Technical Assistant

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

Job summary

A leading bakery supplier in Market Drayton is seeking a Technical Assistant to ensure compliance in food safety and quality control. Responsibilities include safety checks, conducting audits, and managing customer complaints. Candidates should have relevant qualifications or experience, understand HACCP principles, and possess strong communication skills. This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to producing high-quality, handcrafted products for the hospitality industry.

Qualifications

• Proven relevant experience in food safety and quality control.
• Understanding of HACCP principles.
• Competency in record keeping.

Responsibilities

• Check and improve safety and quality control procedures in bakeries.
• Conduct quality control checks and microbiological duties.
• Liaise with colleagues in technical and commercial roles.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Computer literate

Motivated and able to work independently

Education

Technical or Food Related Qualification

Foundation certificate in Food Technology

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.