Brace’s Bakery - Job Description/Specification

Job Title: Food Technologist Reports to: Quality Manager

Department: Technical Site: Croespenmaen / Pen-y-Fan

Purpose of Role

Ensuring the continuous improvement of product quality and the implementation of associated quality assurance systems. To understand the technical expectations of the customer. To be a member of Brace’s New Product Development team with specific regard to recipe formulation and product specification/appearance.

Key Role Accountabilities

To support the technical expectations and requirements of the customer.

Take responsibility for new product development briefs submitted to the business, managing the process through to launch, and ensuring samples are made and presented to the customer.

Facilitate process, product, and ingredient trials as appropriate and ensure proper reporting and documentation.

To attend customer product quality assessment sessions.

Liaise with Production Management to continuously review production process with a view to improving methods and standards of operation.

Encourage effective corrective action through product and data review processes.

To attend and participate in customer KPI meetings/ business sales meetings.

Completion of customer product specifications and QAS’ for individual products including: o Nutritional Declarations o Ingredient Declarations o Allergen Statements

To organise routine product quality monitoring in line with the quality assurance process.

To support the Quality Manager in facilitating the advancement of product quality assurance processes.

Assist in the management and control of product recipes and specifications.

To be a member of the company’s HACCP team.

Maintain individual ingredient reviews e.g., palm, on a monthly basis in line with standard.

Complete supplier and raw material assurance process. Maintain existing system and update as new ingredients and suppliers are introduced.

Artwork approval adhering to legal labelling and nutritional regulations.

Communication

Effectively communicate to team member’s business developments, procedures and requirements and ensure they are clearly understood.

Effective communication with the customer to understand and adhere to their expectations and demands.

Training

To undertake training as required to update knowledge and experience and/or according to industry and business needs.

To train production staff in Bakery technology and process awareness.

Quality

Maintain the highest quality standard procedures.

To ensure all quality documentation is completed.

Hygiene

Ensure area of work is maintained in a hygienic manner.

Adhere to all hygiene policies and procedures.

Cleanliness

Ensuring that all working practices are in line with the company procedures.

Health & Safety

Ensure the compliance to all company health and safety procedures.

Ensure the adherence to statuary regulations and legislation that affect the production of food.

Food Safety

Ensure all activities in the area are carried out in accordance with Food Safety Procedures.

Ensure high standards of housekeeping adopting the ‘clean as you go’ approach.

Key Skills and Accountabilities

Good under pressure

Good communication skills, both oral and written.

Understanding of in-house systems and procedures

Able to work to deadlines.

Speed, accuracy, and attention to detail

Hygiene and quality control

Problem solving skills.

Brace’s Bakery - Job Description/Specification

Note:

This Job Description is not an exhaustive list of tasks performed but does represent the major duties and responsibilities encompassed in the job. It does not prevent the jobholder from being allocated any other duties of a broadly similar nature to those described. Should these other duties become a permanent and major part of the job, they will be included in a revised specification.

Fixed Term position until November/December 2024.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 9 months

Salary: From £15.38 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Benefits:

Canteen

Company pension

Employee discount

Free flu jabs

Free parking

Health & wellbeing programme

Life insurance

On-site parking

Referral programme

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

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