Technical Assistant

The Best Connection; Market Drayton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a Technical Assistant to support a busy bakery in Market Drayton, focusing on quality control and food safety. The ideal candidate should possess a relevant technical qualification or experience and have a solid understanding of HACCP principles. Responsibilities include conducting safety audits, quality checks, and ensuring compliance with product specifications. This is a full-time position offering £13 per hour, negotiable based on experience, and involves 35 hours of work per week.

Qualifications

• Understanding of HACCP principles.
• Competent in record keeping.
• Motivated with the ability to work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Check and improve safety and quality control procedure.
• Conduct quality control checks and microbiological duties.
• Ensure compliance with customer specifications.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Analytical problem-solving

Computer literacy

Education

Technical or Food Related Qualification

Job description

The Best Connection are currently recruiting for a Technical Assistant for our client in Market Drayton, Shropshire.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a busy bakery that specialises in producing hand crafted cakes and dessert for the hospitality industry throughout the UK.

Pay rate: £13 per hour but can negotiated dependable on experience

this will be 35 hours per week and working hours can be discussed to find around the right candidate

Please only apply if you have the relevant experience which matches the requirements below

Duties and Responsibilities will include

• Check and improve safety and quality control procedure in your own bakeries, from the raw material stage through to finished product
• Conducting quality control checks Microbiological duties
• online inspections of products ensuring compliance in accordance with customer specifications
• Carrying out GMP / housekeeping / Quality audits to ensure compliance and assisting with preparation for external audits when required.
• Audit suppliers and manage internal audits
• Deal with any customer complaints
• Compile, check and approve product specifications and labelling for each product
• Develop the ability to repeat processes to ensure consistency and safety
• Liase with technical and commercial colleagues in procurement, sales, technical services and marketing and distribution, and with official food inspection and hygiene agencies
• Assist with NPD ensuring that all activities produce safe and legal products

Essential Criteria

• Technical or Food Related Qualification OR proven relevant experience
• Understanding of HACCP principles
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Competent in record keeping
• Motivated with ability to work on own initiative
• Able to solve problems analytically
• Computer literate

Desirable Criteria

• Foundation certificate in Food Technology
• Previous experience working in the food industry
• Experience of BRC and/or Retailer Audits
• Food hygiene qualification
• Ability to complete quality checks on products throughout the process and ensure that finished product is to customer specification.

The Best Connection is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.