PE Global is currently recruiting for an Entry Level Food Science Technician for a leading multi-national confectionery, food, beverage, and snack food company client based in Reading and Wokingham. This is an initial 6 months contract position paying £13.30 ph PAYE. 36 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm. Duties of the role/Responsibilities • The role of Food Sciences Technician performs a range of routine activities to support effective completion of projects and meet the customer’s contractual agreements. • The role holder will perform lab admin and housekeeping activities, basic routine analysis, food production and food product development and work in accordance with the food quality and safety standards across different departments. • Perform laboratory tasks following specified methodologies, such as Standard Operating Procedures. • Use of specified instrumentation and laboratory equipment, including calibration where required. • Work to the highest standards of safety and quality by ensuring that appropriate COSHHs, risk assessments and SOPs are understood and followed. Education/Experience • Educated to A / HNC level in a relevant scientific discipline. • Accountable, honest, hardworking and able to work efficiently in a team. • Good written and verbal communication skills. • Able to perform repetitive work to high standards in high throughput environment. Interested candidates should submit an updated CV. Please click the link below to apply send an up to date CV to (url removed). Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in UK Although it is not possible for us to respond to all applications, we at PE Global will do our upmost to give you feedback on your application. You have sent your Cv into us as a company and even though you have sent your CV to a particular position, we are making the reasonable assumption that you are active on the job market and as part of our normal recruitment service we will discuss other suitable positions with you. You are free to opt out of this so please specify in your application to us if you just want to be contacted in relation to a specific vacancy. Your Cv is sent to a central recruitment inbox which a number of people in the applicable PE Global division have access to and so this means that you might not be contacted by the named person in this advert