£30K/yr
Wales, United Kingdom
Permanent, Variable

Laboratory Technician

Posted by Proactive Personnel Ltd.

Do you have food Industry experience? Are you looking to work for a reputable business in the Gwynedd location?

Our client is looking to offer:

  • Permanent Contract
  • Salary - £30K / Paid sick and compassionate leave
  • 28 days hols inclusive of public holidays
  • Free tea and coffee / Free onsite parking / Subsidised local gym member ship including gym, swimming pool and fitness classes

Our client is a private, leading independent food manufacture within the UK. Due to demand in business we are looking to recruit an experienced Process Technologist to join their established team.

Duties:

  • Ensuring all raw materials are ordered and log guide dates upon delivery when to start trials
  • Organise with planning manager to completed trials - ensuring trials are completed correctly
  • Liaise with other departments such as engineering on trial support where needed
  • Conduct all factory trials with production & co-ordinate specific requirement & expectations
  • Collect all trial data while running the trials- machine settings, specific methods / Collect samples for shelf life and nutritionals as well as retained samples for QAS (good and bad)
  • Ensure that all raw material adhere to factory traceability requirements
  • Once trials are completed all 'new' raw materials/ equipment are removed from production and store in an appropriate area
  • Complete trial reports and share information to the wider team / Logging results on the data base, following the Laboratory procedure
  • Work closely with engineering where practically possible to better understand machine capabilities and machine settings / Attend internal/customer meetings as required
  • Support with administration duties to aid with activities & factory paperwork generation for product launches
  • Support the collection of samples for retailer's needs. 1st production samples/shelf life/nutritional samples etc
  • Review and log/organise nutritionals and shelf life once completed and returned from the labs
  • Book couriers as required and raise PO's where needed
  • Support team workload to "get the job done" / Support with ad-hoc project work
  • To comply with and assist with implementation of company food safety, quality, and legality policies as they relate to the role
  • Review and log/organise nutritionals and shelf life once completed and returned from the labs

The successful candidate will possess the following:

  • Experience working within a process Technologist role in the food industry essential, ideally within bakery
  • Accuracy, attention to detail and numerate approach to provide data on time in the right format
  • Confident, articulate and courteous communicator over the phone, face-to-face and in writing
  • Highly flexible, competent and adaptable and takes responsibility for own improvement
  • Undertakes tasks with enthusiasm and always takes pride in their work. Communicates effectively at all levels, considers others' opinions and always treats others with respect
  • A good understanding of the functions of ingredients used within the bakery sector
  • Innovation and creativity / Numeracy skills / Communication skills
  • Team Work skills / Ability to motivate people / Diplomacy / Coordinating skills
  • Proficient on Microsoft Office
  • Good interpersonal skills / Problem solving

INTERESTED IN THIS ROLE?

Please contact Danielle at Proactive Personnel, Telford.

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