Training Coordinator - Food Manufacturing

RecruitmentRevolution.com; Colchester; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday day off

PerkBox subscription

60% discount on Bulk products

Teammate Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Medicash

Cycle to Work Scheme

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave

Workplace nursery scheme

Bulk Pantry

Happy Hour Drinks Fridge on Thursdays

Job summary

Bulk is seeking a Training Coordinator in Colchester, Essex (office-based five days a week). You’ll develop SOPs and deliver practical training to manufacturing teams, ensuring training records and competency matrices are kept up to date in our LMS.

You’ll collaborate with Manufacturing Leadership and Technical teams to identify gaps, implement improvements, and support GMP, BRCGS and safety audits, helping colleagues perform at their best.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, ideally food or FMCG.
• Ability to create SOPs and training materials.
• Experience using an LMS to track progress and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Create, review and improve manufacturing SOPs and work instructions.
• Deliver engaging practical training and refresher sessions.
• Assess competency and ensure staff are trained and signed off.
• Maintain training matrices and records for compliance.
• Identify skills gaps and work with shifts to close them.
• Support GMP, BRCGS, health and safety audits.

Skills

SOP development

Training delivery

LMS management

Quality & compliance

Tools

LMS software

Job description

Manufacturing Training SOPs GMP & BRCGS Quality Continuous Improvement

Know What Great Manufacturing Looks Like? Help Others Get There.

Love being on the factory floor, working with people and making sure things are done the right way?

Know how to take a process, turn it into a clear SOP and then bring it to life through practical, engaging training?

If you re someone who spots gaps, asks how can we do this better? and enjoys seeing people develop as a result of your work, this could be right up your street.

We re Bulk , one of Europe s leading active nutrition brands, and we re looking for a Training Coordinator to help develop the skills, standards and capabilities of our manufacturing teams in Colchester.

The Role at a Glance

Training Coordinator
Colchester, Essex (Office based 5 days per week)
Competitive Salary DOE
Full Time Permanent

Sector:

Sports Nutrition Food Manufacturing eCommerce

Focus:

Training SOPs Quality Compliance Continuous Improvement

Who We Are

At Bulk , we believe the gym changes everything. It makes you feel stronger, fitter and healthier.

For 20 years, we ve been developing elite sports nutrition products for every type of training. Trusted by Olympic athletes and everyday gym-goers, we help people power through training, push their limits and achieve more.

Behind every product is a manufacturing operation where quality, consistency and safety matter.

And that s where you come in.

The Opportunity

This isn t a desk-based L&D role.

You ll be working closely with our Manufacturing Leadership and Technical teams, spending time where the action happens and making sure our manufacturing teammates have the knowledge, training and clear instructions they need to perform at their best.

You ll spot skills and process gaps, create and improve SOPs and work instructions, deliver practical training and maintain the records and competency matrices that keep everything on track.

When something goes wrong, you ll help understand why. Was the process unclear? Was there a knowledge gap? Does the SOP need changing? Does the team need refresher training?

Then you ll help put it right.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Creating, reviewing and improving manufacturing SOPs and work instructions
• Delivering engaging practical training, briefings and refresher sessions
• Assessing competency and ensuring teammates are properly trained and signed off
• Maintaining training matrices, records and compliance through our LMS
• Identifying skills gaps and working with Shift Team Leaders to close them
• Reviewing NCRs and quality issues to identify training or process-related root causes
• Working with the Technical Team to improve procedures and deliver corrective training
• Supporting GMP, BRCGS, Health & Safety and audit compliance
• Delivering inductions and mandatory safety training for new and temporary teammates
• Using training data to identify trends and report progress
• Supporting wider continuous improvement projects across Manufacturing

About You

You could already have experience within manufacturing, ideally food, nutrition, FMCG or another fast-paced, quality-led production environment, and understand the importance of clear processes, safety and compliance.

Most importantly you ll be confident in creating SOPs and training materials, delivering practical training to manufacturing teams and using an LMS or digital training system to track progress and compliance.

Organised, proactive and approachable, you ll enjoy working with people at all levels and won t wait for someone else to spot a problem. You ll investigate it, understand what needs to change and help make the improvement happen.

Even Better If You Have

• Experience with root cause analysis and NCRs
• A Train the Trainer or similar qualification
• Previous involvement in GMP, BRCGS or retailer audits would all be a real advantage.

What’s in It for You?

• A day off for your birthday
• PerkBox subscription
• 60% discount on all Bulk products
• Teammate Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Medicash
• A day off for volunteering
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave
• Workplace nursery scheme
• Bulk Pantry
• Happy Hour Drinks Fridge on Thursdays and Fridays

Ready to Make Better Manufacturing Happen?

If you understand manufacturing, enjoy developing people and love turning this could work better into this is how we do it , we d love to hear from you.

Our Commitment

Bulk is a place where employees have a voice fundamental to our success as a business. Building a diverse and inclusive team enables us to reach and connect with our global customers, from developing delicious recipes to how our brand is built and perceived.

Regardless of age, disability, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, education, neurodiversity or any protected characteristic, if you are a passionate risk-taker and eager to make a difference in sports nutrition, we want to hear from you. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.

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