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This role sits within our Product Development Team and reports directly to the Ingredients Manager. This is a pivotal role in supporting and ensuring the delivery of safe, quality foods across numerous business sectors, that meet all legislative requirements and apetito policies. Engagement with our suppliers, as well as other apetito teams, to collate and share information on our raw materials and finished product specifications will be a key aspect of this role. You will actively support the development team with new concept development in areas such as ingredient functionality and legislative requirements. You will be a “go-to” source of information for our meals supporting your colleagues in areas such as dietetics, marketing and sales. As a Food Technologist you will be supported to stay up to date with Food legislation, as you will play a key role in the implementation of any changes. This role is based at our Trowbridge headquarters on a six-month fixed term contract. We welcome applications from candidates seeking either a full time or part time position.
Job Responsibility:
Work with suppliers to prepare, and keep updated, specifications for raw materials used on site
Prepare apetito product specifications
Answer product and material queries from internal stakeholders and customers
Check artwork for accuracy and compliance
Keep internal systems for products and recipes up to date
Support development colleagues in the setup of new and improved products
Drive continuous improvement
Requirements:
Degree in Food Science or related discipline or proven previous experience in a similar role
Competent user of Microsoft Office Software including Word, Excel, Outlook and SharePoint
Comfortable and capable of working on multiple projects at one time
Detail focussed with a structured approach to task completion
Self-motivated and able to own and manage workload with minimal supervision
Able to work within a team and communicate with internal and external stakeholders at all levels in a professional manner, using both oral and written forms of communication
Analytical thinker with ability to translate facts into usable information to support a position on a task in the workplace