Laboratory Technician

Description:

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