Food Technologist (Hybrid Working)

Food Technologist

up to £35,000
Devon (Hybrid Working)
Chilled Food
Job ref: 8263

The company

This role is working for an international chilled food business which supplies high-quality products to food manufacturers, foodservice, and retail customers.

About the Food Technologist job

• Responsible for all day-to-day technical administration, whilst supporting the Technical Manager, customers, suppliers, and colleagues with technical issues.
• Supporting the Technical Manager in carrying out food safety assessments, audits, supplier approval and customer management.
• Ensuring product compliance to product safety, authenticity, legality, and quality
• Deputise the Technical Manager when required to meet the needs of the business.

Skills & experience required for the Food Technologist job

• Degree educated in food science, nutrition, food technology or equivalent relevant qualification.
• Strong experience working in a food manufacturing technical role, most ideally chilled food products.
• Experience of working with M&S, including their specifications system and implementation of COPs is highly desirable.
• Working knowledge of product approval and specification management.
• HACCP Level 2 is preferred.
• Exposure in supporting internal and external audits, including retailer and BRC standards.

More details

The Food Technologist job is based in Devon and is paying up to £35,000 according to your experience.

The package includes a company and individual KPI-related bonus, pension scheme and 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing up to 30 days with years of service).

The working hours are Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5.30 pm. Hybrid working ins available; you can work at home 2-3 days per week.

Alternate job titles

Technical Administrator | Technical Assistant | Technical Coordinator | Technical Information Officer | Food Industry Technical Jobs | Specifications Technologist