Technologist - Food and Grocery - 6 month fixed term contract
Tesco PLC, Haldens, Welwyn Hatfield
Technologist - Food and Grocery - 6 month fixed term contract
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Tesco PLC, Haldens, Welwyn Hatfield
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 1 week ago, 10 Jan | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 367713188d564befbc28a5e78182671d
Full Job Description
We are on the lookout for a Technologist to join our Quality team within the Food and Grocery area. You will support the delivery of our stringent quality & safety policies and standard, ensuring our products are safe, legal and responsibly sourced, through proactive management of our suppliers and supply chains. Please note - we do require someone with experience within the Food industry.
- Risk assessing my products to be safe, legal, responsibly sourced and meet the Tesco rules & policies.
- Supporting and delivering the technical aspects of the product development critical path.
- Supporting the delivery our our health and responsible sourcing agenda across my supply base.
- Managing my products to always be great quality through on-going monitoring and improvements.
- Supporting the management of risk in our supply chains, from source, ingredients and raw materials, processing, manufacturing and Tesco routes to market. (safety, business & reputational risks).
- Supporting the supplier strategy for my area, ensuring we use the best suppliers & sources.
- Supporting the development of supplier capability through collaborative engagement, setting clear goals and measuring progress. I do this by having Joint Quality Plans (JQPs) in place with all relevant suppliers.
- Responding to complaints and incidents quickly and effectively, ensuring stakeholders are aware and relevant action is taken to protect customers and Tesco.
- I challenge myself to learn new skills and keep abreast of the latest thinking in my industry to help drive innovation.
- Developing and coaching my direct reports and supporting them to be their best.
- Following our Business Code of Conduct, acting with integrity and due diligence. I speak up if something isn't right.
Experience of working in the food industry. - Relevant product knowledge to deliver safe, legal, responsibly sourced products to the customer.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes.
- Clear communication and presentation skills.
- Project and critical path management.
- Data Analysis and decision making.
- Good IT & Systems skills.