Food Technical Assurance Assistant (1241)

Allied Bakeries make the top bread brands Kingsmill, Allinson’s and Sunblest. Across our bakeries we make white, wholemeal and seeded market-leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and more.
We take massive pride in our brands and all that we do, including our bakeries having one of the best safety performance records in the industry. We know that the success of our business depends on us having the right people on the team, so if you’re looking to join a business that values its people, encourages everyone to get involved and be the best they can be, we’d love to hear from you.
Overview of role
Location: Maidenhead
We have an excellent opportunity for a developing Technical professional to join our team as the Food Technical Assurance Assistant at Maidenhead. This is a Hybrid role covering maternity leave on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract.
Key Accountabilities
The Role:
The role is broad and will support the Technical Assurance team with a variety of technical and administrative responsibilities, including document preparation for our products, assisting in checking artwork (branded and own label), collating packaging and sustainability data, carrying out internal audits on technical information and maintaining business-critical documents on our Technical Portal. This role also maintains technical databases such as Erudus and Brandbank.
We are a proactive team, who work together, and value supporting and coaching each other so that we are all continually learning. Our team collaborates with many other departments, all working towards successfully launching and maintaining our products. There’s plenty of variety day-to-day, and it has excellent opportunities for your personal development.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking to recruit a diligent and enthusiastic team member to join our Technical Assurance Team.
You will be keen to learn and participate in all aspects of food composition, testing and environmental/sustainability data gathering.
This is a hybrid role combined with working at our Head Office in Maidenhead and from home (2/3 days per week from the office). The Right Person
Skills, qualifications and experience:

• GCSE (A* - C) in Maths and English.
• Good A-level results in at least one science subject and Maths.
• Preferably a Food Science graduate.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Good understanding and competency in the use of Microsoft Office products.
• Competent in the manipulation of data.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good team worker, able to work on their initiative when required.
• Good time management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines

What are we offering?

• Salary, £26-28k per annum, dependent on experience
• 33 days annual leave
• Matching employer pension contributions of up to 10% (inclusive of Life Assurance)
• Benefits for you and your family through our ‘Extra Slice’ scheme, which provides great savings at more than 500 businesses/outlets including Tesco, Sainsbury, M&S, Curry's/PC World, including healthcare and saving on your holidays.
• Cycle to work scheme- Helping you to get to work with a range of great bikes on offer.
• Family-friendly and flexible working schemes - designed to help meet the needs of individuals and the business.
• Employee Assistance Programme - A free and confidential support service for employees covering various topics, including financial guidance through to relationship and legal advice.
• Charitable giving - we are launching a charity partnership with Save the Children. You can deliver a slice of kindness through donating to a charity through payroll.

If you like the sound of the role and enjoy a challenge and working at pace within an inclusive and collaborative business. We would love to hear from you.
Our defining value is to ‘Be the best we can be’; the behaviors that we believe help us to do this and are key to our success are: Aim high, I do what I say, Work Together and Everybody Matters.
We are committed to equal treatment and opportunities for all our people and believe in building a diverse and inclusive organisation that represents our communities and generates the best outcomes for consumers, customers and stakeholders.