Process Technologist - Poole, United Kingdom - DB Foods

DB Foods

Verified Company

Poole, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Location:
Poole, Dorset

Hours: 45

Who We Are:

The leading wholesale meat supplier to the butchery and food service industry in the UK, DB Foods Limited supplies a comprehensive range of quality wholesale meat, poultry, game and deli products.

We have a proven track record in supplying a diverse customer base including Restaurant Groups, Airlines, Cruise Ships, High Street & Catering Butchers, UK Multiples and Online Businesses.

We are expanding our team and are looking for a Process Technologist to join our Technical team.

You will ensure the smooth transition of product concepts to launch, ensuring the technical, quality and legal standards are achieved and maximising profitability.

You will challenge current factory processes and look for improvements, efficiencies and value engineering.

What We Offer:

Life Assurance Policy
Employee Assistance Programme which includes offers and discounts for shops and restaurants
Discounted meat hampers
Growing company with career progression opportunities within the DB Foods Group

For further information on our company and the benefits we offer, please click the link below:

Key Responsibilities:

Engage with the NPD process to challenge and guide as required
Attend hand over meetings from NPD and review content of data
Undertake trials in line with Customer and DB Foods requirements and as instructed by Line Management
Collect data relevant to the formulation of the products and raise issues of concern with the wider teams
Collect samples for the approval process shelf life, micro, nutritional brand bank as required
Plan and organise resources to achieve the daytoday delivery of trials etc., in line with project timescales
Working with NPD and operations to establish appropriate quality attributes for work in progress material, assembly and finished product taking into account operational capabilities
Coordinate preproduction 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
HACCP Team member
QAS and build sheet generation
To be responsible for product quality and food safety in the trial process
To ensure that specifications are in place, accessible and understood
To ensure that standards of workmanship meet company/customer expectations

Skills and Experience:

The ability to liaise and communicate positively with the site operational teams, support services and external customers
Planning and organisational skills
Influencing skills
Computer literacy
Numeracy
Written & spoken English
Knowledge of products and manufacturing process
Meat science/technology; strong knowledge base