Technologist

Technologist role - FMCG Experience ideally required

We are currently working with our long standing client based in beautiful offices in the grounds of a stately home on the outskirts of Ringwood.

As a leading design and manufacturing business they supply decorative food packaging to retailers in over 26 countries around the World. They are now looking to add a Technologist to the Technical team to work closely with the Technical Manager as well as suppliers, the logistics and sales teams and customers. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring and managing the Compliance, Safety and Quality of all products supplied.

This will involve:

• Overseeing product specifications
• Producing and managing product risk assessments for the development of new products
• Ensuring products pass all legal and customer required testing
• Management of our quality control and product inspection processes
• Support in the creation of accurate and legally compliant nutritional and product description labels for all food products we supply worldwide
• Management of any customer complaints
• Logging, management and evaluation of all product related data within the business, and reporting (where appropriate) to internal and external stakeholders
• Keeping apprised of all relevant toy safety and food safety legislation and reporting to the business

You should have a strong background working in a product compliance / quality role for an FMCG company, ideally in the food industry.

You will be extremely well organised, with fantastic attention to detail

The role will involve a lot of administrative work and will be very process orientated. Experience of working within a BRC business would be highly beneficial.

Generous starting salary dependent on experience

Working hours are Monday to Friday 9 -5 although some flexibility may be required. Please note that due to location a car is essential to be considered for this role.