Raw Materials Technologist – Quality & Supplier Assurance

Greencore; Spalding; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company share save scheme

Matched pension contribution

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Enhanced parental leave and menopause

Holidays

Job summary

Greencore Spalding is seeking a Raw Materials Technologist to ensure customer, business, and legal requirements for raw materials and supplier quality assurance are fully met. You will establish, monitor, and maintain quality, safety, and risk evaluation systems with timely corrective actions.

In this role, you will audit suppliers, manage SAQs and certifications, and support NPD and product launches by identifying material risks early.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of food safety, supplier assurance, and raw material risk management.
• Experience with quality management systems, specifications, and risk assessments.
• Ability to challenge supplier data to ensure compliance and robustness.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all raw materials have approved, validated specifications and risk assessments.
• Challenge and verify supplier information to ensure full understanding and compliance.
• Maintain accurate raw material systems, databases, and launch-ready documentation.
• Support NPD activity and product launches by identifying material risks and operational impacts early.
• Ensure full supplier approval, including SAQs, audits, and certification requirements.
• Support and lead raw material elements of internal, customer, and group audits.
• Audit compliance with QMS, GMP, and HACCP standards, driving corrective actions to closure.
• Monitor KPIs, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Communicate customer and business requirements clearly to suppliers and site teams.
• Support food safety incidents by providing timely and accurate technical information.
• Promote safe working practices and contribute to a strong health and safety culture.

Skills

Food safety knowledge

Supplier assurance

Raw material risk management

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Greencore Spalding is seeking a Raw Materials Technologist to ensure customer, business, and legal requirements for raw materials and supplier quality assurance are fully met. You will establish, monitor, and maintain quality, safety, and risk evaluation systems with timely corrective actions.

In this role, you will audit suppliers, manage SAQs and certifications, and support NPD and product launches by identifying material risks early.