At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure food safety and quality by managing suppliers and raw material specifications.
- Company: Join a leading company in the UK food industry with a focus on compliance.
- Benefits: Competitive daily rate, flexible working arrangements, and opportunities for immediate impact.
- Other info: Immediate start available with potential for career advancement.
- Why this job: Be the go-to expert ensuring high standards in food safety and supplier management.
- Qualifications: Experience in raw materials and supplier roles, strong communication, and Excel skills.
Interim Raw Material and Supplier Technologist £350-£400 per day plus expenses Outside IR35.
We're looking for a detail-driven interim technologist to ensure every ingredient and every supplier meets our clients' standards for food safety, quality and compliance. You'll work closely with Technical, Supply Chain and Production, hitting the ground running as the go-to person for raw material specs, supplier approval and ingredient risk management.
What you'll do:
- Approve and manage suppliers, keeping documentation up to date.
- Maintain raw material specs and allergen/legality data.
- Complete ingredient risk assessments and support compliance checks.
- Support NPD by approving new ingredients ahead of launch.
- Investigate supplier issues and manage corrective actions.
- Stay audit-ready with strong documentation control.
You need to be:
- Organised, analytical and confident working with suppliers and internal teams.
- Detail-oriented, understanding food safety and legislation, maintaining high standards.
What background do you need for this role:
- Significant experience in raw material and supplier technologist roles in the UK food industry - essential.
- Strong knowledge of allergens, food safety and legislation - essential.
- A good communicator both in person and written - essential.
- Excel skills - essential.
- BRCGS knowledge.
- HACCP Level 3.
- Strong working knowledge of spec systems - essential.
- Excellent attention to detail - essential.
Please send your CV without delay to Sarah in the Novus team to start the process for immediate interview - start date needs to be early July.
Supplier and Raw Materials Technologist - Interim in Headcorn employer: Novus Recruitment
Join a dynamic team as an Interim Supplier and Raw Materials Technologist, where your expertise will directly contribute to maintaining the highest standards of food safety and quality. Our collaborative work culture fosters professional growth, offering you the chance to engage with various departments while ensuring compliance and excellence in raw material management. Located in a vibrant area, we provide competitive daily rates and a supportive environment that values detail-oriented professionals like you.
