Shift Technologist (Food Science)

Shift Technologist
Location: Carlisle
Salary: Competitive + Benefits

About Us

Join 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding 3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual that’s eager to join a prestigious employer within the FMCG sector. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories, including popular brands like Holland’s pies. We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers like Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison’s, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, and Waitrose.

About the Role

As a Shift Technologist you will ensure product safety, hygiene standards, quality assurance and associated control systems are maintained within the factories.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be accountable for contacting suppliers if ingredients are defective.
• You will be required to address non-conformance and escalations to the quality/ departmental manager.
• Responsible for managing a team of quality controllers

About You

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experience quality controller or document controller to who is looking for the next challenge within the food manufacturing industry.

Key Skills

• Level 3 food safety qualification (essential)
• Experience within the food industry, manufacturing, machinery or automation preferred but not essential
• Team leading experience

This is a permanent position based onsite at Carlisle. The working hours are rotating shifts Monday to Friday 6am to 2pm; 2pm – 10pm rotating on a biweekly basis.

Benefits

• 33 days annual leave
• Company pension scheme with Legal & General or NEST pension
• Death in service benefit, optional – linked to membership of L&G pension
• Company sick pay – after qualifying period
• Free onsite parking
• Exclusive 2 Sisters employee discount platform available via an app offering savings of up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and Tesco.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Wisdom wellbeing app
• Grocery Aid – employees access to counselling

Why Join Us?

As one of the UK’s largest food manufacturers, we provide ample opportunities for career growth and skill development. We emphasize promoting from within, ensuring you can build a rewarding career with us.