Job Summary:
Job Description:
At a Glance
Contract Type: Temporary/secondment 12 months until August 2025
Location: Bracknell based with hybrid working with the expectation to be in Bracknell or travel to suppliers as and when required.
Salary Range: We are looking for candidates within our budgeted range of £44,400.00 - £55,500.00 per annum
Partnership Level: 7
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Waitrose Quality & Technical team as a Bakery Technologist, looking after all things cake!
A key part of this role will be to manage product and supplier performance in order to ensure compliance to Waitrose quality, safety, legality and integrity and all relevant Brand standards.
The successful candidate will deliver the Own Brand Product Plan for the category by supporting the technical elements of all approved projects, and project managing those assigned to technical.
Some of your key responsibilities include but not limited to:
Identify opportunities for technical innovation & process optimisation across product ranges and supply chains to create growth and efficiency, improve brand equity and drive best practice.
Develop and maintain robust internal & external networks in order to influence development of standards relevant to own category and to maintain manufacturing knowledge and drive best practice in the supply base.
Manage and develop the technical relationship with Waitrose suppliers and identify product or supplier risks within the Category Trading area, establish root causes and develop technical improvement plans to mitigate.
Onboarding new suppliers in line with Waitrose Technical standards.
Essential Skills
* Degree in food science (or similar) or equivalent experience in Technical within the Food & Grocery industry
* At least 2 years of Technical experience within the food industry
* Passion for product and quality
* HACCP training
* Specialist training e.g allergens, microbiology,, specification management and product labelling legal requirements
* Supplier management and technical development
Desirable Skills
* Lead Assessor training
Benefits of the Partnership and the role:
* ️ - Full - time working holiday entitlement 25 days holiday, plus public and bank holidays,
* - Car allowance
* - Excellent work life balance, including focus on well being and flexible working and our marketing leading equal parenthood leave Policy
* - Defined Contribution pension scheme where your contributions will be matched by the Partnership (up to 8% of pay) and, after three years’ service, you’ll receive an additional Partnership contribution of 4% of pay, regardless of whether you pay in or not
* - You’ll get Partnership discount in store and online once you complete probation. That’s 25% off in John Lewis & Partners (12% off electrical products) and 20% in Waitrose & Partners. You’ll also be able to nominate someone you live with to share your discount
* - Simple cycle to work support scheme
* - We’re really proud of our exclusive hotels based in some of Britain’s most beautiful areas and once you’ve been with us for three months, you’re welcome to explore them
* - Learn more about our extensive range of exciting benefits that you could enjoy when you join us, visit -
Next Steps
* The application form consists of a CV upload followed by application questions. Please ensure you refresh the page each time you complete a task to ensure you complete everything that you need to in time. (If internal, check your Workday notifications and see further guidance on the PDW under "Internal application process").
* Once you've submitted an application the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include a 1st stage interview.
* You'll be asked about any adjustments you might need to support the recruitment process. Let us know, and we'll be sure to discuss it with you.
* Thanks for your patience in the meantime and for showing an interest in joining JLP.
We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early
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Pay:
£44,400.00 - £66,700.00 Annual
Scheduled Weekly hours:
35
Worker Type:
Temporary Partner (Fixed Term)
Job Level:
Partnership Level 7
Hours of Work:
35
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