Process Technical Coordinator/ Technologist

BAKKAVOR GROUP PLC; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in the UK is looking for a dedicated individual to manage and maintain food safety systems at their Park Royal site. The ideal candidate will have HACCP certification and experience in allergen management and process validation. Join our dynamic team to enhance product quality and safety while enjoying competitive benefits and career growth opportunities.

Benefits

Stakeholder pension scheme

Personal accident insurance

Free mortgage advice

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• HACCP certification to level 3 or an equivalent food-related degree.
• Training or practical experience on allergen management.
• Training and practical experience in data loggers.

Responsibilities

• Manage the site HACCP system.
• Complete process and allergen validations.
• Support factory launches.
• Perform process audits for compliance.

Skills

HACCP certification

Training in allergen management

Experience with process validation studies

Training in data loggers

Education

Food-related degree

Job description

Overview

Amazing role to learn and develop knowledge on how to manage and maintain food manufacturers food safety and legal systems as well as compliance to customer codes of practice.

Responsibilities

• Managing site HACCP system
• Completing process and allergen validations
• Completing allergen risk assessments
• Supporting with factory launches
• Export systems for outbound
• Carry out generic and group based risk assessments, complete and maintain all relevant HACCP documentation ensuring cross‑site compatibility where appropriate
• Perform all initial process validation studies; plan and manage ongoing annual validations
• Plan and carry out process audits to verify delivery of accountabilities 1, 2 and 3 are correctly and effectively implemented
• Undertake project work as directed by the Technical Manager or Quality Assurance Manager to understand raw materials or processes and improve product quality and safety
• Collate, maintain and trend data required by the Quality Management system (e.g. nutritional testing, GMP audits, taste panel results) and generate factory‑required documentation

Location & Site

This particular role is at our Bakkavor Meals site in Park Royal – West London. The site is split across three factories and one distribution centre. The factories produce chilled ready meals, houmous dips, deli products & savoury accompaniments and employ over 2,000 people.

Qualifications

• HACCP certification to level 3 or an equivalent food‑related degree
• Training or practical experience on allergen management
• Training and practical experience in the use of data loggers (programming, downloading data and interpretation)
• Experience with process validation studies
• Experience supporting factory launches

Equal Opportunity

As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in.>

Benefits

• A stakeholder pension scheme
• Personal accident insurance
• Free independent mortgage advice
• Employee assistance programme
• A range of voluntary benefits
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Additional life assurance
• Dental & hospital cash plans
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools
• Affordable loans via your salary
• Loyal service awards

Commitment to Wellbeing

We provide a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.

Our Company

We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry, supplying meals salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!