Fantastic opportunity offered to join an established and highly successful Fresh Produce supplier to retail and wholesale customers. At an exciting time of positive change, I have the privilege of offering an opportunity to join the business in a newly created role, working with an impressive Head of Technical as Technical Assistant.
 
This position will work to support the technical function and in addition, work closely with the Quality Manager to offer support to the quality control team across 7 days a week.
Key responsibilities will include;
Management and support across -

• Traceability
• Complaints / Rejections
• Product / Customer Specifications
• Packaging / Labelling due diligence
• Weekly visits to 3rd party packing facilities

A key position within the technical team, the successful individual will gain the opportunity to work with colleagues based at source, 3rd party service providers, the inhouse quality team, and an impressive Head of Technical who can support and develop technical knowledge going forward.
  
Requirements;
Experience within the Fresh Produce / Chilled Food arenas
Confident, passionate approach, with the ambition to achieve success and work positively as part of a team
Having worked as a Product Manager, Senior QC, Technical Assistant, exposure to product quality standards, BRC, HACCP, and customer platforms is key.

This position does require a driving licence due to location and travel to other sites.

Salary: £30-32k dependent on experience offered
Location: Kent, commutable from Kent and Essex
Shift: Sunday - Thursday (Friday and Saturday days off)
Hours: 8.00am - 5.00pm