Quality Technologist - Supplier Pillar

Overview

Quality Technologist - Supplier (Full-time, 10 months fixed term contract)

Hybrid - 2 Office days, Central London

Unlock your potential with Prinova

We are Prinova, a leading global supplier of ingredients and premix manufacturing solutions and trusted by the world’s best-known food, beverage, and nutrition brands.

Part of the NAGASE Group, our expertise lies in Ingredient Distribution, Manufacturing Solutions, and Customized Services. Our global network of colleagues, located in offices and manufacturing facilities around the world, deliver sustainable value-added solutions to our customers. We are recognized for our deep expertise, commitment to excellence, and bold innovation which have earned us a strong reputation as a trusted industry leader.

Wherever your career is headed, you’ll find direction, opportunity, and belonging with us.

The role is within our Supplier Audit Pack Quality team and involves renewal of audit pack documents and new supplier approvals. Other duties may be assigned to provide day-to-day support to the quality department.

What’s in it for you?

• Personal growth, including training and development opportunities
• Health Cash Plan
• Subsidised gym membership

• Supplier monitoring and renewing audit packs documentation. This involves:
• Renewal of audit packs according to Prinova Requirements (food and feed products)
• Approval of New Suppliers
• Evaluate Risk Assessment
• Navigate within the internal system (FBSS, Docuware, ADW)
• Animal feed approval
• Organic Approval
• Participate in HACCP meetings
• Approve toll manufacturing orders and resolve related issues and queries
• Respond to technical queries from customers & suppliers related to our ingredients, also to quality and food safety, etc.
• Execute & participate in projects identified by the business for a continuous improvement of the Quality Management System
• Review blocked inventory
• Support all other Quality department tasks according to workload and priorities, such as:
• Arranging 3rd-party laboratory analyses
• Approval of Job processing
• Updates and reviews of product documentation, including specification, COA, SDS, allergens, GMO, animal feed labels, packaging, HACCP, etc.
• Reviews of Standard Operating Procedures and other controlled documents
• Training & presentations
• Internal audit and Traceability exercises

• Chinese language skills are highly desirable
• Good understanding of Quality (Technical) requirements and standards of the food industry: HACCP, BRC Food, Agents and Brokers. Additional nice to have: FAMI-QS (animal feed), Organic / BIO, Kosher, Halal, IFS Logistics.
• Over 3 years of experience in a Quality, Technical or R&D role in the Food, Ingredients or Supplements industry.
• Some experience in auditing.
• Some experience in resolving non-conformances or complaints.
• High level of business and technical English.
• IT literate with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. Especially proficient in Excel.
• Experience working with retail online specification systems is desirable but not essential - QADEX, Hamilton Grant.
• Food legislation / labelling training or understanding is essential.

Interested? We would love to hear from you.

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