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Quorn Foods & Marlow Ingredients are delighted to be recruiting for a Research Technician to join our Fermentation Development Centre at our facility in Billingham.

What You'll Be Responsible For

Do you have an interest in analytical chemistry, biochemistry or biotechnology? Are you passionate about healthy, sustainably produced food?

Helping to design, prepare and run experiments that assist us to understand the Mycoprotein production process, you'll demonstrate an ability to to follow defined SOP's to complete both routine analytical and experimental tasks such as running HPLC, rheological analysis, making biological growth media, preparing fermenters and calibrating equipment.

Furthermore, you will also independently design and execute small scale projects, feeding back data which assists our team of scientists with their various portfolios of work and focus.

What Experience You'll Need To Have

• Bachelor's degree in food science/biotechnology/biochemistry or a related scientific field
• Practical knowledge of laboratory instrumentation and techniques
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to follow and adapt protocols precisely
• Effective team player with good communication skills and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset
• A passion for healthy, sustainable products which are better for our consumers and the planet – you don’t have to be a vegetarian to work for Quorn!

The Recruitment Process

Every application will receive a response regardless of being successful or unsuccessful. Applications will close on Friday 30th May and all applicants will be contacted by our Resourcing Partner W/C 2nd June. Our process will involve:

1st Stage - 30/45 mins Microsoft Teams introductory call with our Managing Scientist & Resourcing Partner

2nd Stage - in-person interview and tour at our facility in Billingham with key stakeholders from our Fermentation Development team

If you have any questions regarding any of the above or the application process, please feel free to reach out to our Resourcing Partner Jacob Senior.

What You'll Get In Return

• A Competitive Salary
• 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays (plus the option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year!)
• Generous Pension and Life Assurance Schemes
• Employee Assistance Programmes (we're a Gold Sponsor of GroceryAid along with our own internal Wellbeing Champions)
• Health & Wellbeing support with Digital GP services, free flu jabs, eye tests and discounted gym memberships
• Free Quorn products on-site to take home and share with your friends and family!

To apply for this vacancy, please follow the relevant link to submit your CV and Covering Letter. We look forward to receiving your application.

About Us

Quorn is a global company led by a clear purpose and ambition. By 2030, we will be a Net +positive business with 8 billion servings of our amazing Quorn & Cauldron products being consumed across the world.

At Quorn, we have a simple message, to create an inspiring range of irresistibly tasty meals which are not only great for you and your family, but for the planet and generations to come.

It is our collective differences that make Quorn special. Our heritage speaks to this, as pioneers of meat alternative products, we choose to embrace a different path which sets us apart.

We are committed to four core values which make us who we are. We are ‘Stronger Together’, we aim to ‘Make Lives Better’, we ‘Think Big & Act With Courage’ and we ‘Strive To Be The Best’.

Quorn is committed to promoting diversity across our workforce. We are dedicated to attracting and developing talent, empowered through an inclusive culture.

Our backgrounds, experiences and ideas are all valued so we can foster an environment where our differences make us ‘Stronger Together’.

All suitably qualified applicants will be considered regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, religion, and age.

Recruitment Agencies

Please note that we manage our recruitment directly and will not engage with any agencies on this or any other vacancies. On the occasion that we do require external support, we will engage our preferred suppliers who have an excellent prior track record in supporting the business when needed.

We do not accept speculative CV's and any communication from non-PSL agencies will be ignored and forwarded to our Resourcing Partner.