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Process Technologist
Bakkavor Meals - Elveden
Shift: Tuesday - Saturday
Hours: 8.30am - 5pm
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £28,000 - £31,000
Why join us?
We're a family and that's what families do. We champion each other, support each other and help each other to grow and improve. A place of safety, stability and belonging, we put a protective arm around everyone and, when we see talent or potential, we give it a leg up. Finding ways for everyone, whatever their circumstances or background, to develop, progress and become the best they can be.
What we do.
This particular role is at our Bakkavor Meals site in Park Royal - West London. Split across 3 factories and 1 distribution centre. The factories make chilled ready meals, houmous dips, deli products & savoury accompaniments and employ over 2,000 people.
About the role.
You will ensure the smooth transition of product concepts to launch, ensuring the technical and quality standards are achieved and maximising profitability. You will challenge current factory processes and look for improvements and efficiencies, focusing on value engineering.
1. Role Accountabilities:
Undertake trials in-line with the Bakkavor and customer requirements and as instructed by Line Manager.
2. Document all data from trials including shelf-life, organoleptic properties, etc., comprehensively and legibly for future review; to establish process capabilities and support due diligence.
3. Secure and submit appropriate samples as requested by customers as well as those for analysis e.g. Microbiological, for organoleptic evaluation and for transit trials.
4. Plan and organise resources to achieve the day-to-day delivery of trials in-line with project timescales.
5. Work with NPD and Operations to establish appropriate quality attributes for work in progress material, assembly, and finished product taking into account operational capabilities.
6. Carry out ongoing process validation of relevant factory equipment to ensure site due diligence requirements are met.
7. Co-ordinate pre-production and launch preparation.
8. Contribute to post-launch evaluation of processes in conjunction with NPD to ensure processes established at launch are still valid for full-scale production and implement improvements as necessary.
9. Operate in a safe working manner and support the site/business on continuous improvement relating to health, safety, and the environment.
About you.
1. Previous experience in a similar role.
2. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
3. Problem-solving skills.
4. Flexible approach to work and professionalism at all times.
What you'll receive.
As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards, and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.
You'll enjoy:
1. Life Assurance (1 x salary).
2. Staff Shop.
3. Stakeholder Pension Scheme.
4. Discount & cashback platform.
5. Personal Accident Insurance.
6. Free health check.
7. Employee Assistance Programme.
8. A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans).
9. Salary sacrifice car lease scheme.
10. Free independent mortgage advice.
11. Discounted tutoring for children.
12. Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary.
13. Free car parking.
Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical, and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.
Proud to be Bakkavor.
We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza, and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's, and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!
Find out more and apply.
Bakkavor
We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,000 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 3,000 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads, and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.
Category: Process
Location:
London, GB, NW10 7SY
Date: 19 Dec 2024
Req ID: 22818 #J-18808-Ljbffr