LDH La Doria have been a leading supplier of ambient food products for supermarkets across the UK for over 65 years. We now have a great opportunity for a Food Technologist to join our fantastic Technical team. You will work alongside, NPD Managers, Technical Managers, Specification Technologists and the Packaging team to ensure that product development, production and provisions are met to the highest of standards.
Job Summary:
- To provide day to day support to the Technical Managers.
- To monitor the critical path management process and ensure all deadlines are on target and achieved with the relevant parties involved.
- Support in preparation for SCAMR’s (Spec check and market reviews), Consistency Panels and other customer sampling session, through the collection of samples and completion of paperwork.
- Communicating extensively with suppliers and customers on relevant technical information.
- Collating and/or review of technical information as and when required for retailers or sites (nutritional data, allergens, site details, specification compliance and audit conformance).
- Gathering and assisting in KPI reporting to relevant retailers.
- Attending customer visits, first productions and supplying sites as and when required.
- To conduct site audits and produce accurate factory audit reports.
- Assist the relevant Technical Manger with closing out of non-conformances raised within audits.
- Completion of specification writing and spec management within the department.
- Reviewing and examination of sample submissions forms with NPD.
- Trending of nutritional analysis and reporting.
- Providing support to the LDH benchmarking plan with NPD.
- Packaging and sending samples on behalf of the Technical Manager to customers and or
Suppliers.
- Supporting and investigating complaints when required.
Key Accountabilities:
- To maintain a good relationship with both customers and suppliers by efficient ways of communication.
- Confident with being able to communicate with other technical staff and traders to underpin the customer and supplier relationship
- Ensuring projects are run to the critical path and implementing the critical path deadlines within the business.
- To meet the requirements set by the customer for: factories; safety; legal and good quality standards.
- To support the Technical managers as and when required.
Benefits:
Discretionary annual bonus
Hybrid working
4% Matched pension
4x Salary life assurance
Care first plan
Free parking
Fantastic work events