Technical Assistant

Food Manufacturing

Technical Assistant

North London

Up to £35k per annum

Benefits

• 28 days holiday including bank holidays 
• Pension
• Annual bonus potential   
• Free Parking 

Our client, a family-owned Food Manufacturer, is looking for a Technical Assistant for their site based in North London.  The successful candidate will undertake a supporting role for both the Quality Manager and Production teams with a mix of factory and office-based responsibilities. 

Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, responsibilities for the role will include:

• Completing Quality Control checks and daily checks, communicating and reporting discrepancies
• Recording, monitoring and investigating any complaints to identify trends 
• Conducting internal audits against BRCGS clauses or customer standards
• Designing, implementing and maintaining the laboratory testing schedules (water, environment, products)
• Updating existing product specifications in line with any recipe and other changes, including internal factory specifications, QAS / factory product guides, and external customer online portal specifications. 
• Update supplier approval documents as necessary
• Organising shelf-life monitoring of the existing and newly developed products
• Maintaining the product organoleptic assessments, documenting findings and actioning if required

Essential / Desirable skills include:

• A graduate in a food related area of study, for example, Food Science / Technology
• Experience working in the QA, Technical or Process Development function of a food manufacturing business
• Experience in implementing the requirements of a Quality Management System within the food industry
• Relevant training in HACCP and Internal Auditing from previous employment

The Company:

• A well-established family-owned Food Manufacturing Business with a reputation for reliability and consistency
• Supplying superior fresh and frozen bespoke products to a wide range of customers including the Major Retailers 
• Site has BRC AA Grade 

The working hours for the role are 7:00am – 4:30pm Monday to Friday. The salary is up to £35k per annum dependent on experience, plus an excellent benefits package. 

If you are interested, please respond AS SOON AS POSSIBLE quoting reference number JJ-P4876 with an updated CV, an indication of your current salary and your availability.