Why Greencore?
We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better.
We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY24, we generated revenues of £1.8bn.
Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,500 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.
Here at Atherstone , we have a team of around 550 colleagues. We produce sandwiches, wraps, rolls, bircher pots and toasties for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Aldi, Shell, Costa & Cafe Nero.
What you'll be doing
As Process Development Technologist , you will carry out all relevant manufacturing projects to deliver process development and line trials successfully.
- Provide information to support the creation of customer and factory specifications which lead to the production of accurate and appropriate product labelling information
- Responsible for the planning, preparation and successful execution of process development and line trials to deliver customer requirements and process improvements
- Provide process guidance and advice to crossfunctional manufacturing teams to promote adoption of new practices or process for increased efficiency
- Monitor and communicate process trends to ensure launch date adherence, maximum process optimisation and effective communication to customers
- Challenge and investigate potential continuous improvement projects and facilitate relevant trials to drive process and product enhancements opportunities
- Ensure the output of all line trials are fully documented with adherence to food safety, quality standards and customer requirements are met
- Assessment of equipment capability to ensure that process standards are in line with company and customer requirements to drive improvements
- Ensure that a safe working environment exists for colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the Health, Safety and Environment Policy
What we're looking for
We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.
Ideally educated to degree level in a food science or related subject, plus relevant working experience within a food manufacturing environmentRelevant qualifications essential such as Level 3 Food Hygiene, Level 2 Health and safety, Level 2 Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP), Level 2 Sensory Training and Level 2 Micro biological trainingExperienced in evaluation and interpretation of shelf-life resultsExperienced in interpretation of customer codes of practiceExperienced working with different types of computer programmes and can demonstrate experience analysing project resultsKnowledge of legal labelling legislation and a variety of retailer web-based systems is desirableUnderstanding of technology relevant to business area and area of responsibility and a demonstratable understanding of technical key performance indicatorsCan demonstrate the following skills and experiences, GMP knowledge of techniques, basic hygiene principles, basic legal labelling, and basic knowledge of weight legislationf this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.
What you'll get in return
Competitive salary and job-related benefitsHolidaysPension up to 8% matchedLife insurance up to 4x salaryCompany share save schemeGreencore QualificationsExclusive Greencore employee discount platformAccess to a full Wellbeing Centre platformThroughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.