Trainee Process Technologist

Role:         Trainee Process Technologist

Salary:      Competitive

Location:  Ellesmere

Hours:      7am – 4pm/8am- 5pm Monday to Friday (to fit with business requirements)  

K.A.G. Recruitment are delighted to be working exclusively on an opportunity for a Trainee Process Technologist to join our client one of Europe’s leading privately-owned food processors at their site in Ellesmere.

Purpose of the role: 

The Trainee Process Technologist is required to undertake and support the Senior Process Technologist in conducting Trials and Project Support related work streams across the business.

Duties:

Dealing with all associated paperwork alongside the Senior Process Technologist.

Working closely with members of the Process Team alongside members of the wider Technical and NPD Teams on site in relation to compliance and delivery of projects.

Supporting the commercial function with on-going business requirements.

Work closely with suppliers for Raw Material Approval as well as Group Technical to ensure that the sites have provided all relevant due diligence information.

Support the Senior Process Technologist and sites with trials on new/innovative equipment with the ability to measure and complete detailed accurate reports outlining the outputs.

Work alongside other teams at site level to roll out and embed systems and software that remove complexity, improve control, and removes paper (Point 74, Innova QA, Innova Traceability, Demaco)

Understand customer expectations in relation to product durability and quality and build relationships with key stakeholders, (internal and external as well as equipment manufacturers)

Key Skills/Requirements: 

You will be a confident communicator who possesses excellent planning, organisational and skills along with the ability to work efficiently and to agreed timescales. You will be a highly motivated self-starter who is comfortable communicating with people at all levels. You will be computer literate & proficient with standard Microsoft packages.

This opportunity would suit someone who is looking to develop or start their career within an FMCG environment in this sector.