Graduate Technologist

Description:

We are currently recruiting for a Graduate Technologist role in Aston , B6.

The Graduate Technologist role is working within the technical team to ensure the produce we are growing, sourcing, processing and packaging meets Legal, Safety, Quality, Ethical & Sustainability requirements.

Main duties for the Graduate Technologist role :

Task areas include but are not limited to:

* Understanding and decision making of product quality and seasonality using key quality data

* Support the due diligence system taking responsibility for the maintenance of supplier records

* Supporting the supply base by engaging in ethical, sustainability and quality requirements and documenting actions and development.

* Internal reporting for both customers and suppliers dealing with all stakeholders and systems.

* Communicating with suppliers to discuss quality issues, and Influence and developing supply chain from a quality perspective

* Support on internal audits

* Auditing and visiting suppliers on international trips

* Attendance at customer facing meetings to support wider team

* Leading supplier relationships, KPIs and development

* Creation of product specification

* making quality tolerance decisions

* Management of customers specifications and communication to all relevant parties and customer depot QA teams where appropriate, including management of our customers databases as required

* Lead as a product specialist and support new product development

* Completing sample preparation & benchmarking

* Monthly internal and external KPI summaries

* Any other reasonable ad hoc duties

Key Skills for the Graduate Technologist role :

* Applicants must have good written and verbal communication skills, be computer literate with good working knowledge of Excel. Word and Powerpoint

* Applicants with a full, clean driving license preferred.

* Applicants will be supported in development and growth in the business with relevant training provided