Found Food & Drink
Interim Supplier Technologist
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Working Pattern: Monday to Friday | Predominantly site-based initially
An established food manufacturing business is looking to appoint an Interim Supplier Technologist to provide additional support to its Technical team during a particularly busy period of supplier assurance and specification activity.
This is a hands-on technical role focused on supporting a high volume of supplier information and specification activity, bringing records up to date and ensuring accurate, compliant technical information is maintained across the business.
The role combines supplier assurance with specifications work, with the majority of specification activity focused on raw materials. You'll work across a broad range of food categories, reviewing supplier information, specifications and risk assessments while ensuring data is accurately maintained across internal systems.
This would suit an experienced Supplier Technologist, Specifications Technologist or Food Technologist who is technically confident, highly organised and comfortable getting stuck into detailed technical work from day one.
What You'll Be Doing
- Review and approve raw material specifications across a broad range of food categories
- Check specifications for accuracy, legislative compliance and adherence to internal technical requirements
- Work with suppliers to obtain and review up-to-date ingredient, raw material and technical information
- Review supplier approval documentation and ensure required information is complete and accurately recorded
- Gather supplier information to support risk assessments and supplier assurance activity
- Complete and review technical risk assessments, including microbiological information where relevant
- Maintain and update supplier databases, compliance declarations, specifications and technical records
- Liaise with suppliers regarding technical requirements including Certificates of Analysis and positive release requirements
- Support supplier approval and monitoring activity, including desktop and on-site supplier audits where required
- Support the investigation and resolution of supplier-related non-conformances and complaints
- Maintain packaging specification information and supporting documentation
- Work closely with the wider Food Technologist team on specification completion and general technical updates
- Manage a steady flow of specifications and supplier information while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
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What's In It for You
- An initial three-month interim assignment where you can come in and make an immediate contribution
- Join an established food manufacturing business with a broad and varied supplier base
- A varied role combining supplier assurance, raw material specifications, risk assessment and technical compliance
- Exposure to a wide range of food categories, suppliers and technical information
- Work closely with an established Technical and Food Technology team
- Some hybrid working may be possible once established in the role and depending on business requirements
Your Background
- Previous experience within Supplier Technical, Specifications, Food Technology or a similar technical role within food manufacturing
- Strong experience reviewing or writing raw material specifications is essential
- Experience checking supplier specifications for accuracy, legislative compliance and internal technical requirements
- Broad food category knowledge with the confidence to review specifications across different raw materials and ingredients
- Understanding of supplier assurance, supplier approval and technical risk assessment processes
- Good understanding of current food legislation and its application within food manufacturing
- An understanding of microbiology and the ability to assess microbiological information within specifications would be particularly useful
- Comfortable working with detailed technical information, multiple data sources and a high volume of documentation
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Excel, Word, Outlook and SharePoint
- Practical, diligent and methodical, with excellent attention to detail
- Able to quickly understand existing systems and processes and deliver accurate work with minimal supervision
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This is a great opportunity to join an established food manufacturing business during a busy period and provide valuable additional expertise to its Supplier Technical function.
The focus is very much on delivery and accuracy. You'll be working across supplier information, specifications, risk assessments and technical records, helping ensure robust and accurate information is maintained across the supplier base.
If you're an experienced Supplier or Specifications Technologist with strong raw material knowledge who can come in, quickly understand what's required and get stuck into the detail, we'd love to hear from you.
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