Site Technical Assistant

AIM Fresh Resourcing Partners | Food Industry Recruitment Specialists; Essex; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food industry recruitment specialist is seeking a Site Technical Assistant for their Fresh Produce operation in Essex. You will maintain technical documentation, manage customer complaints, and assist with audit preparations. Ideal candidates will have experience in food site technical compliance, good communication skills, and the ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment. The role is full-time and offers opportunities for growth in quality assurance and technical excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience in a food site technical compliance position, with exposure to BRC standards.
• Able to work accurately to strict deadlines within a time critical environment.
• Comfortable working across office, packhouse, and cold store environments.

Responsibilities

• Maintain all technical documentation and manage customer complaints.
• Ensure the QMS and documentation is accurate and regularly reviewed.
• Conduct internal inspections including hygiene and good manufacturing practice assessments.

Skills

Technical compliance experience

Good communication skills

Accurate documentation management

Ability to work to deadlines

Cross-functional teamwork

Job description

Site Technical Assistant

Be the technical heartbeat of a fast-moving Fresh Produce site as Site Technical Assistant.

Join a fast-paced, high-performing Fresh Produce operation where quality, compliance, and technical excellence are at the centre of everything they do. As a key support to the Site Technical Manager, you will play a vital role in maintaining site technical standards and ensuring smooth, compliant operations across all departments.

As Site Technical Assistant, you will act as the primary on-site technical contact, supported by a Technical Manager who is on-site weekly. The structure gives you real ownership of technical compliance, documentation control, quality systems, and site-based activities within a dynamic supply chain environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain all technical documentation, including specifications, certificates, traceability records, and supplier information
• Manage customer complaints and support associated investigations
• Ensure the QMS / Quality Management System and documentation is accurate and regularly reviewed
• Assist internal teams by ensuring standards and procedures are clearly communicated and effectively implemented
• Prepare information required for internal and external audits to BRC standards and support the delivery of audit activities
• Administer supplier documentation and due diligence, including data verification on technical platforms
• Conduct internal inspections, including hygiene and good manufacturing practice assessments, and record findings accurately

Requirements

• Experience in a food site technical compliance position, with exposure to BRC standards
• Good communication skills and ability to work positively with cross functional teams
• Able to work accurately to strict deadlines within a time critical environment
• Confident with documentation management and administrative processes
• Comfortable working across office, packhouse, and cold store environments

This position is commutable from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk.

This is a UK-based position. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK. Evidence of this right will be requested prior to interview, if applicable.

Job Details

• Seniority level: Associate
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Distribution, Manufacturing, and Quality Assurance
• Industries: Food and Beverage Services and Food and Beverage Manufacturing