Bakkavor
Location
Devizes, Wiltshire | United Kingdom
Job description
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 18,500 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 2,900 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.
Process Technologist
Salary: Competitive
Shift: Monday – Friday 08.30 – 17.00
Business Area: Bakkavor Desserts
Location: Devizes
Permanent, full time
We're the biggest name you've never heard of. You've probably eaten our food
- you just didn't realise it. We make innovative fresh products, with around 18,500 colleagues working across the UK, US and China. We’re the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers (including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose). We’re ambitious. We’re full of ideas. And we’re ready for more people who share our values and passion for quality to join us.Bakkavor Desserts is based in Devizes, Wiltshire and specialises in making chilled desserts such as tarts, yum yums, doughnuts, pies and pastries. The site employs over 550 people and is one of three factories that are part of the Bakkavor Desserts sector in the UK.
Accountabilities
· Undertake trials in-line with the Bakkavor and Customer requirements and as instructed by Line Manager.
· Document all data from trials inc. shelf-life, organs etc, comprehensively and legibly for future review in order to establish process capabilities and support due diligence.
· Secure and submit appropriate samples as requested by Customer as well as those for analysis e.g. Microbiological, for organoleptic evaluation and for transit trials
· Plan and organise resources to achieve the day to day delivery of trials etc, in-line with Project timescales.
· Working with NPD and Operations establish appropriate quality attributes for work in progress material, assembly and finished product taking into account operational capabilities.
· Carry out ongoing Process validation of relevant factory equipment to ensure site due diligence requirements are met.
· Co-ordinate Pre-Production and Launch preparation.
· Contribute to post launch evaluation of process in conjunction with NPD to ensure process established at launch is still valid for full scale production and implement improvements as necessary
· To operate in a safe working manner and support the site/business on continuous improvement relating to health, safety and the environment
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