Process Technical Coordinator/ Technologist

BAKKAVOR GROUP PLC; Elveden; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fresh prepared food company in Elveden is seeking a professional to manage food safety and legal systems. Responsibilities include overseeing the HACCP system, validating processes, and conducting risk assessments. Ideal candidates should hold HACCP certification and have experience in allergen management. This is a permanent, fully site-based role with a competitive salary and various benefits including a pension scheme and wellness programs.

Benefits

Stakeholder pension scheme

Personal accident insurance

Employee assistance programme

Discounted tutoring for children

Access to financial learning tools

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.

Responsibilities

• Managing site HACCP system.
• Completing process and allergen validations.
• Supporting with factory launches.
• Performing initial process validation studies.
• Planning and carrying out process audits.

Skills

HACCP certification (level 3)

Allergen management experience

Data logger training

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.

Accountabilities

• 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 output from accountabilities 1, 2, 3 are correctly and affectively implemented
• Undertake project work as directed by the Technical Manager or Quality Assurance Manager designed to understand raw materials or processes to improve product quality and safety.
• To collate, maintain and trend data required by the Quality Management system e.g. nutritional testing, GMP audits, taste panel results etc. Generate and maintain factory required documentation.

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 data interpretations)

Benefits

• 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
• Proud to be and loyal service awards
• Commitment to wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by wellbeing champions

Work Location & Hours

Bakkavor Meals London - Park Royal (Elveden site)

Fully Site based

Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Permanent role

Competitive salary

On site staff shop, MyBargains discount platform and more.

About Bakkavor

We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply 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!

Why Join Us?

We're a family and that's what families do. We champion each other, support each other and help each other to grow and improve. A place of safety, stability and belonging, we put a protective arm around everyone and, when we see talent or potential, we give it a leg up. Finding ways for everyone, whatever their circumstances or background, to develop, progress and become the best they can be.

Role Site

This particular role is at our Bakkavor Meals site in Park Royal - West London. Split across 3 factories and 1 distribution centre. The factories make chilled ready meals, houmous dips, deli products & savoury accompaniments and employs over 2,000 people.