Technician- Packaging

£23,000- £24,127 pa

+ Employee benefits

Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire

Analytical Services

We offer commercial analytical lab chemistry testing for food and drink, including: nutritional and health, microscopy, biochemistry, allergens, chromatography, packaging, cereals and ingredients, and wines and spirits

Packaging Team

Campden BRI support food & drink manufacturers by rigurously testing their packaging to ensure the product quality, safety and maintenance Not only must packaging retain its strength and integrity and have the correct physicochemical characteristics to protect and preserve products as they move through the supply chain, but in doing so it must also not adversely affect the product by interacting and causing taints or loss of quality.

Campden BRI has range of packaging analysis an testing facilities and can conduct a broad range of packaging investigations including microscopic and chemical testing. We ask is the packaging fit for purpose? Different types of packaging are used for different reasons.

Position

Preparation of samples and testing of materials as guided by your line manager or others within the team. This will primarily be on contract projects but also on research projects.
Maintenance of packaging analytical equipment, care of packaging pilot plant and maintenance of records for business management system purposes.
Assist with hygiene/good housekeeping activities.

Requirements

A-levels in Science, Food Technology related subjects and/or relevant laboratory experience.
Experience using Microsoft packages -Word/Excel/Powerpoint/Outlook.
Ability to work in a small team with minimal supervision.
Good verbal and communication skills since there will be some client interaction.
Effective time management skills relating to effective delivery and business practices.

Benefits

Reward platform with employee discounts and rewards
25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
Buy and sell holiday scheme
A generous work save pension scheme, with employee contributions matched by the company up to 10%
Culture focus around work/life balance (early finish Fridays)
Subsidised onsite restaurant

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