Senior Raw Materials Specialist – Food Quality & Compliance

Samworth Brothers; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Health and wellbeing support

Employee discount scheme

Experience annual pay reviews

Profit related pay

Extended leave

Free on-site parking

Training and growth opportunities

Job summary

Samworth Brothers is seeking a Senior Raw Materials Technologist to ensure raw materials are safe, legal and suitable for our products. You will manage material quality, support supplier performance and maintain accurate technical information, working with Technical, Procurement, NPD and Operations teams.

You will lead raw materials activities, keep specifications audit-ready, and drive continuous improvement across controls, systems and processes to protect product quality and meet customer and

Qualifications

• Experience in raw materials, technical or quality roles within food manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of food safety, legality, allergens, HACCP, GMP and customer codes.
• Able to work with technical systems, specifications and supplier documents.
• Good analytical skills and ability to spot risks early.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to coach and influence others in a positive and practical way.

Responsibilities

• Lead raw materials activities and act as the first point of contact for material‑related queries.
• Keep raw material specifications, documents and data accurate, up to date and audit‑ready.
• Review supplier information and follow up on issues, risks or missing details.
• Support material approval processes, including allergen, nutritional and micro checks.
• Monitor raw material performance and report weekly and monthly KPIs.
• Work with suppliers and internal teams to resolve quality issues quickly and clearly.
• Support investigations into material complaints or non‑conformances.
• Help ensure raw materials meet customer requirements, legal standards and internal policies.
• Work with NPD and Process teams to launch new materials smoothly into production.
• Drive continuous improvement across raw material controls, systems and processes.

Skills

Raw materials experience

Food safety & compliance

Allergens & HACCP

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Influencing others

Job description

Samworth Brothers is seeking a Senior Raw Materials Technologist to ensure raw materials are safe, legal and suitable for our products. You will manage material quality, support supplier performance and maintain accurate technical information, working with Technical, Procurement, NPD and Operations teams.

You will lead raw materials activities, keep specifications audit-ready, and drive continuous improvement across controls, systems and processes to protect product quality and meet customer and