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R&D Technician
PepsiCo —Leicester
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
Quality Technician
Alfrecell Limited —Alfreton
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- Engineering
- Laboratory experience
- Microsoft Office
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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QC Technician
IKO —Chesterfield
- Laboratory experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Quality control
- Free parking
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Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I) Technician
SCITEK Consultants Ltd. —Derby
- £38,000 - £48,000 a year
- Full-time
- Schematics
- Maintenance
- Assembly
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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Engineering Team Leader
Thermo Fisher Scientific —Loughborough
- Full-time
- Management
- Maintenance
- Project management
6d
Production Process Technician
OpSec Security Ltd - UK GBRS —Leicester
- Laboratory experience
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Millitec Food Systems —Derby
- £35,000 - £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- Engineering
- C++
- Referral programme
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Pharmaron —Castle Donington
- Maintenance
- Mechanical knowledge
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Nutrition Works Ltd —Nottingham
Ensuring COAs are accurate, reviewed or approved where required, and sent to customers with supporting documentation. Level 2 Food Safety or equivalent.
£25,000 - £27,500 a year
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Quality Assurance Technician
GCL Food Ingredients Ltd —Nottingham
You’ll play an important role in maintaining our BRC accreditation, supporting customer audits and driving continuous improvement across the site.
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R&D Technician

PepsiCo -
Leicester

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Job details

Qualifications

Microsoft Powerpoint
Microsoft Word
Food production
Driving Licence
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Outlook
Computer literacy
GCSE
Business processes
Microsoft Office
Food safety

Full job description

Overview:

The R&D Technician supports the Europe Foods R&D product development teams through a variety of activities. This includes sample preparation, management and analysis, data and sample collection during trials, and the creation of prototype samples. The role operates across both PepsiCo and third‑party facilities, requiring the ability to balance rigour, creativity and initiative while consistently maintaining compliance with R&D, food safety and quality standards. Activities supported include but are not limited to DODs, shelf‑life studies, Europe‑wide trials, stock ordering and movement, gold‑standard logistics and PVQ.

Responsibilities:

Main Purpose: Support Europe Foods R&D teams through delivery of core operational activities, including sample preparation, trials, testing and logistics. Ensure work is executed accurately, on time and in full compliance with food safety, quality and R&D standards, enabling efficient delivery of the R&D project pipeline and AOP.

To plan, organise, execute and communicate assigned project support tasks [with autonomous ownership], whilst maintaining an high level of confidentiality and integrity.

Support the team to ensure all base, samples, raw materials and documentation are delivered, labelled, stored, controlled and dispatched appropriately, in line with site, food safety and quality requirements. Alongside ensuring accurate documentation and compliance with customs and transportation requirements.

Contribute to product testing activities by ensuring samples are prepared, handled and delivered in a timely manner and meet required quality standards, demonstrating a clear understanding of the role of testing in supporting R&D decision‑making.
Support Technologists and Project Managers during plant trials across European production sites, completing assigned operational tasks and ensuring accurate, timely and complete reporting of trial activities and outcomes.
Develop and prepare prototype samples under the direction of the project manager, using safe and best‑practice operation of bench‑scale and pilot‑scale equipment.
Contribute to local workstreams aimed at improving R&D Operations ways of working, including improvements to business processes, efficiency, knowledge sharing and day‑to‑day collaboration across the team.

Support seasoning functionality testing and reporting the data to Product Developers in line with agreed methods and timelines.

Qualifications:

Practical experience within a food production environment, including R&D laboratory, pilot plant and/or site‑based operations in an FMCG context; experience with seasoning and/or packaging is advantageous.

Sound understanding of food safety, quality and compliance requirements, including knowledge of AIB standards, to ensure product is prepared, handled and delivered appropriately.
Understanding of R&D operational processes, including sampling, trials support, testing, logistics, documentation and compliance activities.
Demonstrated ability to organise, plan and autonomously execute operational and project support tasks, maintaining a high level of confidentiality, integrity and attention to detail.
Computer literate - familiar with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and online collaboration tools, with the ability to maintain accurate operational records and planning tools.
Self‑starter with a collaborative mindset, able to work both independently and as part of a team, demonstrating resilience and perseverance to achieve delivery objectives.
Ability and willingness to work safely in laboratory, pilot plant and manufacturing‑scale environments, with flexibility to travel as required.
Fluent spoken and written English.
Numerate to GCSE standard (Maths, Science and English).
Full UK driving license.

Differentiating Competencies Required

Ability to manage workload and work to a defined timeline.
Attention to detail.
Self-starter, self-motivating: able to work with agility without losing momentum and manage uncertainty with ability to deal with change.
Good team worker.
Able to communicate verbally and in writing to all levels internally and to commercial partners when required.
To be able to manage priorities by full alignment with Line Manager and Execution and Planning Lead on a day to day basis.

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