Technical Npd Coordinator

2 weeks ago

Wednesbury, United Kingdom Avara Foods Full time

**About the Role**:
**Who are we, and what do we do?**

You may not have heard of us, but there’s a good chance you’ve enjoyed our products. Avara Foods is one of the UK’s leading food businesses, supplying chicken and turkey to the country’s major supermarkets and well-known restaurants.

We own and manage our entire supply chain, from farms to factory and all the way to the customer door - meaning we have careers that cover a whole range of functions. We have major processing sites across England and Wales, and an agricultural network of over 350 farms, spanning from North Yorkshire to the South Coast and Wales.

**A little about our Wednesbury site**:
Our advanced manufacturing site in Wednesbury, West Midlands, is our newest advanced manufacturing site, and we’ve invested around £4.7 million into state-of-the-art facilities.

Our Wednesbury site is a flagship Added Value centre for Avara, which employ over 150 talented individuals at the site, who help to supply some of the UK’s largest supermarkets and popular restaurants

**About the Role**:
Are you passionate about product safety and quality?** **Looking for a new challenge? Do you have experience or qualifications in quality management?

As an inclusive, forward-thinking business, we take pride in our approach to investing in our approach to quality across Avara Foods and are looking for a highly competent and motivated **Technical NPD Coordinator **to join our Team, based at our **Wednesbury **site.

The role is predominantly office based, however some time in the factory will also be required. As **a Technical NPD Coordinator you’ll be working Monday to Friday 07:00 - 16:00**

**What will you be doing as a **Technical NPD Coordinator **at Avara?**

As a **Technical NPD Coordinator you’ll **support operation to help ensure product quality, legality and safety whilst meeting customer specifications within a fast-paced short shelf-life environment. You will also support Production and Technical to ensure that customer product requirements are understood and achieved. You will be responsible for the product journey from concept to launch and ensure it runs smoothly, to agreed timescales and procedures.

**What will your key responsibilities as a **Technical NPD Coordinator **include?**
- NPD Liaison
- Pre-pro, trials and launches factory presence and support.
- Responsible for the artwork and labels, pack, print approval
- Launch documentation and facilitate all paperwork for process control, one page specifications, assembly lessons
- Factory and inter-factory specifications, create new QAS and update existing ones
- Participate in Gates and NPD activity meetings
- Product sample management (nutritional, micro, allergens, shelf-life)
- Consistency panels
- Take part in internal audits
- Support 3rd party audits and customer visits
- HACCP/Food Defence team member
- To support the implementation of a robust food safety culture on site and quality initiatives
- Document control log management
- Product Quality QAS - Inspecting product against customer quality contract agreements.
- Support technical training
- Carry out other technical related duties that may be required.

**What you’ll need to be successful**:

- Relevant scientific or food related qualifications. (Degree desirable)
- A practical working knowledge of BRC and retailer requirements.
- Experience working with major retailers including leading audits.
- HACCP and Food safety qualifications.
- Internal auditing training.
- Basic understanding of microbiology and potential consequences to food safety and quality.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders of all levels.

**The benefits of working for Avara Foods**:
As a **Technical NPD Coordinator,** you will enjoy a secure, supportive and progressive working environment, where your contribution and achievements will be recognised and rewarded.

We offer comprehensive training as well as continuous development as you build your long-term career with us. You can also look forward to benefits that amongst other things include the following:

- **From £27,000 **per annum.
- **31 **days holiday allowance
- **5% **pension
- Life assurance/insurance
- Various lifestyle benefits, such as cashback perks, exclusive shopping discounts from well known retailers, and discounted cinema tickets
- Wellbeing resources, including free online health advice & support, and wellbeing assessments.
- Free staff parking

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer.

INDHP #TheAvaraWay

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