Raw Materials Assistant

5 months ago


London, United Kingdom Allied Bakeries Full time

Allied Bakeries make the top bread brands Kingsmill, Allinson’s and Sunblest. Across our bakeries we make white, wholemeal and seeded market-leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and more.

We take massive pride in our brands and all that we do, including our bakeries having one of the best safety performance records in the industry. We know that the success of our business depends on us having the right people on the team, so if you’re looking to join a business that values its people, encourages everyone to get involved and be the best they can be, we’d love to hear from you.

Overview of role

**Location**: Maidenhead

We have a great full-time Hybrid working opportunity for a technical professional to join our small friendly long-established Food Safety team responsible for ensuring the safety, quality and integrity of the suppliers and their raw materials used by Allied Bakeries across our 7 UK bakery sites, from our Maidenhead site. The role will allow you to significantly broaden your technical expertise as you will be exposed to many sectors of the UK and EU food industries, as well as gaining an in-depth knowledge from in-house experts of the bakery sector.

**The Role**:
As a key member of the Food Safety Team and working for the Raw Material Technologist, you will primarily be responsible for liaising with suppliers to obtain raw material/third-party product information used by Allied Bakeries, maintained on our bespoke Hamilton Grant Database, to ensure our, our Customer and Consumer food safety, nutritional, legislative, and ethical standards are met.

Working closely with our procurement and NPD teams, your role will be the management of suppliers and contractor approvals via Appraisal Questionnaires. You will also participate in raw material approvals and deputise for the Raw Material Technologist.

Key Accountabilities

Who are we looking for?

We are looking to recruit a diligent and enthusiastic team member to join our team. The Keys accountabilities of this role are:
Maintenance of a Supplier Approval programme covering Raw Materials, Packaging, Third Party and Contractors.

Maintenance of Raw Material Specifications.

On-boarding of new raw materials.

**Skills, qualifications, and experience**:
Degree/equivalent in Food Science/Nutrition or related discipline.

Have experience of Food Safety standards for Raw Materials and Final Products.

Knowledge of Hamilton Grant or other recipe/specification management systems.

Good oral and written communication skills.

Good numeracy skills and experienced in the manipulation of technical data.

Good time management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines without compromising accuracy and attention to detail is crucial.

A good understanding of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook is essential.

Awareness of Sedex Database.

Driving license (you will have the opportunity to visit our suppliers, share knowledge and build relationships).

The Right Person

There are plenty of reasons why this is a great place to work, and here are just a few of the benefits for you:
Attractive salary and benefits.

Comprehensive training as part of induction.

**Pension**: Matching employer pension contributions of up to 10% (inclusive of Life Assurance).

**Employee Assistance Programme**:
A 24/7, 365 helpline, with calls answered by experienced in-house counsellors, legal and financial specialists.

My Healthy Advantage smartphone app and online personalised wellbeing content.

Cycle to work scheme.

Extra Slice - company discount scheme that saves our employee money at more than 500 businesses/outlets.

If you're looking to join a passionate business that encourages you to be the best you can be and values its people, we'd like to hear from you.

Our defining value is to ‘ Be the best we can be’; the behaviors that we believe help us to do this and are key to our success are: Aim high, I do what I say, Work Together and Everybody Matters.

We are committed to equal treatment and opportunities for all our people and believe in building a diverse and inclusive organisation that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for consumers, customers and stakeholders.



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