Quality Assurance Technical Assistant (6 month FTC)

Quality Assurance Technical Assistant

6 months FTC)

A little bit about Lindt

We are a premium chocolate manufacturer established in 1845 operating in over 86 countries around the World. Guided by our Global purpose to Enchant the World with Chocolate and UK vision of Creating Moments to Make Everyone Feel Special, we have around 400 team members in the UK across our Head Office, Retail, and Field Sales divisions. We are a Top 20 Great Place to Work and are proud of our incredible people, our unique values-led culture and our iconic market leading brands such as LINDOR & GOLD BUNNY.

We’re also proud of being one of the few ‘bean-to-bar’ chocolate makers in the world, where we control every step of our chocolate production.

How you could help us to Enchant the World with Chocolate

We have an exciting opportunity where you could be a part of our incredible team.

In this role you will support the technical team in driving Quality agenda and Continuous Improvement initiatives within the wider organisation.

This Fixed Term Contract might suit a Graduate with a year of previous experience or someone with more than a year of experience in a similar role who is looking for a short-term assignment until early 2025.

Key Responsibilities include :

• Supporting Senior Technical and Quality Assurance Manager with management of technical aspects within LSUK, liaising with wider Supply Chain team to drive change and improve ways of working
• Supporting wider technical team with approving artworks for the UK and ROI markets and management of the relevant data base
• Updating ingredients, allergens and suitability info in Salsify for all new products and product changes
• Ensuring that product related information published on the company website is always correct and up to date
• First point of contact for technical data requests, questionnaires from wider teams in the business (B2B, Sales, Marketing and Retail)
• Management of the documentation data base, including HFSS, Private Attestations files and other technical documentation for existing products, product specifications and ensuring these are agreed, updated as necessary and communicated to suppliers and customers in the timely manner
• Assisting wider technical attending first productions and first production trials
• Supporting wider technical team with maintaining and regular reviews technical documentation for Lindt Retail stores with food service operations
• Management of the product library for the seasonal copack first production samples

What experience you’ll bring

Being yourself every day

We want everyone at Lindt feel safe to be themselves, ensuring they are empowered, represented, celebrated and included in our workplace. You’ll notice this throughout the recruitment process; in our ‘dress for your day’ policy and through our proactive DE&I strategy.

Living our values everyday

At Lindt UK, our values guide us in everything we do. Being Passionately Lindt, Always Evolving, Building Real Relationships, Acting Responsibly and Making An Impact are an integral part of life here at Lindt.

What you can expect from us

In return for everything that you’ll bring, we can offer you an exciting role in a fast-growing organisation, where we’ll provide an environment where you will thrive, feel supported and fulfil your career aspirations. As well as supporting your physical and mental wellbeing, as part of our offering, you will receive a competitive compensation and benefits package including; competitive salary, bonus, pension, life cover, chocolate allowance; chocolate give-aways, chocolate discount, £100 personal incentive, birthday day off and so much more!

Where you’ll be based

This role is based in Feltham, London (Hybrid Working : in the office 60% and WFH 40%)

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