Raw Material Technologist+
Posted by Zenith Advisory Partners
£32,000 a year
No · Permanent
Zenith Advisory Partners are working with an established business near Newthorpe that are seeking a proactive Raw Materials Technologist to join their team.
The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years’ experience in similar role in a food manufacturing environment, whilst ideally having a bachelors degree in food science.
The salary on offer is £32,000, plus 28 days on annual leave (which includes bank holidays) which increases with length of service, death in service and progression opportunities.
Please note: This role is office based
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee the onboarding and ongoing management of suppliers, ensuring all raw materials and ingredients delivered to site meet the required quality and specification standards.
- Take ownership of the raw material approval process, ensuring all necessary checks and documentation are completed before materials are accepted.
- Work alongside the Purchasing and New Product Development teams to assess potential risks associated with introducing new raw materials or ingredients.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of material and packaging specifications, supplier questionnaires, certifications and supporting documentation, including BRC, ISO and GFSI requirements.
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers, monitoring their performance against agreed KPIs and helping to resolve any issues that arise.
- Respond to customer queries relating to ingredients, raw materials and packaging, ensuring information is provided accurately and within agreed timescales.
- Liaise directly with suppliers to review, clarify and agree raw material specifications, making sure all relevant requirements are understood.
- Work closely with the wider Specifications team to ensure consistent processes, accurate records and compliance across all specification systems.
- Maintain full traceability of raw materials, including chain of custody documentation and any provenance or product origin claims.
- Assist the Product Development team with the preparation and submission of finished product specifications, ensuring these are uploaded correctly and approved within required deadlines.
- Ensure all new materials and ingredients have successfully completed the necessary trials and approval stages before they are added to purchasing specifications.
- Support the preparation, maintenance and uploading of supplier and product information onto the company's specification management system.
- Act as a key point of support for the Product Development team, providing guidance and assistance as a super user of the specification system.
- Identify and raise supplier non-conformances where necessary, taking responsibility for following up with suppliers and ensuring corrective actions are completed.
- Keep informed of changes to food labelling legislation, industry standards and food safety regulations, ensuring these are reflected in relevant specifications and processes.
- Monitor supplier Quality Assurance documentation (QAS), ensuring all materials have valid, current and approved records in place.
- Work alongside the Goods In team to review incoming material and packaging checks, making sure inspection procedures are appropriate and meet customer, quality and food safety requirements.
- Experience in a similar role in a food manufacturing environment
- Advanced Excel skills and experience in specification systems
- A high attention to detail.
- Experience working in a fast paced environment.
- Strong communication skills.
- Good standard of English & is numerate
- Ideally a degree level (or equivalent) in Food
- Ideally Advanced level HACCP
- Ideally Advanced Food Hygiene
- Skills to be adaptable and can support other members of the technical team when required.
- Works well under pressure.
- High attention to detail to ensure quality standards are met.
- Enjoys working independently and as part of a wider developing and growing team
- Salary up to £32,000, depending on experience.
- Opportunities to progress
- 28 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) (will rise with service)
- Company pension
- Life assurance
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