Senior Process Specialist

ZipRecruiter; Chipping Campden; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food industry seeks a Thermal Process Specialist to oversee project management and training relating to thermal processing. The role involves traveling to client sites and managing team activities, backed by a competitive salary and benefits including a hybrid work model and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Hybrid working flexibility

Employee discounts and rewards

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Buy and sell holiday scheme

Work save pension scheme, matched up to 10%

Focus on work/life balance

Subsidised onsite restaurant

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in engineering, food technology or other sciences.
• Proven experience in a food production setting preferred.
• Strong verbal and written skills for client interactions.

Responsibilities

• Manage thermal processing project work and validation trials.
• Design and deliver training courses on thermal processing.
• Develop business opportunities and manage client relations.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Time Management

Financial Awareness

Education

Degree in Engineering, Food Technology or Sciences

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Description

Thermal Process Specialist

Campden BRI offers professional support to ensure your thermal processes consistently produce safe products. For over 100 years we’ve been at the forefront of food and drink thermal and non-thermal processing. Our team holds extensive experience in supporting processors within the UK and around the world regularly working with some of the world’s largest food and drinks companies so when you come to us, you know you are in safe hands.

You will specialise in thermal processing and lead the business development and project delivery of related technical work such as including validation, consultancy and training.

You will:

• Planning and managing project work activities within the field of thermal processing (food and beverage). This could be delivery of process validation trials or consultancy, at client’s site, in office or utilising the Campden BRI pilot plant. Regular travel to client sites in the UK and abroad is expected.
• Overall accountability for thermal measurement equipment, strategic investment, maintenance and overall management of use.
• Design, coordinate and deliver thermal processing training courses and presentations on scheduled and tailored training courses at Campden BRI and at client sites.
• Responsible for business development of thermal processing contract work, liaising with sales/marketing, client visits, and preparing/reviewing quotes and proposals.
• To support the team in thermal processing related research activity and contribute to internal and external seminars and events where possible.
• Responding to direct technical enquiries and requests for processing advice.

Experience required:

• Degree or equivalent in engineering, food technology or other sciences.
• An awareness of the importance of heat processing in the food industry.
• Proven experience, ideally in a food production related setting.
• Experience working with thermal food processes (e.g., retort, UHT aseptic filling) would be advantageous.
• Proven business development skills, with the potential and desire to develop these further.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (client meetings, emails, reports).
• Time management and financial awareness to facilitate effective project management.
• Full UK/EU driving licence and eligibility to live/work in the UK. Ability to travel within the UK and beyond.
• Computer literate: MS Office (particularly Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Benefits:

• Hybrid working- We would need flexibility for your to visit our client's sites and when needed be at site at Chipping Campden
• Reward platform with employee discounts and rewards
• 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
• Buy and sell holiday scheme
• A generous work save pension scheme, with employee contributions matched by the company up to 10%
• Culture focus around work/life balance (early finish Fridays)
• Subsidised onsite restaurant

Please note there will travel several times per month to the UK or globally.

You must be able to drive and have your own transport as we're based in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire and our site is in a rural location.

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