Technical Assistant - Norwich, United Kingdom - Lakeside Foods

Description

We are seeking a dynamic technical assistant to join our technical team working for a successful company based south of Norwich.

Your new role will play a vital part in our growth plans and will help ensure the continued success of the business.

This role is a great opportunity for someone who has administration experience and is looking for the next step in their career or for someone looking to gain experience in this sector.

About the company
Lakeside Food Group was established in 1989 and is situated in the beautiful grounds of Ketteringham Hall.

We are a significant player in the food distribution market with a reputation for quality, innovation and integrity with a strong team based and working across the UK, EU and Asia.

Lakeside is passionate about what it does and appreciates the value of a happy and motivated workforce.

We are looking for those who can align with:

• Being customer focused
• Being committed to Quality
• Being driven and innovative
• Being environmentally responsible
• Being empowered
• Being ethical and transparent

If you are interested in working for a company committed to a culture of professionalism, growth, integrity, positivity and innovation, we would love to hear from you.

Main Duties

• Maintain packaging database to assist with packaging waste submissions and provide information for plastic tax returns.
• Maintain customer database (Valpak) with packaging information for retail products.
• Liaise with suppliers to gather environmental data to upload to Manufacture 2030 platform to enable sustainability calculations.
• Help to facilitate carbon data gathering to establish the Company's carbon footprint and plans to achieve net zero.
• Gather and input data onto the required platforms related to sustainability for key ingredients.
• Provide admin support to retail specification team as and when required. This may include communicating with laboratories and other service providers to organise testing and delivery of samples.
• Raising and booking in purchase orders.
• Stay informed about UK and global recycling requirements.
• Commodity codes helping to facilitate the correct allocation of commodity codes
• Support Modern Slavery goals implementation and timelines.
• Update internal database / trackers
• Provide any other technical support as and when required this may include sample preparation

We are looking for someone who:

• Is enthusiastic, self-motivated and confident communicator
• Has strong administration skills
• Must be able to work to tight deadlines
• Who works on their own initiative
• Demonstrates a flexible and professional approach
• Is a flexible team player who enjoys multitasking and possesses good communication skills.
• Has attention to detail and the ability to prioritise workload are key attributes to performing well within this role.
• Is highly organised
• Is computer literate
• Preferably has experience working in the food industry, although this is not essential

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Pay:
£23,000.00-£28,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Discounted or free food
• Free parking
• Life insurance
• Onsite parking
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 26/05/2024