Food Technologist

Join us on a 15-months maternity cover contract as Food Technologist to provide the support for a leading hotel chain. As a Food Technologist you will support the Technical Manager to ensure we are safe, secure and legal across food and drink supply chain and product quality is safe guarded.

ABOUT YOU

Required skills and experience:

• Full UK Driving licence and valid passport – travel is required domestically and internationally, depending on business needs
• Minimum HNC (or equivalent) in Food or Bio Science related discipline
• 2 years min relevant experience in a technical role in manufacturing, retail or foodservice
• Good current knowledge of food law and labelling legislation
• Understanding of technical and manufacturing experience including HACCP and BRC, quality control/assurance
• Experience in Approval of due diligence documents
• Experience of reviewing and authorising specifications, menu copy and/ or retail pack copy
• Good judgement, drive and influence and a personal development plan to enhance this
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Desired Sills:

• Experience of Fourth Recipe and Menu Engineering system (Starchef)
• Involvement in hosting 3rd party or customer audits
• Experience in internal or supplier audits

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

The role of the Food Technologist is accountable for the day-to-day management of food safety, legality and quality including management of product specifications & allergen of ingredients, recipes and menu technical approvals and complaints management across food and drink.

Key activities:

• Maintain up to date product specifications and systems, liaising with suppliers to capture all required information and to review and approve specifications
• Ensuring required Due Diligence documents are in place. Ensuring labelling is legal and factually correct
• Ability to implement standards competently and challenge the unacceptable in the right way
• Use product specification and recipe management systems to support brands with recipes and menus approvals
• Supporting brand development and buying teams to deliver compliance to food safety, legality and quality standards
• Generate all product specification supporting documentation including quality attribute sheets and retail labels
• Investigation of compliance issues to identify root cause and implement clear action plans
• Escalating and gathering data to support Incident management and product complaints
• Supporting Technical manager and buying teams to monitor supplier and product performance, communicating trends to the team

Maternity Cover Contract - up to 15 months, could be extended. Full Time. Hybrid working, travel is required. Office Location – Hemel Hempstead, HP2.

WHAT WE OFFER

Join Intertek, SAI Global Assurance and become part of our global network of inspiring and entrepreneurial colleagues. We are a global family that values diversity and we thrive working together with precision, pace and passion. We are working to make the world Ever Better, ensuring the quality, safety and sustainability of products and services used by millions of people around the world.

• Competitive salary/benefits
• Development and career opportunities around the Globe
• Working in a highly motivated team and dynamic working environment

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer who do not discriminate against applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex or national origin.

Intertek operates a preferred supplier arrangement and we do not accept unsolicited approaches from agencies.