An exciting opportunity has arisen with a successful and dynamic food business that produces high-end products. Renowned for their close collaboration with customers, they develop innovative, great-tasting product ranges and have an excellent reputation for supplying retailer brands. They work closely with leading UK supermarkets and food manufacturers.

About the Raw Materials Specification Technologist job

The purpose of your role will be to ensure all raw materials and packaging comply with legal and customer requirements. The role involves working closely with suppliers to ensure the company’s standards are met, maintaining accurate and up-to-date supplier information, and escalating any concerns to the Lead Raw Materials Technologist. You will also support the timely resolution of non-conformances to help maintain quality and compliance standards across the business.

Key tasks

• Manage and maintain accurate supplier, raw material, and packaging information and review documentation, complete traceability checks, whilst supporting teams with decisions about raw material use on site.
• Support purchasing, technical, and product development teams by assessing alternative raw materials and providing information needed for customer and finished product specifications.
• Work with suppliers to obtain and review specifications, ensure materials meet customer requirements, support audit readiness, investigate non-conformances, and help approve suppliers and raw materials through risk assessments.
• Maintain health, safety, hygiene, and security standards in the workplace while reporting hazards, accidents, and near misses.

About You

• The successful candidate shall ideally have previous technical administration/raw materials and or supplier approval experience in a food manufacturing setting.
• A food science degree may be considered advantageous.

More details

The Raw Materials Specification Technologist job (ref:9056) is paying £34,000 according to your experience.

This is a remote, home-based role with occasional visits to site located in Berkshire.

Benefits include 31 days holiday (including bank holidays, annual leave purchase scheme, Discretionary bonus, Employee Assistance Programme, Counselling, Highstreet discounts, Bereavement Leave, Company/Employee Events, Free Flu Jabs, Life Insurance, Referral Programme, Sickness Pay, Wellness Programme inclusive of discounted gym or health cash plan/critical illness cover and increasing life insurance, Company Pension contributions of 3%, Free/ Discounted Products.

The working hours are Monday to Friday standard Office Hours.

Alternate job titles - Food Technologist | Supplier Approval Technologist | Food Safety Technologist | Technical Compliance Coordinator | Technical Administrator | Technical Assistant | Technical Officer | Specifications Technologist | Remote Jobs | Hybrid Jobs

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