Hybrid Global Food Technologist – Quality & Safety

Costa Coffee; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SIP share plan

Discretionary bonus scheme

Pension (tax-advantaged)

Financial Support Fund

Store discount

Private medical cover

Job summary

Costa Coffee is seeking a Food Technologist to protect quality, safety and integrity of Costa products globally. You’ll monitor supplier performance, analyse trends, support specifications and testing, and drive improvements with Technical, Supply Chain and regional teams.

You’ll turn data into insight, manage root causes of issues, and ensure compliance with Costa’s standards. Flexible hybrid work in a growing, dynamic environment supports career development.

Qualifications

• A Food Science, Food Technology or related qualification, with a good understanding of food safety, quality and technical standards.
• Experience working in a Technical, Quality or Food Safety environment, ideally within food manufacturing, retail, hospitality or a complex supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Monitor supplier and product performance, using technical data, KPIs and trends to identify risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Manage product quality and food safety activity, investigating complaints and issues to identify root causes and drive effective corrective actions.
• Support product specifications, testing and technical documentation, ensuring products continue to meet Costa’s quality, safety and compliance standards.
• Work closely with suppliers and internal teams to resolve technical challenges, improve performance and maintain consistently high standards.
• Turn technical data into meaningful insight, spotting emerging trends, escalating risks and helping drive continuous improvement across our products and supply base.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Food Science qualification

Job description

Costa Coffee is seeking a Food Technologist to protect quality, safety and integrity of Costa products globally. You’ll monitor supplier performance, analyse trends, support specifications and testing, and drive improvements with Technical, Supply Chain and regional teams.

You’ll turn data into insight, manage root causes of issues, and ensure compliance with Costa’s standards. Flexible hybrid work in a growing, dynamic environment supports career development.