Food Benchmarking Officer

2 weeks ago


Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom Meatex Trading Ltd. Full time

Cranswick Country Foods, Preston, HU12 8TB

Cranswick is a leading UK food producer with revenue of over £2 Billion. We produce and supply premium food to high profile UK grocery retailers, the food service sector and other UK and global customers. Now with 22 sites nationwide, Cranswick are dedicated to growing and developing our team.

We are on the look out for a Food Benchmarking Officer to join our team on a 12 month fixed term maternity cover. This role is essential for arranging, orchestrating, collating, and publishing all things surrounding product panels on appearance, taste, quality, and the customer experience. Perfect if your enthusiastic about food with an eye for detail.

M ain duties include (but not limited to):

  • Maintenance of a product database to trend organoleptic panels scores and attendance.
  • Collection and administration surrounding collection of product samples.
  • Preparation and cook of product samples to panel.
  • Liaison with wider technical team to support with ongoing investigations or trends.
  • Collation, trending, and publication of organoleptic panel data.
  • General kitchen and cleaning duties follow product panel.
  • Travel and collection of samples from retailer stores.
  • Supporting the Technical team with customer visits / site audits.

You will have:

  • Prior food industry experience (food technical background advantageous).
  • Prior professional kitchen experience or sensory panel training advantageous.
  • Reasonable computer literacy in Microsoft.
  • Organised with effective, formal, and professional communication skills.
  • Able to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Able to manage challenging situations in a professional manner and seeks amicable solutions.

We offer:

  • Excellent and competitive rates of pay
  • Strong commitment to progression and personal development through department specific training matrix. This will include machine specific training and upskilling.
  • Profit sharing through discounted share scheme
  • Hassle free auto-enrolment into company pension scheme including enhanced contribution options
  • Access to the Cranswick Package which includes Cycle to Work Scheme, Free Parking, Discounted products, 'Feed your Wellbeing' platform, 'Hapi' discounts app and buying extra holiday entitlement

A full job description is available upon request . Salary to be discussed at application stage

( Please note that if a suitable candidate is found, this closing date may be brought forward)

If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying and confirm this when submitting your application

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