Technical Placement Student

Finnebrogue looks at what’s wrong with food to figure out how to make it the best it can be, without being bound by the way it has always been done. Having earned a reputation as the country’s leading top-tier sausage maker, we launched revolutionary bacon and ham made without nitrites, opened a state of the art vegan and vegetarian factory and always place innovation at the heart of what we do.

Our placement opportunities provide the student real-world experience to maximize their learning from the classroom. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to develop a wide range of invaluable skills for their future careers.

The Job

• Ensure that products are packed labelled and boxed according to Product Specifications.
• Carry out pre-operational hygiene checks, metal detection and Olympus failsafes and glass & hard plastic audits on allocated lines at the beginning of shift.
• Ensure correct operation of Metal Detectors, check weight and Olympus system.
• Continually audit allocated lines to verify that all checks to ensure the safety, legality and quality of finished goods are completed.
• To report in the first instance and fully investigate any incidences of missing checks.
• Ensure that any product on hold issues are fully investigated by the relevant parties, cross functional agreement on next steps and decision communicated in a timely manner.
• Carry out GMP audits as required by the weekly schedule.
• Issue quality contracts / specs and promo sheets to the line and maintain the spec / QC folders.
• Manage the collection of laboratory & taste panel samples to ensure that weekly regulatory and company requirements are met.
• Ensuring all Hygiene and GMP requirements are met by all staff members.
• Complete daily / weekly calibration of equipment; mainly thermometers and scales.
• Complete daily / weekly technical checks i.e. tare weight checks.
• Drive improvements in customer complaints, cold sampling and taste panel through communicating issues to line and working as part of a cross functional team to rectify issues.
• Verify line hygiene throughout the shift, verify that line wash downs have been completed where necessary and any actions taken if required.
• Assist in the training and development of the operations team to ensure that they have the knowledge to complete all checks as required.
• Attend L1, afternoon handover and downtime meetings as technical representative and escalate any issues during the daily technical huddle.
• Attend taste panels as required by the schedule or arrange for cover when not able to attend.
• Ensure all broken equipment/ food contact surface repairs that are needed are reported to Floor Manager, Engineer and Quality Compliance Manager.
• Assisting with site audits, site visits and product launches.
• Contribute to an innovative and productive working environment that allows each individual to contribute effectively, develop personally and grow professionally.
• Ensure Floor Manager and Senior Technical Team are made aware of any food safety and quality related incidents where this has not been properly addressed by a Line Supervisor
• The role encompasses understanding the needs of the customers and translating them into the factory, managing customer expectations and building key relationships.

The Person

Essential:

• Currently in second year of a food related course.
• Flexible, adaptable and the ability to work in dynamic, fast-paced environment managing multiple tasks daily.
• Exceptional organisational, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability working with employees at all levels in the organization and across all functions.
• Eligibility to work in the UK, during 12 month placement.

We are an equal opportunities employer.