Ingredient Technologist – 12 month FTC
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£35,000 – £45,000
Hertfordshire
My client is looking for an experienced Ingredient Technologist to support their growing business over the next 12 months, covering maternity leave. My client likes individuals who are driven, with strong communication and analytical skills.
They need someone who can start ASAP, latest by the beginning of November 2025 so if you’re on a 3-month notice period it wouldn’t work I’m afraid.
This is a hybrid role – 3 days on site at the Head Office, 2 days working from home, with a monthly trip to the factory and once every other month a visit to a supplier for auditing purposes.
Salary £35,000 – £45,000 with lots of lovely benefits
Reporting into the Raw Material Technical Manager, this role oversee’s technical standards for raw materials, with a focus on functional ingredients.
You will be responsible for managing food ingredient suppliers, ensuring technical compliance, and maintaining high standards across the supply chain.
Key responsibilities include
* Overseeing ingredient specifications
* Approving supplier documentation
* Tracking supplier KPIs
* Ensuring compliance with the company’s standards and code of practice.
* You will work closely with NPD and Procurement to align ingredient quality with project timelines and demand.
* Handle non-conformances, supplier rejections, and corrective actions.
* Support the rollout of new specification systems
* Contribute to developing ingredient standards
* Conduct supplier audits (up to 8 per year) to ensure adherence to the company’s requirements.
* Data analysis
* Supplier performance reviews
* Risk management across a wide range of diverse ingredient categories
Person spec
* 2-3 years of experience in a quality assurance/technical manager position within the food industry.
* Desirable – knowledge and understanding of legislative requirements within the UK/EU/US but this isn’t essential.
* Strong organisational, project management, and delegation skills
* Positive, energetic, and can-do attitude and an appetite to get stuck into a variety of projects at once
* Be able to have strong communication and relationship-building skills
The interview process will be two stages.
This role offers broad exposure to different products, allergens, and processes, with opportunities to collaborate cross-functionally and gain both HQ and manufacturing experience, so if you are an experienced quality candidate with 2-3 years of experience and available in the next month, get in touch.
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