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Technical Assistant

Boston
3 weeks ago
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Title: Technical Assistant

Location: Boston, Lincolnshire

Salary: £27,000 per annum

SRG is exclusively partnered with a very well-known food manufacturing business who are now looking to hire a Technical Assistant to join the team at their site near Boston. The role is an office-based role, working with multiple departments including Production, Operations and Warehousing. This exciting opportunity would be well suited to a recent scientific graduate who is passionate about the food industry and keen to kick-start their career outside of a laboratory environment.

Benefits: Graduate opportunity with full training provided and lots of potential to develop skills in Food Quality Assurance in a supportive and inclusive environment. Profit share scheme, 40 hours per week (8:00am - 4:30pm), with both post-probation and annual salary reviews.

Role / Description

Internal auditing of the production facilities to ensure regulatory compliance
Maintain the on-site SOP matrix
Respond to customer queries promptly, with timely completion of required documentation such as customer questionnaires
Handle customer complaints, ensuring effective management through to completion
Maintain and update product specifications for new and existing products
Effectively liaise with multiple departments in the business to translate complex information succinctly
Support with external regulatory audits
Other quality assurance tasks as required to support the team.

Requirements

Recently graduated in Chemistry, Food Science, Natural Sciences, Biochemistry or a similar subject
An obvious passion for food science and/or the wider food industry
Excellent communication skills, possessing the ability to translate complex information
Self-motivated and proactive, with a willingness to learn
Organised and process-driven with high attention to detail
Able to multi-task and change priorities quickly depending on business need.

If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, please email a copy of your CV to For more information regarding this position or any others, please call Amy on (phone number removed). If you have a scientific background and this position is not relevant / suitable for you, please feel free to get in touch or visit to view our other vacancies.

SRG is the UK's number one recruitment company specialising in the scientific, engineering, clinical, pharmaceutical, food/FMCG, energy & renewables, biotech, chemical and medical device sectors.

As scientists ourselves, our specialist sector knowledge and our passion are second to none. It's this combination that makes us different. We're committed to providing outstanding temporary, contract and permanent career opportunities of all levels for our candidates and a comprehensive range of expert strategic recruitment services for our clients.

Keywords: QA, Quality Assurance, Technical Graduate, Food Industry, Food Manufacturer, Auditing, Quality Management System, QMS, Product Specification, Customer Complaints, Documentation, Internal Audit, External Audit, BRC, HACCP.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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