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Raw Materials Technologist

Pontefract

Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm

£35,000

20% pension, 33 days holiday, subsidised canteen, death in service

Raw Materials Technologist

The Role

You will provide Technical support to the factory management teams and act as a link between the material supplier and the factory. Your key responsibilities will include…

· Liaises with suppliers and updates details in the supplier approval database.

· Escalates to the business where substantial changes to supplier’s approval status have been identified.

· Specifies goods-in checks for each raw material based on risk assessment.

· Support the creation, implementation & maintenance of the sites raw material surveillance testing program.

· Owns the site material non-compliance process, supplied NCR database and monitors supplier performance through KPIs

· Where out of specification product is identified, ensures that product is suitably controlled, investigation is carried out and supplier is notified.

· Communicates to the business in a timely manner where gaps have been highlighted, to ensure minimal impact to the production schedule.

· Proactively identifies materials at risk from obsolescence through insufficient life.

· Arranges shelf-life extensions and communicates to the factory and planning teams accordingly.

· Issues and trends material concessions as required.

· Supports the supplier assurance activity.

· Completes supplier desktop evaluations and follows up on risks identified.

· Attends or leads supplier audits and technical visits as required.

· Attends supplier sites to cooperatively resolve quality issues of incoming products.

Raw Materials Technologist

The Candidate

You will have the following skills, experiences and attributes…

· Driving licence is essential as this role will involve travel between sites

· Internal audit qualification/lead auditor trained

· Minimum 2 years food manufacturing experience

· HACCP Level 2

· Strong understanding of raw material and product microbiological and allergen testing requirements

· IFS/Sage user and capable of holding and releasing materials as necessary.

· Knowledge of UK major retailers’ requirements

· Knowledge of supplier raw material specifications

· Experience in undertaking a factory goods in assessment and the equipment utilised within the factory

The Company

Our client is a food production company that has an enviable reputation as a market leader. Due to continued growth and expansion they are looking to add to their Technical Department. This is you chance to join a great company which has real prospects for career progression and development.

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