Scientist II

Location Reading
Discipline: Scientific
Job type: Contract
Salary: £28.31p/h Umbrella
Contact name: Keeley Atkinson

Contact email: katkinson@select-engineering.net
Contact phone: 01245403560
Job ref: 1156
Published: 4 days ago
Duration: 6 months
Expiry date: 09 Oct 2025 23:59
Startdate: ASAP

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

  • Working as part of a cross functional team, you deliver the RDQ activities required to complete new product development, portfolio maintenance and/or productivity projects with an emphasis on meeting the desired consumer experience.

What you will bring

  • A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

  • Food science, science, or engineering ideally in a fast-moving consumer goods market

  • Working on teams and independently with the guidance of a manager

  • Prioritizing and managing activities

  • Identifying problems proactively and creating and implementing solutions independently

  • Applying fundamental technical understanding to interpret and analyze data to reach clear conclusions

  • Communicating effectively verbally and in writing, including technical writing

  • Putting the consumer at the heart of development activities

Responsibilities:

  • Working as part of a cross functional team, you deliver the RDQ activities required to complete project and/or productivity projects with an emphasis on meeting the desired consumer experience.

  • With the support and guidance of a manager, you will organize and execute projects in line with client requirements, effectively communicating status and risks.

  • You will plan and conduct projects in accordance with good manufacturing practice and GMP requirements and validation activities

  • You will also write technical reports that will require the analysis and interpretation of results and that lead to conclusions and recommendations and create and maintain accurate consumer-led specifications.

  • Comments/Special Instructions

  • 3-5 Years GMP Microbiology background - recent experience being within the lab testing. Data reviewing & Validation experience preferred.

  • Must be able to work Bank Holidays and throughout Christmas Period.