa Johnson

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
01302 366967
Location
70-72 Nottingham Road
Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 1BN
United Kingdom

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