Pilot Plant Process Technologist

AK is proud to be the world’s leading producer of specialty vegetable fats. Through our unique co-development approach we develop and provide value-adding vegetable oil solutions in close collaboration with our customers, enabling them to achieve long-lastingbusiness results.
By doing so, we solve customer specific needs across many industries including Bakery, Chocolate & Confectionery, Dairy, Foodservice, Infant Nutrition and Personal Care.
Our pioneering spirit and passion for innovation keeps us at the cutting edge of our industry and is what sets us apart. It enables our employees to work in a safe and supportive environment in which they make a genuine impact.
AAK employ more than 3,000 employees globally and with 20 production facilities and customisation plants, and sales offices in over 25 countries spanning six continents we have one of our industries most diverse global footprints.
**Location**: Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
**Contract Type**: Permanent
**Hours**: Full Time
**Salary**: Competitive
**AAK Hull**
AAK Hull is located in the heart of an area enjoying significant redevelopment and investment.
The Port of Hull is being established as a world-class centre for renewable energy and manufacturing, and at AAK we feel proud to be part of this important industrial renaissance for Yorkshire and the UK.
At our recently upgraded site at King George Dock we operate the UK’s largest refinery for edible oils and fats. We supply businesses in the sectors of food manufacturing, baking, Foodservice and retail, and we work closely with customers to co-develop bespokeproducts.
**About the Role**
Reporting to the Customer Innovation Manager, The Pilot Plant Technician, will be responsible for completing pilot plant trials to manufacture oil blends and margarines as directed by the innovation team;
- By means of systematic tests you test raw materials and ingredients with regard to their crystallizing and emulsifying properties.
- You are responsible for organising a test plan to support required trials in conjunction with the Customer Innovation team.
- You are responsible for the entire process from planning to the test setup, through the execution of the test up to and including its analytical follow-up.
- You can identify all factors that can influence the results of your tests and independently assess whether your test results are reliable
- You report on trials using a standardised report and present back to the CI team
- Full training on how to run the pilot plant will be given.

**Your profile;**:

- You have an education in the chemistry or food industry and/or a solid experience with proven competence as a process expert.
- You have an interest in the operational and theoretical aspects of and processing of dietary fats and food.
- You have a practical technical aptitude and dexterity, and have an interest in the physical/chemical aspects of fats, crystallization, emulsions, etc. and food.
- After thorough training and a break-in period, you will develop the necessary self-confidence to work very independently. It is therefore your ambition to become a specialist in your field.
- You have knowledge of the food industry and the hygiene and safety aspects involved.
- You have a basic knowledge of the purpose, operation and safety aspects of process equipment in the food industry (electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical parts). (a secondary education in TSO is an advantage but not a must)
- You can organize your work independently.
- You can work with MS Office (Word and Excel)

**Benefits**:

- 10% of salary non-contribution pension.
- Pension salary sacrifice scheme.
- UK Healthcare scheme (healthcare cash back plan which covers costs of dentists/opticians etc)
- AXA PPP, Private Healthcare Scheme.
- 25 Days Holiday and 8 Bank holidays.
- Potential annual bonus based on company performance (profitability and how we perform against our site KPIS, ie safety/ delivery service, customer complaints etc)
- Group Life cover (provides life assurance cover of 4 times basic salary if you were to die in service with AAK).
- Group Income protection scheme (would provide up to 75% of basic salary after 28 continuous weeks of incapacity).
- Ride2work scheme (tax relief on buying a new bike through salary).
- Sports and Social Club (events and tickets at a reduced price along with prizes and draws throughout the year).

You may have experience of the following: Research & Development, Food Technologist, Process Engineer, Development Technologist, Chemical Engineering, Process Technologist, Product Development Technologist, Chemical Engineer, Food Manufacturing, DevelopmentManager, R&D, Process Development Technologist, etc.
Ref: 133 823