Laboratory Technician

ADM; Tilbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading nutrition company in Tilbury is seeking a Laboratory Technician to ensure product quality from intake to delivery. This role involves quality assurance checks, compliance audits, and collaboration with other departments, offering excellent career opportunities and a supportive environment for professional growth.

Benefits

Subsidized health & fitness offers

Flexible work time models

Continuous learning and diversity programs

Qualifications

• HACCP trained preferable.
• Experience in laboratory operations desirable.

Responsibilities

• Monitor product quality to ensure it meets required parameters.
• Testing wheat, flour, and their associated products.
• Carry out hygiene, food safety & quality audits.

Skills

Detail oriented

Strong interpersonal skills

Basic food safety awareness

Education

A levels or 5 GCSE including Maths

Tools

Microsoft programmes (including Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams)

Job description

Job Description

Your Role
An opportunity has arisen for an Laboratory Technician based in Tilbury, Essex. The main purpose of the role is to ensure that all product meets specification from intake through to customer delivery and to carry out quality assurance checks as per company procedures.

Your Responsibilities

• Work within the companies Safety and Health and environmental guidelines
• Monitor product quality to ensure it meets required parameters from intake through to customer delivery
• Testing wheat, flour and their associated products for Tilbury
• Understanding customer and flour specifications and relating these to results entered into the system
• Ensure Central Technical Function receive samples required
• Carry out hygiene, food safety & quality audits as required
• Work closely with other departments on site
• Ensure all data is entered onto LIMS efficiently & accurately
• Assist Compliance Manager in customer & external audits
• Monitor & investigate customer complaints using Achiever system.
• Create & issue certificates for customers
• Collecting samples for routine and non-routine analysis
• Carry out problem solving and equipment maintenance
• Deputising for the Compliance Manager whenever required
• Provide out of hours assistance to site via call out rota.

Your Profile

• A levels or 5 GCSE including Maths
• Basic Food safety awareness
• HACCP trained preferable
• Experience in laboratory operations desirable
• Experienced with Microsoft programmes (including Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams)
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Detail oriented.

Your Future Perspective

• Challenging tasks, short decision-making processes and a high level of personal responsibility in a modern work environment with flexible work time models
• Room for innovative thinking and growth with the possibility to manage your own career path.
• A company culture which promotes continuous learning and diversity. To assist with this all colleagues are able to join our Women’s and Multicultural Employee Resource Groups, and the ADM Pride Employee Network and the Young Professionals Network. As well as the company wide mentorship programme as mentor or mentee.
• Excellent career opportunities in a world leading nutrition company.
• An attractive remuneration including a variety of social benefits like subsidized health & fitness offers.
• ADM is a company where managers and colleagues are encouraged to discuss and enable the flexibility that is needed to meet the demands of work and life
• Additional benefits and support for maternity and paternity leave
• ADM are an advocate of having a workforce who are aware of their mental health. In addition to our network of Mental Health First Aiders, all new starters to the business will be enrolled in ‘Mental Health Aware’ training within three months of joining the business.

Learn more about ADM at www.adm.com.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and value diversity at our company to encourage a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge within our business. To assist with this the Company has established a UK Diversity forum to support participation of underrepresented groups in the work place. If you feel this job is for you, unlock your potential and apply now online informing us about your earliest possible entry date and salary expectation. By applying for this position, you agree to ADM’s privacy notice.

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Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments — environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.

For more information regarding our efforts to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, please visit our website here: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | ADM.

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.

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