AFH - Sampling Hygiene Technician

Costa Coffee; Loudwater; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading coffee brand is seeking a Sampling Hygiene Technician to ensure product safety and hygiene compliance for Costa Express machines. This field-based role involves sampling, documenting performance, and coaching partners on operational excellence. Ideal candidates will have a background in science or quality control, strong communication skills, and a passion for maintaining high standards.

Benefits

Share Investment Plan

Smart pension matching contributions up to 10%

Private medical cover

50% discount in Costa-owned stores

Financial Support Fund

Qualifications

• Experience in a food or university QC testing laboratory or food production environment.
• Strong focus on driving results and quality.
• Exceptional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collating samples from Express machines for third-party analysis.
• Documenting and reporting on hygienic performance.
• Coaching and mentoring on-site to drive standards.

Skills

Communication

Computer Literacy

Organizational Skills

Quality Control

Education

Educated in a Science related subject

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sampling Hygiene Technician – UK Field Based – Permanent

At Costa Coffee, we are what we craft. We’re reimagining coffee experiences in over 50 countries and counting, as a key part of the Coca-Cola System. Whether you get your coffee in a store, from a machine, at home, or on the go – we’ve got you covered.

The Sampling Hygiene Technician plays a pivotal role in ensuring our Costa Express Machines are maintaining product safety, facility cleanliness and hygiene compliance. You will sample, document and report on hygienic performance of Express machines within laboratory conditions.

Our teams make a difference. Whether that’s working on new tech for the perfect pour, helping our teams grow, creating award-winning campaigns, crunching the numbers, or developing the latest exciting menu item; together, we stir up success.

We may be a global brand, but we haven’t forgotten our roots. That’s where the Costa Foundation and our fantastic community agenda come in. Whatever your role, you can help us change lives in coffee growing communities, and help your local community too.

We also want to help you grow in your career through amazing experiences, our apprenticeship scheme, and development programmes. At Costa, you can go beyond the day-to-day.

And as Sampling Hygiene Technician, there’s never been a better time to join.

So, why Costa?

We didn’t become a global coffee brand by sitting back. When you work here, you join a community that values passion, progression and integrity, with some pretty brilliant perks to sweeten the deal:

• Own a piece of Costa’s success by becoming a share owner in Coca-Cola with our Share Investment Plan (SIP)
• A smart pension that saves you money on tax and national insurance, and matches your contributions up to 10%
• The Costa Financial Support Fund, supporting team members who find themselves in unexpected financial pressure
• 50% discount in all Costa-owned stores, and 25% off in other participating stores
• Private medical cover thanks to our Private Healthcare scheme

We’re passionate about being a great place to work, where you can bring your unique self into our mix. We firmly support diversity, equity and inclusion, and continue to work with our teams to shape the future of our culture and values: Disciplined to Deliver, Passion for Progress, Win with Warmth, Courage to Challenge and Trusted Team Players.

What you’ll do

Being a Sampling Hygiene Technician is about so much more than bringing our coffee to the world. It’s your chance to stir up real success - which means you’ll be:

• Collating samples from our Express machines to send to third party laboratories for analysis as required whilst following aseptic and hygienic practices at all times
• Document and Report on hygienic performance of our Costa Express machines within laboratory conditions
• Documenting test plans and protocols and maintain accurate records of sampling activities
• Coaching and mentoring on site to drive standards and to give guidance to our partners on operational excellence
• Logging machine behaviour and performance when applicable
• Complete basic on-site fixes / troubleshooting to drive machines uptime
• Completing full drinks calibration on every machine

Who you are

In addition to collaborating effectively with diverse teams, we would like for you to bring the following to this role:

• Educated in a Science related subject or proven experience in a food or university QC testing laboratory or food production environment
• A passion to focus on driving results at pace and striving for the highest quality
• Strong computer literacy skills and proficient in Microsoft Office
• Ability to plan and organise your day effectively
• Exceptional communication skills and comfortable speaking with customers / partners on site.

Location: Field Based – With commutable distance to Loudwater, High Wycombe.

Must be flexible and have the ability to travel frequently which will include overnight stays as and when required.