Innovation Team Admin

Staffline; South Willesborough; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Canteen on site

Free car parking on site

PPE provided

Full training provided

OnSite support

Job summary

Staffline in Ashford is hiring an Innovation Team Administrator to join the Implementation team. The role is full-time, with fixed hours from 9am to 5:30pm, Monday to Friday, offering on-site support and development training.

You will identify cost-saving opportunities and drive product innovation by turning ideas into practical factory processes, while maintaining project plans, trackers and SOPs.

Qualifications

• Excellent Excel skills and highly organized approach.
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Good understanding of GMP, food safety standards and supply chain basics.

Responsibilities

• Track and support on project progress, milestones, costs and post-launch metrics.
• Update factory documentation (SOPs, line specifications, work instructions).
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines and milestones within budget.
• Update trackers (Excel), line standards (Word) and take notes from calls/meetings.
• Update trial calendar (Excel), data sheets (Excel) and other project documents.

Skills

Excel

Organised

Communication

GMP knowledge

Food manufacturing

Tools

SAP

Job description

Great opportunity to work as an Innovation Team Administrator for our client, which makes dry and instant meals, famously, including well-known brands!

Staffline is recruting Innovation Team Administrators in Ashford.

The rate of pay is £16.82 per hour.

This is a full-time role working fixed shifts, Monday to Friday, and the hours of work are:

• 9am to 5:30pm

Your Time at Work

As a Innovation Team Administrator you will work within the Implementation team to identify cost saving opportunities and product innovation turning new ideas into practical processes within the factory.

Some of the tasks involve:

• Track and support on project progress, key milestones, costs, and post-launch performance metrics
• Support the creation and update of factory documentation such as line specifications, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and work instructions
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and milestones, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget
• Updating project trackers (Excel), line standards (Word) and taking notes from calls and meetings.
• Updating trial calendar (Excel), data sheets (Excel) and other project documentation.

Our Perfect Worker

Our perfect worker will have the following skills:

Essential:

• Excellent excel skills
• Highly Organised
• Excellent Communication
• Experience working in a food manufacturing environment
• Good understanding of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice),food safety standardsand general supply chain

Desirable:

• Demonstrated ability to drive results and work effectively in a fast paced and changing environment with multiple priorities
• Worked with SAP before
• Worked in packaging or innovation team

Key Information and Benefits

• Earn £16.82 per hour
• Monday to Friday
• Canteen on site
• Free car parking on site
• PPE provided
• Full training provided
• OnSite support from Staffline

Job Ref: 1PFGA

About Staffline

Staffline is the UK's largest recruitment solutions partner, enabling over 35,000 people into good work every week. We operate at more than 420 customer sites across England, Scotland and Wales.

As one of the most established recruitment agencies in Nottingham with operations across the UK, we specialise in connecting businesses with temporary and permanent jobs across warehouse & logistics, food and drink, aviation, driving, technical & engineering, manufacturing & automotive and security.

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