Technical Assistant

Job Description:

Job Title: Technical Assistant – Food Manufacturing

Salary: £Competitive (DOE)

Location: Leicester // Multi-site (2 production facilities)

Type: Permanent Contract // Full Time

Applicants must have current eligibility to work in the UK. Sponsorship is not available for this role.

Overview:

The Flavour Network are currently recruiting a Technical Assistant to support the Technical function within a well-established food manufacturing business operating across two sites in Leicester. This role is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop a long-term career within food safety and technical management in a fast-paced production environment.

As Technical Assistant, you will work closely with the Technical Manager. The successful candidate will provide hands-on support across both high care and low care areas, helping to ensure all food safety, quality and compliance standards are consistently met.

Responsibilities for the Technical Assistant:

• Support the maintenance of the Food Safety Management System in line with BRCGS requirements
• Assist with the day-to-day operation of HACCP, allergen controls and quality procedures
• Carry out document control, record checks and verification activities
• Conduct routine factory inspections across high care and low care environments
• Monitor GMP, personal hygiene, cleaning standards, zoning and segregation
• Report non-conformances and support corrective and preventative actions
• Assist with internal, customer and BRC audits, including preparation of evidence and documentation
• Support closure of audit actions and updating of technical procedures
• Assist with technical approval of new products, raw materials and suppliers
• Support allergen risk assessments, specifications and shelf-life trials
• Help maintain accurate product, ingredient and supplier data
• Support investigation of customer complaints and quality issues
• Assist with root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions
• Carry out additional tasks to support the Technical Manager and wider Technical team
• Experience within a food manufacturing or food handling environment
• Basic understanding of food safety, hygiene and HACCP principles
• Strong attention to detail with good organisational skills
• Comfortable working on the factory floor within production environments
• Exposure to BRCGS standards, audits or quality management systems is desirable
• Food Safety, Food Science or related qualification is desirable
• Experience within high care is desirable.

Personal Traits:

• Eager to learn and develop within a technical career path
• Well organised, reliable and methodical
• Confident communicating with production and operations teams
• Accurate, thorough and proactive in approach
• Passionate about food safety, quality and continuous improvement