Food Science Industrial Placement

Charlie Bigham's | B-Corp; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Charlie Bigham's | B-Corp is seeking a candidate to support the Technical Team in delivering key quality projects and daily activities, liaising with production teams to uphold strict food safety and quality standards.

You will gain hands-on kitchen experience, assist with HACCP management, and contribute to maintaining BRC AA+ compliance while ensuring packaging information meets legal requirements. The role involves cross-functional collaboration to drive improvements.

Qualifications

• Working towards a Food Science or Technology Degree (or similar).

Responsibilities

• Gain hands-on experience in the kitchen with the technical team to ensure quality.
• Assist with HACCP plan management.
• Support auditing to maintain BRC AA+ food safety standards.
• Ensure packs contain information compliant with legislation.
• Assist in validating critical control points and handling customer complaints.
• Support Raw Material team evaluating new ingredients and suppliers.
• Collaborate across departments on quality improvement projects.

Skills

Strong Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Presentation skills

Influencing others

Education

Food Science or Technology Degree (or similar)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Introduction

To support the Technical Team in delivering key projects and daily activities as well as liaise with our production teams to ensure the high standards of food safety and quality are maintained.

Job Introduction

To support the Technical Team in delivering key projects and daily activities as well as liaise with our production teams to ensure the high standards of food safety and quality are maintained.

Role Responsibility

Key Aspects Of Job

Working in the areas listed below with the relevant supervisors, managers and line staff to ensure quality systems are understood, implemented daily and developed over time.

Technical Tasks

• Gaining hands-on experience in the kitchen working alongside our technical team to ensure quality from receipt of ingredients, through preparing and cooking our dishes and sending them to our customers.
• Involvement with managing the HACCP plan.
• Ensuring BRC AA+ food safety standards are being maintained through auditing verification.
• Making sure our packs contain all the right information from a legislation perspective.
• Practical application from validating our critical control points, resolving customer complaints, and auditing our quality management system.
• Supporting our Raw Material team on assessing new ingredients and new suppliers when appropriate.
• Involvement and liaising with other departments to ensure success of operational and quality improvement projects.

The Ideal Candidate

• Working towards a Food Science or Technology Degree qualified (or similar)

Skills

• Strong Interpersonal skills
• Computer literate, familiar with Microsoft office
• Analytical thinker, able to understand data and draw compelling business proposals
• Problem solving
• Presentation skills
• Influencing others

Attributes

• Composure
• Tenacity, Drive for results
• Confident, self-starter
• Pragmatic approach able to work effectively in cross functional teams
• Deliver objectives to timelines
• Keen time management skills
• Adaptable
• Team Player
• Passion for food