We’re hiring a Technologist to join our team!

This is a fantastic opportunity to support the Technical & Sustainability team, ensuring technical and legislative compliance across the business while helping to maintain and continuously improve our quality management systems. You’ll play a key role in supporting BRCGS compliance, managing technical documentation and data, coordinating audits and investigations, and working closely with suppliers and internal stakeholders to uphold the highest standards of quality and food safety.

Freixenet Copestick Ltd are a major player in the UK drinks market and we’re proud to be the UK’s leading supplier of sparkling wines. In this role, you’ll work cross-functionally with colleagues, suppliers and customers to ensure technical processes run smoothly and compliance standards are maintained across the business.

This is a maternity cover role on a 12-month fixed term contract.

What you’ll be doing:

• Complete customer and supplier technical specifications and intake specifications with our bottling facility
• Manage packaging compliance submissions, including PRN and EPR data
• Complete customer approval questionnaires and supporting documentation
• Respond to HMRC traceability requests and maintain accurate records
• Lead monthly complaints meetings and manage investigations with suppliers, ensuring corrective and preventative actions are implemented
• Lead monthly non-conformance meetings and manage corrective action processes
• Coordinate internal audit activities, conduct audits and support the wider technical team
• Support bulk wine production by managing out-of-specification intake results
• Support NPD projects by managing technical requirements and label approvals for new wine launches
• Collect and analyse technical data to support KPI reporting and trending
• File and maintain new and existing trademarks
• Actively contribute to HACCP, TACCP and VACCP teams
• Respond to technical queries from internal and external stakeholders