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Technical Assistant - Food

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Solent Group

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United Kingdom , Dinnington, Sheffield

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Job Description:

As a technical assistant you will provide administrative and operational support to the technical team. You will work collaboratively with the site technical manager to develop and maintain a food safety and quality assurance programs, ensuring the company’s products are safe, legal, and meet or exceed customer expectations

Job Responsibility:

  • Assist in development and management of supplier and raw materials approval and monitoring processes and activities
  • Work collaboratively with NPD & marketing to provide, control and sign off on labels, nutritional data, shelf-life assessments and customer specific testing requirements
  • Assist in development, maintenance and completion of the artwork processes, technical datasheets, finished product specifications, private label quality contracts
  • Carry out assessment deliveries of pre-printed packaging against approved artwork for issues relating to but not exclusively food-safety, food quality and compliance with food-law. Liaise with suppliers as appropriate to obtain the necessary information
  • Accurately complete customer-specific documents, such as SAQs, product specifications, GMO documents, and allergen documents
  • Maintain and update the customer questionnaires database
  • Assist the commercial and marketing team in verifying the regulatory compliance of information for Amazon, Go Superfoods websites, and product technical data sheets
  • Liaise with external organisation such as The Soil Association and Vegan Society plus others
  • Approve or reject new raw materials and packaging material in discussion with the Site Technical Manager
  • Assist Quality Assurance Coordinator in management of the non-conformances raised with the suppliers to ensure that these are properly investigated, that the root cause is identified, where possible, and that the NCR is closed out in a timely fashion
  • Support customer complaints, enquires and non-conformances investigations across site
  • Report and maintain the plastic and packaging waste data
  • Support in the training of staff in food safety and quality practices
  • Support in GMP, fabrication and glass audits, traceability and mock recall exercises
  • Other tasks within your capability to help meet the roles of the department ie: 3rd Party audits/ internal

Requirements:

  • Food Science or relevant field degree (Food Technology/Nutrition)
  • HACCP Level 3
  • Food Safety Level 3
  • Working knowledge of food safety requirements, HACCP/TACCP/VACCP, legislation, BRCGS, Organic standards
  • Strong analytical and numerical skills
  • Good data and IT literacy, especially Excel and database
  • Ability to form good working relationships with all stakeholders, internal and external
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills
What we offer:
  • Structured bonus (based on company & individual performance)
  • Salary Sacrifice Pension
  • 25 days holiday per annum, increasing to 27 days after 3 years’ service and 30 days after 5 years’ service
  • GO social events run by our inhouse Social Team
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Health Care Cash Plan

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 20, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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