Convenience Food Specialist

4 days ago


Spalding, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom Greencore Full time
About Our Company:

Greencore is a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK, employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots. We supply all major UK food retailers with a wide range of products, from sandwiches and soups to cooking sauces and ready meals.

Our Purpose:

To make every day better for our customers, colleagues, and communities. We aim to be a vibrant and fast-paced company that inspires innovation and collaboration.

Job Overview:

We are seeking a skilled Manufacturing Technologist to join our team, who will carry out all relevant manufacturing projects to deliver process development and line trials successfully.

Your Key Responsibilities:

  • Providing information to support the creation of customer and factory specifications which lead to the production of accurate and appropriate product labelling information.
  • Being responsible for the planning, preparation, and successful execution of process development and line trials to deliver customer requirements and process improvements.
  • Providing process guidance and advice to cross-functional manufacturing teams to promote adoption of new practices or processes for increased efficiency.
  • Monitoring and communicating process trends to ensure launch date adherence, maximum process optimisation, and effective communication to customers.

Requirements:

  • Ideal education: degree level in a food science or related subject, plus relevant working experience within a food manufacturing environment.
  • Relevant qualifications: Level 3 Food Hygiene, Level 2 Health and Safety, HACCP Level 2, Sensory Training Level 2, and Microbiological Training Level 2.
  • Experience working with different types of computer programmes and ability to demonstrate experience analysing project results.
  • Knowledge of legal labelling legislation and variety of retailer web-based systems is desirable.

What's In It For You:

  • Competitive salary £43,000-£50,000 per year.
  • Holidays.
  • Pension up to 8% matched.
  • Life insurance up to 4x salary.
  • Company share save scheme.
  • Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform.


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