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Supplier Assurance and Raw Materials Technologist

Employer
Jarvis Johnson
Location
London (Greater)
Salary
up to £27k per annum
Closing date
1 Aug 2019

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Job Details

Our Client, a fast paced, high volume manufacturer of chilled foods for the Major Retailers, is looking for a Supplier Assurance and Raw Materials Technologist for their site based in Kent. Reporting to the Technical Compliance Manager, the successful candidate will provide accurate, up to date and comprehensive supplier assurance and raw material documentation, in the required formats to the entire site, in order to produce safe and quality products.

Key accountabilities for the role are:

  • Working cross-functionally to ensure all new raw materials are sourced and purchased from approved suppliers and to acceptable specifications
  • Liaising with suppliers to approve specifications in correct formats, requesting further information and resolving any non-conformances
  • Maintaining a database of specifications, ensuring they are reviewed within the correct time period and any updates communicated within the team
  • Maintaining all supplier and raw material risk assessments, including vulnerability assessments and ingredients mapping and communicating any resulting actions
  • Working with the Factory Technical Manager to implement raw material testing requirements based on risk assessment, customer specification, Retailer Codes of Practice, policy and legality
  • Monitoring vendors' performance and communicating within the company
  • Maintaining traceability programs and procedures to support the assurance schemes and key commodity accreditations
  • Routinely auditing the site’s compliance to assurance schemes and communicating non-conformances and corrective actions to key stakeholders

 

 

Essential skills and experience include:

  • Previous experience in a Supplier Assurance / Raw Materials role within the Food Industry
  • Knowledge of HACCP and an understanding of Food Safety
  • Accurate data input capabilities (including within Microsoft Excel) with an eye for detail
  • Familiarity with Retailer Codes of Practice, specific to the sourcing of raw materials
  • Internal audit training, ideal but not essential
  • Highly organised and tenacious with an ability to work to tight deadlines
  • Excellent communication skills

The working hours of this role are Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm and the salary is up to £27k per annum, dependent upon experience.  There may also be occasional travel to suppliers therefore a driving licence would be ideal but not essential.

 

 

The Company:

  • A well-established multi-site chilled food manufacturer
  • Modern and well invested sites
  • Supplying major retailers across the UK

If you are interested in applying for this role please apply AS SOON AS POSSIBLE quoting reference number JJ-P4376 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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