Job Number: 17721

External Description:

R&D Technologist

Location: Melton Mowbray

Working hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Contract Length: 12 months initially, opportunity for a contract extension

Are you a scientifically-minded university graduate ready to kick-start your career in a dynamic, on-site R&D environment? We are seeking a dedicated R&D Technologist to join our team in Melton Mowbray for an initial 12-month contract, with a strong opportunity for extension. In this crucial role, you will be instrumental in supporting our R&D projects, focusing on product quality, safety, and innovation for our Pouches category. Your day-to-day will involve hands-on laboratory support (sampling and testing), meticulous data analysis to drive key decisions, and essential document control and trial preparation. If you have a scientific degree, experience in a lab or quality factory setting, and a willingness to learn, this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a team ready to invest in your career growth.

Role responsibilities:

• Sampling and Inspection of raw materials at receiving, finished product for the sample library, label and store them as per the procedure.
• Sampling and testing of in-process and/or finished product samples for troubleshooting, including held product for review and disposition by Q&FS.
• Collect environmental swabs following Micro Standard and submit for testing.
• Maintaining the internal laboratory. Participating in MGS quality control program.
• Register samples and swabs for external laboratory analysis.
• Analyse Microscopy on foreign bodies and prepare a database.
• Data collection, trend analysis, and reporting of test results, non-conformances (NCs) (including S-CAPA, CAPA, PRIMP), and customer complaints, etc. 
• Follow up on closure of PRIMPs, CAPAs, and S-CAPAs. 
• Participate in the quality panel to determine product conformance to a standard.
• Support calibration and validation as per Q&FS schedules (scales, check weighers, Ishida, Metal Detectors, X-rays, and F0).
• Support line trials led by Q&FS/PPI/Packaging teams.
• Investigate customer and consumer complaints for root cause and preventive action.
• Document control: update Q&FS documents on digital platforms, prepare logbooks (Q&FS forms) for the factory, and archive documents. 
• Participate in process confirmation, internal audit, glass and plastic, and GMP/GHP audit program.
• Conduct traceability exercise.
• Support the site with Pest control and sanitation program based on requirements established by Q&FS
• Coordinate training of quality-related topics for supply associates.
• Provide input into Material Risk Assessments.

Experience required:

• Preferably a university graduate with a scientific degree and some laboratory or quality factory experience.
• A willingness to learn is essential, with support and growth opportunities available.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and encourage all qualified candidates to apply. While the hiring process may not be expedited, we urge all interested candidates to submit their applications promptly to ensure their consideration.

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Location_formattedLocationLong: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire GB