Technical Assistant

Walker's Shortbread; Aberlour; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in Aberlour is seeking a Technical Assistant to contribute to food safety documentation and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate should be detail-oriented and proficient with tools like Microsoft Excel, exhibiting strong organisational skills. This full-time on-site role offers generous benefits including employee discounts and healthcare services.

Benefits

25% employee discount

National Living Wage

Auto-enrolment pension scheme

Life Assurance

Generous holiday allowance

Subsidised staff canteen

Healthcare benefits

Qualifications

• Methodical and detail-oriented with strong organisational skills.
• Self-motivated and proactive in managing workload effectively.
• Experience in a food manufacturing or technical environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain technical documentation for products.
• Support creation of technical export documents.
• Assist with compliance to food safety regulations.

Skills

Organisational skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving ability

Familiarity with Microsoft Excel

Strong communication skills

Numeracy

Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

About The Role

Are you a natural organiser with a keen eye for detail and a passion for food safety? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment and want to play a vital role in keeping products safe, compliant, and top quality? If so, this could be your next step.

We’re looking for a Technical Assistant to join our team in a full-time, on-site role. With supportive colleagues, you’ll help ensure we meet the highest standards in food safety and compliance. We’re looking for a proactive, detail-oriented team player to join our Technical function in a permanent, full-time, on-site role (Aberlour, Moray / 38 hours per week).

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a key support to the Technical team, you’ll contribute to food safety documentation, regulatory compliance, and product quality. Your work will help ensure everything from customer specs to export paperwork is accurate and up to date.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Preparing and maintaining technical documentation for finished products and customer specifications
• Supporting the creation of technical export documents
• Assisting to ensure compliance with food safety regulations (national and international)
• Keeping up to date with industry trends and regulatory changes
• Supporting taste panels and benchmark tastings
• Assisting with audits and technical projects
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams across the business

What We’re Looking For

Essential Skills & Experience

• A methodical, detail-oriented approach with strong organisational skills

• Good analytical thinking and problem-solving ability

• Confident with Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Highly numerate with the ability to follow procedures precisely

• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to manage workload effectively

• A team player with strong interpersonal skills

Desirable Skills

• Experience in a food manufacturing or technical environment

• Background in technical administration or similar roles

Why Join Us:

Bake your career at Walker’s and become a part of “Scotland at its Finest”. We value our team and reward hard work and dedication with: 25% employee discount when purchasing our product from our own shops Pay National Living Wage to all ages (16+ years) which increases with training levels achieved Auto-enrolment into our pension scheme after 3 months Life Assurance Generous holiday allowance which increases with length of service Subsidised staff canteen services Healthcare and Well-being benefits Overtime rates depending on hours worked Long Service Awards Family/Maternity/Paternity leave

About Us

Our people have always been at the heart of everything we do, and without them, we couldn't be 'Scotland at it's finest'. Providing good, reliable employment to our local community has been at the core of Walker's values sine the very beginning. We are committed to Equal Opportunities for all, proudly a Disability Confident and Young Person's Guarantee employer. We can't wait to have you as part of our team.