Senior Raw Materials Technologist
- London
- Permanent
- Full-time
This particular role is at our Bakkavor Meals site in Park Royal - West London. Split across 3 factories and 1 distribution centre. The factories make chilled ready meals, houmous dips, deli products & savoury accompaniments and employs over 2,000 people.About the role.In this busy and exciting role, your key focus will be to ensure that customer, business unit and legal requirements for raw materials and supplier quality assurance are achieved, that quality, safety and risk evaluation systems are in place, monitored and corrective actions completed.You will lead and motivate the raw material technologists ensuring role activities are delivered to a high standard and support the team resource planning.This role reports into the Raw Materials Manager, your role will involve working closely with Group Central Technical, Specification, NPD, Buying, Process and Quality departments.Accountabilities:
- Will ensure that there is an approved and active Insight specification available for all raw materials used on site. Work closely with manager to ensure that all suppliers either existing to the business or a new supplier/material to be introduced into the business has full/current approval status
- Ensure that all raw material specifications are reviewed and risk assessed to the outlined frequency and include requirements for quality and technical purposes relevant to Bakkavor.
- You will support the site risk assessment process through liaising with suppliers to capture all relevant information.
- Participate in Technical audits including customer and Group Technical, ensuring all relevant raw material information is available and completed in the required timescale
- Audit compliance against Quality Management Systems, GMP and HACCP controls, raising all non-conformances against relevant standards with objective evidence, effectively communicated to enable the operational teams to take the appropriate and necessary corrective action & to follow up and monitor completion of actions.
- Will compile monthly internal KPI's for the site Raw Materials team for example: % active specifications, risk assessment status, supplier approval & raw material specification review.
- Understand the sites Customer requirements in regards raw material controls, microbiological specifications and processing parameters and effectively communicates these to both the internal site teams and the raw material suppliers in a timely manner. Where issues are identified, these will be communicated to all necessary parties as early on in the process as possible.
- Drive and enthusiasm in all aspects of the technical role. Be able to work effectively within a team environment and also on own initiative
- Be computer literate and conversant in Word, Excel and Access packages and be able to generate procedures, graphs, reports and presentations
- Have a flexible approach to the role and the hours required as dictated by the business needs
- Be an effective communicator (written and oral) at all levels of management and with both internal and external customers / suppliers
- Have previous experience within the food industry and in a technical role
As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.
- Life Assurance (1 x salary)
- 25 days holiday
- Staff Shop
- Stakeholder Pension Scheme
- MyBargains Discount Platform
- Personal Accident Insurance
- Free Independent Mortgage Advice
- Employee Assistance Programme
- A Range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
- Discounted tutoring for children
- Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
- Private Medical Insurance (after 5 years service)
- Free Carparking