About us
Newly Weds Foods is a leading, privately owned global food ingredients business and has been innovating since 1932. The European division is a market leader in the manufacture of coatings, seasonings and functional ingredient systems.
Today, Newly Weds Foods is a world leader in food ingredient technology. A network of R&D, manufacturing and service facilities around the globe allows us to serve our customers’ needs in more than 68 countries. But despite our size and scope, we’ve continued to be an independent, family-owned business answerable only to the demands of our customers. That’s why we continue to invest in infrastructure, human resources and capacity to keep pace with our customers’ needs and expectations.
The Role
THE ORGANISATION OF NEW PRODUCT SAMPLES FOR MICRO, NUTRITIONAL, ORGANOLEPTIC, CHEMICAL AND SHELF-LIFE
ANALYSIS, SHELF LIFE EXTENSIONS, AND UPDATING MIMS DATA BASE WITH ALL NEW PRODUCTS, AND SUPPORT COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS BASED ON PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE
Key Responsibilities
- Collection of finished products from warehouse, factory and freezers.
- Check and record product sample pH, viscosity and shelf life.
- Prepare samples and products for testing externally – Microsearch
- Prepare samples for shelf life and store retained samples
- Liaising with colleagues in Production, NPD, Warehouse, Technical, Sales.
- Creating and maintaining effective working relationships with customers.
- Updating external database – Micro search
- Manage shelf-life extensions and communicate to customers.
- Collect samples for the NPD so they can create QAS’s
- Support Process function in terms sample collation and managing retained samples from trials
- Liaise with Specs and Sales when shelf-life testing has been stopped due to failure.
- Managing data input as part of set up meeting.
- Manage process of review and sign of, of completed shelf-life studies with TM or HOT.
- Submit information for the monthly KPI management meeting.
- Support Tech Queries with complaints concerning shelf-life questions.
Person Specification
- Ideally, experience in working in a food production environment.
- The ability to be consistently accurate, demonstrating attention to detail and working to the highest possible standards
- Strong organisational skills with a good ability to prioritise workload.
- The ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
- The ability to work to given deadlines, focusing on the tasks required.
- Flexibility around working hours during busy periods
- A good command of English and good communication skills
- Competent IT skills, use of MS Office and database input
Good communication skills across all levels of the business and with external customers.
Working hours - Monday to Friday
40 hours per week
