We’re working with a leading food manufacturer to recruit a Technical Assistant to join their Technical team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an organised, analytical and detail-focused professional to build their career within food manufacturing, supporting food safety, allergen management, technical compliance and quality assurance.
You’ll play an important role in maintaining technical systems, analysing key data and supporting projects that help ensure products remain safe, legal, authentic and compliant.
Technical Assistant
Cambridgeshire
Permanent
£30,000 – £35,000 D.O.E
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Own allergen validation activity across both factories, maintaining validation status, coordinating new validations and supporting NPD requirements, while acting as the site Gluten-Free (GF) lead
- Compile and analyse technical data for monthly KPI reporting, creating standardised templates, dashboards and reports to identify trends, anomalies and opportunities for continuous improvement
- Maintain technical records and databases, including nutritional information, customer complaints and other compliance documentation, ensuring data accuracy, integrity and traceability
- Support technical compliance and audit readiness, including traceability exercises, specifications, QAS maintenance and preparation for customer, BRC and internal audits
- Assist with customer complaint investigations, working alongside Customer Service and Technical colleagues to gather information, identify root causes and support effective corrective actions
- Identify recurring trends and emerging risks, turning complex data into clear insights that can support food safety, quality and business improvement decisions
- Work collaboratively across the business, supporting NPD, Quality, Production, Customer Service and other functions on technical projects and continuous improvement initiatives
- Contribute to the wider Technical function, ensuring documentation, reporting and technical systems remain accurate, up to date and aligned with company, customer and regulatory requirements
What We’re Looking For:
- Previous experience within Technical, Quality, QA, Compliance or Food Safety in a food manufacturing/FMCG environment, with an understanding of HACCP, allergens, food safety and technical standards
- Strong analytical and administrative skills, with confidence using Excel and other Microsoft Office systems to manage data, identify trends and produce clear reports
- Excellent attention to detail and organisation, with the ability to maintain accurate technical records, manage multiple priorities and work effectively to deadlines
- Good understanding of allergen management, traceability, specifications and customer requirements, with experience supporting audits or technical investigations desirable
- A proactive and collaborative communicator who enjoys problem-solving, working cross-functionally and taking ownership of projects in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
Why This Opportunity?
This is a great opportunity for someone looking to develop a well-rounded Technical career within food manufacturing. With exposure to allergen validation, gluten-free compliance, customer complaints, technical data, specifications, traceability and NPD, you’ll gain valuable experience across multiple areas of the Technical function.
If you’re analytical, organised and ready to take the next step in your Technical career, this could be the opportunity to make your mark.
