We operate a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, and any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
Please note that the advertised salary for this position is subject to a pending pay award. The final salary will be adjusted in line with the nationally agreed pay award.
Food Centre Wales is looking for enthusiastic, adaptable, and motivated individuals to join and strengthen our team delivering an exemplary service to facilitate growth across the food and drink sector.
We have created several new vacancies across our food technology and business development disciplines to further develop our support across the agri-food supply chain.
We are seeking individuals to become part of a team providing practical, constructive, and valuable knowledge transfer activities across all aspects of food and drink operational and technical disciplines.
There are openings for all levels of ability and experience, offering individuals a chance to work in an innovative, collaborative, and growth-oriented environment.
You will be involved in a diverse range of inspiring projects and provided with multiple opportunities for personal development.
We are looking to recruit an Assistant Food Technologist to provide technical advice to clients and assist the current Technical team with funded project delivery. Projects will focus on new product development, external accreditations, and sustainability with clients throughout southwest and mid Wales.
Educated to degree standard in Food Technology or a related subject, you will have a genuine interest in how science applies to food and drink processing. You must possess good interpersonal skills, be team-oriented, and able to deal with changing priorities.
In exchange for your skills and commitment, we offer a range of employee benefits including flexible working, a competitive annual leave allowance, a pension scheme with a 14.6% employer contribution, enhanced family benefits, lifestyle savings, and employee health and wellbeing packages.
For further information and an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Mark Jones at mark.jones4@ceredigion.gov.uk.
Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.
What we offer
* Work-life balance
* Lifestyle savings scheme
* Generous employer pension scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
* Learning and development
Where you'll work
Economy and Regeneration
We play a fundamental role in delivering the Council’s key Corporate Strategy objectives to boost the economy of the County and the Mid Wales region. Our main sections include:
* Growth and Enterprise: Supporting economic growth and regeneration locally and regionally; Growing Mid Wales; the Corporate Estate and Development Opportunities; Project Support; European and local funding; Food Centre Wales; supporting agri-food development; tourism promotion; tourist information centres; coast and countryside.
* Planning Services: Supporting growth through planning and building control services; strategic and local land use planning policy; development management; building control; land searches.
* Property Services: Supporting the Council’s programmes through project management; property and building maintenance; facilities management; carbon management; and the efficient use of council property.
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