Technical Assistant

Jacob Thomas Associates; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a temporary Technical Assistant to support their Technical Manager in ensuring food safety and quality. This role involves assisting with quality management, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Ideal candidates will have a food science background and strong analytical skills. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a premium fresh food retailer while gaining valuable experience in a dynamic environment. Flexibility is key, as some weekend work may be required. If you are passionate about food safety and quality, this position offers a chance to make a significant impact.

Qualifications

• A food science degree and/or previous experience in the food industry is desirable.
• Highly organized with strong analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the development and improvement of safety and quality culture.
• Conduct internal audits and coordinate corrective actions.
• Ensure supplier and raw material documentation is accurate.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Food Science Degree

Job description

Location: SW London

Our client, a retailer of premium fresh food that also manufactures a range of own-label products, is seeking a temporary Technical Assistant to join their established team.

This role is to support the Technical Manager in ensuring the business meets its obligations concerning food safety and quality. It will require a more focused approach to quality and technical management in our business.

Flexibility will be needed on working days and will involve some weekend work.

This role is initially offered on a three-month contract with a possible extension thereafter.

The Benefits:

• £11.45 per hour rising to £11.75 per hour after probation

The Role:

• Assisting with the development and improvement of the company’s safety and quality culture.
• Working alongside the production team to ensure paperwork is being completed correctly, accurately, and in line with the site HACCP system and FSMS.
• Conducting internal audits and coordinating the timely completion of corrective actions identified.
• Logging customer complaints and non-conformances and assisting with investigations where required.
• Ensuring supplier and raw material documentation is accurate and kept up to date.
• Goods in and goods out QC checks.
• Dealing with supplier issues and non-compliance.
• Coordinating samples for the lab as per the site testing schedule.

Our Ideal Candidate:

• A food science degree and/or previous experience of the food industry is desirable.
• Highly organised
• Strong analytical skills

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