Technical Assistant

GO Superfoods; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

GO Superfoods, a leading European superfoods business, is looking for a Technical Assistant to support their technical team in ensuring food safety and quality assurance. This full-time role includes responsibilities like developing supplier approval processes, maintaining product specifications, and collaborating with various departments to meet compliance standards. Candidates should have a relevant degree and knowledge of food safety regulations.

Benefits

Structured bonus based on performance

Salary Sacrifice Pension

25 days holiday per annum

GO social events

Cycle to Work Scheme

Health Care Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, or Nutrition required.
• Experience with food safety and compliance regulations.
• HACCP and Food Safety certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support in developing food quality and safety programs.
• Assist in supplier approval and monitoring processes.
• Collaborate on product labeling and compliance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Numerical skills

Data literacy

IT literacy

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Food Science/Food Technology/Nutrition degree

HACCP Level 3

Food Safety Level 3

Job description

GO Superfoods Ltd is a leading European superfoods business based on the outskirts of Sheffield. Established in 2008, we import a range of 80+ superfoods direct from growers around the world and sell them under our own brands, in bulk, direct to consumers via Retailers/Amazon and as private label. We are the BRAND behind many UK and European superfood brands.

We are on a mission to make healthy eating easier, to make a meaningful social impact and to become the leading superfood business.

Position:

Position: Technical Assistant

Division / Department: Technical

Reporting to: Site Technical Manager

Location: Dinnington, Sheffield

Hours: Full Time

As a technical assistant you will provide administrative and operational support to the technical team. You will work collaboratively with the site technical manager to develop and maintain a food safety and quality assurance programs, ensuring the company’s products are safe, legal, and meet or exceed customer expectations.

Requirements:

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in development and management of supplier and raw materials approval and monitoring processes and activities.
• Work collaboratively with NPD & marketing to provide, control and sign off on labels, nutritional data, shelf-life assessments and customer specific testing requirements.
• Assist in development, maintenance and completion of the artwork processes, technical datasheets, finished product specifications, private label quality contracts.
• Carry out assessment deliveries of pre-printed packaging against approved artwork for issues relating to but not exclusively food-safety, food quality and compliance with food-law. Liaise with suppliers as appropriate to obtain the necessary information.
• Accurately complete customer-specific documents, such as SAQs, product specifications, GMO documents, and allergen documents.
• Maintain and update the customer questionnaires database.
• Assist the commercial and marketing team in verifying the regulatory compliance of information for Amazon, Go Superfoods websites, and product technical data sheets.
• Approve or reject new raw materials and packaging material in discussion with the Site Technical Manager.
• Assist Quality Assurance Manager in management of the non-conformances raised with the suppliers to ensure that these are properly investigated, that the root cause is identified, where possible, and that the NCR is closed out in a timely fashion.
• Report and maintain the plastic and packaging waste data
• Support in the training of staff in food safety and quality practices.
• Other tasks within your capability to help meet the roles of the department.
  
  

Skills and Experience Required:

• Food Science/Food Technology/Nutrition degree required
• HACCP Level 3
• Food Safety level 3
• Working knowledge of food safety requirements, HACCP/TACCP/VACCP, legislation, BRCGS, Organic standards
• Strong analytical and numerical skills.
• Good data and IT literacy, especially Excel and databases.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
  
  

Other information:

We offer

• Structured bonus (based on company & individual performance)
• Salary Sacrifice Pension
• 25 days holiday per annum, increasing to 27 days after 3 years’ service and 30 days after 5 years’ service
• GO social events run by our inhouse Social Team
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Health Care Cash Plan
  
  

Please visit us at https://greenorigins.com/ for further information and to find out all about us!

At GO Superfoods, we celebrate diversity and promote equality and inclusion across our teams. We welcome applications from all, regardless of personal characteristics or background.