Food Technologist

Cardiff Metropolitan University; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading university as a Food Technologist, delivering technical support to the food manufacturing sector in Wales. You will engage with various stakeholders, ensuring food safety and quality through best practices and rigorous project management. Excellent benefits, including generous annual leave and pension contributions, are offered.

Benefits

Annual leave of 35 days plus 12 bank holidays

Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

Family-friendly policies

Access to library and digital resources

Subsidised sports and fitness facilities

Free family access to wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills and a flexible approach.
• Ability to engage with clients and stakeholders at all levels.
• Confident project manager handling multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and disseminate food safety and quality knowledge.
• Identify food safety shortfalls through audits.
• Implement project delivery mechanisms for technical projects.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Attention to detail

Job description

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Responsibility for delivering technical support to the food manufacturing sector in Wales via Welsh Government funded projects, and the UK Food Industry via the Food Industry Centre mechanisms. The role offers the opportunity to transfer knowledge to and from the FIC technical team, food manufacturers, and stakeholders.

You’ll lead the way by:

1. Being responsible for delivering and disseminating food safety and quality best practice knowledge to a wide range of food manufacturing businesses, and for the continued development of food manufacturing organisations in Wales and beyond, as required.
2. Identifying key food safety and quality shortfalls in industrial partners’ operations through gap analyses and internal audits.
3. Implementing a rigorous and robust project delivery mechanism (from project enquiry to project closure) for all technical projects delivered by the FIC under the guidance of the Technical Manager(s).
4. Writing, reviewing, and updating policies, procedures, and monitoring systems, compliant with FIC Quality Management Systems (e.g., BRC and SALSA), to ensure safety, legality, and quality of products.

What You’ll Bring

With excellent interpersonal skills and a flexible approach to working, you will be able to confidently and independently engage with clients and stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

Additionally, you’ll:

• Apply your keen eye for detail to all areas of your technical work delivery.
• Be a confident project manager, handling multiple and varied projects simultaneously.

Why join Cardiff Metropolitan University?

We are a values-based university proud of our culture. Our community spirit underpins our values and behaviors. We support and embrace inclusion, enabling everyone to feel respected and perform at their best. Joining us means working in a unique environment with abundant resources to support your career development.

We Offer Excellent Benefits Such As:

• Annual leave of 35 days plus 12 bank holiday/concessionary days.
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous contributions.
• Family-friendly policies detailed on our Policy Hub.
• Access to library and digital learning resources.
• Subsidised sports and fitness facilities.
• Free family access to our wellbeing support provider, Health Assured.

Contact us

For more information, contact Alison Lloyd-Thomas at [e-mail] or Emma Burgess at [e-mail]. All applications must be submitted online. Please refer to our Application Guidance page for tips. To discuss the role further, contact [e-mail].

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Research, Analyst, and Information Technology

Industries

• Higher Education