Food Technologist

Individual Restaurants; Manchester; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading centralized kitchen based in Trafford Park seeks a Food Technologist. The role emphasizes technical support for food safety and quality, requiring strong communication and analytical skills. Key responsibilities include managing complaints, documentation, and product testing within a dynamic team environment. Competitive salary and substantial employee benefits are provided.

Benefits

25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday

Bupa Healthcare Cash Plan Scheme

Free parking onsite

Length of Service Awards

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

50% off Restaurant Discount

15% off Iceland Store Discount

Qualifications

• Degree in food science or relevant food safety background.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong communication skills required.

Responsibilities

• Investigate complaints and ensure thorough responses.
• Complete product specifications and maintain technical systems.
• Conduct routine finished product testing and analyze results.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Prioritisation

Organisational skills

IT skills

Education

Food science degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Join Cucina

Are you looking for a fresh, exciting opportunity to develop in the Technical sector? We are seeking a hands-on, engaged communicator to join us as a Food Technologist at our Trafford Park site.

This role provides essential technical support and maintains compliance for food safety and quality. The role requires proactive handling of complaints, accurate completion of finished product specifications and maintenance of technical systems. This role requires a key eye for detail, excellent communication skills and adaptability.

If you’re looking for a new challenge to apply your knowledge and organisational skillset within the Technical sector, and are passionate about food safety, then this could be the perfect role for you!

Who Are We?

Based in Trafford Park, Manchester, we are striving towards our vision to be the world's best centralised kitchen, achieving this through creating high quality, consistent food, delivered with passion, pride and confidence.

We're proud to supply one of the UK’s leading privately-owned restaurant groups, Individual Restaurants, with their upmarket Italian and Grill restaurants, including Piccolino, Riva Blu, Piccolo, Bank, Bar & Grills restaurants and Forbici.

With a recent investment of £6.5M and working within the Iceland Foods umbrella, we now look towards an exciting period of growth, with fresh prospects for our expansion.

Role Details

Role: Food Technologist

Salary: between £27,000K - £32,000 (dependent on experience)

Hours: 40 hours per week

Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday, typically 8:00AM/9:00AM – 16:00/17:00PM

Contract: Permanent

Job Description

Some of the Food Technologist responsibities will include (but are not limited to):

• Investigate complaints, find root cause and corrective actions, and ensure all responses are completed thoroughly with minimal delay
• Complete recipes and finished product specifications meeting customer requirements and ensuring right first-time approach.
• Administration and Maintenance of relevant technical systems e.g. Quality Management System, Supplier Approval, Raw material specifications
• Undertake routine finished product testing and analysis of results, investigating any adverse results.
• Compile trending information for meetings and audits to drive improvements for complaints, GMP’s, micro and other technical Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
• Assist in implementing and monitoring quality control procedures

Skills and Experience:

Essential:

• Food science degree or a background in a similar food safety role.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
• Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills.
• Strong IT skills including proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Works well within a team and independently.

Desirable:

• Previous experience within the food industry, in a manufacturing environment.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits at Cucina, including:

• 25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday
• Bupa Healthcare Cash Plan Scheme
• Free parking onsite
• Length of Service Awards
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 50% off Restaurant Discount with Club Individual Restaurant Group
• 15% off Iceland Store Discount, including double discount weeks

Your Application

So, if you are up for the challenge and have the desired drive and determination, please get in touch by applying now and sending over your CV.

The closing date for this role is Friday 20th June, 2025.

We look forward to hearing from you!