Technical Administrator - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract
Coventry
Site-based, Monday-Friday
Salary £34,979.09
Beckett’s Foods is a leading food processing company which has been operating in the CV2 area of Coventry since 1983. As a thriving business, we are proud to offer our colleagues stability and the promise of long-term future working.
As our new Technical Administrator you will support the Technical Department in the management of customer and supplier data, including customer specification platforms, key quality assurance information management systems and any additional tasks deemed necessary to achieve this.
In this role you will manage the quality complaints process, in regards to the technical department’s requirements, including feedback to site process teams. You will also support and take an active role in Technical Project work.
To be successful in this role it will be essential that you have a Food Science Degree or equivalent. Experience with retail specification systems, such as APP and ORBC, would be an advantage.
If you are numerate and literate, competent with Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint then this could be the role for you.
Main duties will include:
1. Completing relevant data analysis and reporting of that analysis to the relevant departments.
2. Investigate and respond to complaints, and to communicate corrective actions, in conjunction with the QA Manager, to the relevant site team(s)
3. Managing customer specification systems.
4. Completing customer SAQ’s and QAS’s
5. Assisting/ supporting the department with 2nd and 3rd party audits of the sites
6. Conducting internal audits as assigned
7. Attending relevant meetings and to record / distribute minutes
8. Assisting the department in the maintenance of relevant QMS/HMS systems, where required
9. To conduct traces and Mass Balances as assigned
10. Undertaking and completing any reasonable requests from the Head of Technical / QA Manager
Our ideal candidate:
11. Reliable and conscientious
12. Have effective planning and organisation skills and ability to prioritise
13. Effective communication skills
14. Works in accurate/logical/methodical manner
15. Demonstrates clear communication skills both verbal and written at all levels
16. Proactive, positive and can do approach
17. Effective problem solving skills
18. Effective analytical skills
19. Positive leadership and influencing skills
20. Continually challenges / drives standards forward
21. High standard of technical knowledge, including HACCP
22. Good working knowledge of UK/EU legislative requirements in food manufacturing
23. Good understanding of industry standards and customer codes of practice
24. Experience in specification systems
25. Team Player but can work autonomously
26. Personable and approachable
27. Capable and confidence of working with minimum supervision
28. Internal Auditing Experience (Not essential)
29. Excellent IT Skills
30. Experience in Food Manufacturing is desired
What we can offer you:
31. Salary £34,979.09
32. 33 days’ holiday including bank holidays, with an option to buy up to 5 extra days
33. Monday to Friday hours
34. Access to GroceryAid providing emotional, practical and financial support