Process Technologist - Bradford, United Kingdom - Speedibake

Speedibake

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Bradford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Overview of role:

Location: Bradford
We are Speedibake, a Proud Yorkshire Bakery. Established in 1984 we are one of the market leaders in the supply of frozen baked goods and are part of Associated British Foods plc, which is a £17.0bn FTSE 100 company.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Process Technologist to join Speedibake.

Key Accountabilities:

To advise the concept team with ingredient and packaging information for product briefs.
To develop capability assessments of key pieces of equipment.
To train the concept team in processing equipment capability.
To coordinate and conduct feasibility trials.
To input in the development of raw material.
Manage critical path to launch to ensure that project is delivered to agreed timescales.
Ensure project files are kept up to date with relevant information.
To plan and schedule factory trials. Complete post trial evaluation, including trial report writing and using statistical data to establish process and product parameters.
Engage with customer on progress of product launch, trials reviews, production samples etc.
To conduct training with all operator's line set up, processing parameters and product quality parameters.
To coordinate nutritional and shelf life testing in line with customer requirements.
To assist in the progression of the artwork process.
To communicate and coordinate projects with relevant internal departments and capital project engineer.
To optimise production processes to achieve or exceed costing target.
To complete internal recipes, process specifications and quality attribute sheets and coordinate their integration into the QMS.
Facilitate the first full production run.
Provide support for factory on 2nd and 3rd production runs to ensure smooth product transition into factory and to iron out any issues.
To coordinate post launch review and action improvements that could be made in the development process.

The Right Person:

Degree in Food Science / Technology (not a requirement but preferred)
1 or more years experience in the food industry in a similar process / NPD role preferred
Bakery background preferred but not essential
Full UK driving license

We are committed to equality and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our customers and stakeholders.

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand.

We'll be in touch directly if we need you

Req ID: 1997