Join Our Team at Raynor Foods
Are you passionate about food safety, science, and continuous improvement?
We’re looking for a Technical Assistant to join our Food Science & Innovation team, supporting critical technical and microbiological processes that ensure the safety, quality, and excellence of our products. This is an exciting opportunity to build your career in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, with real progression into specialist technical roles.
At Raynor Foods, we don’t just produce great food — we invest in our people. You’ll receive structured training, hands-on experience, and support to grow your technical capability and career.
The Role
You’ll play a key role in supporting the technical function, ensuring our food safety and quality systems are effective, compliant, and continuously improving.
This is a hands-on role where you will:
- Carry out microbiological sampling and submit samples for analysis
- Support investigations into non-conformances and abnormal lab results
- Assist with shelf-life testing and product assessments
- Support auditing activity and compliance checks across the site
- Help manage documentation, labelling approvals and internal systems
- Carry out equipment calibration checks and internal audits
- Support supplier non-conformance processes
- Assist with technical projects and innovation work
- Contribute to continuous improvement across technical processes
About You
We’re looking for someone who is:
- Detail-oriented with a strong analytical mindset
- Organised and able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- A confident communicator who can work across teams
- Passionate about food safety and quality
- Hands-on, proactive and keen to learn
Experience & Knowledge
- Previous experience in food manufacturing (or similar)
- Understanding of food safety and quality systems
- Degree in Food Science/Technology (or equivalent)
- Strong IT skills (Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint)
- Experience of auditing (desirable, not essential)
Working Pattern
- 5-day working week (including Sunday–Thursday on alternate weeks)
- 37.5 hours per week
- Typically 8:00am – 4:00pm
- 2 days per week starting at 6:00am
- Flexibility required to meet business needs
Why Join Us?
- Clear career progression into specialist technical roles
- Structured training and development tailored to you
- Exposure to real technical projects and innovation work
- Supportive team culture focused on learning and growth
- Opportunity to build a strong foundation in food science and manufacturing
Our Values
At Raynor Foods, everything we do is guided by Trust, Care and Respect.
We are committed to creating an environment where people can grow, contribute, and do their best work.
Apply Now
If you’re looking to start or develop your technical career in food manufacturing, we’d love to hear from you.
Pay: £26,000.00-£28,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
