Fresh Food Jobs UK

Location: Kent (South East)

Salary: £25,000 ~ £30,000

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

An up and coming Fresh Produce food company is looking at strengthening their team with an sector specialist stock control manager. This role will cover all aspects of stock and logistics with the main elements being:

• Liaising with service provider in clearing and delivering product from source and/or port to storing facility.
• Being proactive in notifying all parties relevant to ETA and eventual actual delivery of product to storing facility.
• Checking all 3rd party invoices relevant to particular cost chain of product been imported.
• All transport company invoices to be checked as per delivery of each product per end-customer.
• All clearing and port invoices to be checked as per quoted documents provided prior to start of relevant season.
• Collating seafreight documents, packing lists, commercial invoices prior to container arrival.
• Packhouse invoices checked as per W/O numbers and divisional sections as per invoice requirement from to packhouse.
• Managing daily stock control in terms of quantities.
• Managing ordering of packaging against perceived customer orders in relation to W/Os
• Being able to coordinate and synchronize functions within the office

If this sounds of interest and matches your current skill set please forward your details to MorePeople for consideration

Location: Lincolnshire (East Midlands)

Salary: £35,000 ~ £40,000

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Are you an experienced Food industry Hygiene Manager? My client is currently looking for a qualified hygiene professional who has the capability to run a night shift ensuring the required food hygiene standards are met and adhered to. You will already be time served within this area of the food sector, and will have man management experience too.

The main requirements will include:

• Previous experience of Managing / Supervising a Team
• Knowledge of COSHH Previous experience within a Chilled Food Business
• The ability to plan, measure and deliver all Hygiene budgeted costs
• To maintain all external areas of Hygiene responsibility to agreed levels. Chemical Training

If this sounds of interest please forward your details to MorePeople for consideration in this role

Location: Berkshire (South East)

Salary: Circa £40k

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Interim

Our client is one of the best known healthcare and nutritional companies in the world and they handle some of the leading brands in the UK soft-drinks market and they are quite simply one of the best names in the industry for what they do.

To assist and support the delivery of new products and the integration of a recently acquired company into the existing company's portfolio, to assist in supporting claims and technology development programmes that contribute to the growth requirements of the business.

The IDEAL candidate:

• Normally, a BSc in food science or related science degree, at least 2 years relevant industrial experience.
• Practical experience in powdered and/ or liquid beverage make up or similar products.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, think and work independently, problem-solve, work in teams and multitask.
• Computer literate; familiar with statistics or Excel packages as well as LIMS would be advantageous

Location: West Yorkshire (Yorkshire & Humberside)

Salary: Circa £40,000

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

We are looking for a number of buyers to join this business across different categories in food and also in various areas of non-food. Your role will be to select, negotiate with suppliers, and to source product that offers outstanding quality and value. Your role will be to select, negotiate the terms and make available ranges offering outstanding quality and value, whilst ensuring that packaging, merchandising, availability and efficient selling are fully considered.

The company in question is one of the leading UK retailers and is really in the ascendancy right now. You will need strong negotiation skills, an in depth knowledge of the category and an understanding of how to incorporate promotions and range development whilst focusing on the customer.

To be successful in this role, you must have the ability to work cross functionally. You must be able to travel to both stores and suppliers. Previous experience in buying and some sort of non-food product are realistically 'must haves'.

Location: East Riding of Yorkshire (Yorkshire & Humberside)

Salary: Circa £35,000

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Looking for a new challenge for 2012? Able to implement new procedures and drive operational excellence? Are you experienced within fresh food retail supply chain? A market leading organisation within the Fresh Produce arena is looking at strengthening its position within the market through implementing practices and procedures to its current operation.

As such they are in need of a Operational expert who has experience of:

* Implementing new working practices

* Putting in place SOP's and adhering/monitoring progress

* Challenging the status quo

* Driving operational excellence through lean techniques

* TQM

The right person will have a thorough experience of managing a large workforce, delivering to tight timescales and within strict standard guidelines, and be able to deliver meaningful career guidance, and support development within the team.

Location: London (London)

Salary: £Competitive

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

A leading food business is currently in need of a Logistics Manager to enhance business performance and improve sustained profitability. This role will sit under the commercial function and will support cost saving opportunities and synergies throughout the supply chain.

You will already be an experienced and capable Logistics Manager within the fast moving FOOD sector, with the ability to deliver sound and practical business improvements.

Full details on application, please only apply if you have relevant retail supply chain logistics experience

Location: London (London)

Salary: £Competitive

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

A leading food business is currently in need of an Import Manager to enhance business performance and improve sustained profitability. This role will sit under the commercial function and will support cost saving opportunities and synergy's throughout the supply chain.

You will already be an experienced and capable Logistics Manager / Supply Chain Manager within the fast moving FOOD sector, with the ability to deliver sound and practical business improvements.

You must already have extensive experience of International freighting, to include imports, cross dock, customs, air and sea freight.

Full details on application, please only apply if you have relevant retail supply chain logistics experience

Location: Lincolnshire (East Midlands)

Salary: £Competitive

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

I am currently recruiting for both a days and a nights Interim Production Manager within a fast paced, well regarded food manufacturing company, supplying the retail supply chain. You will need experience of lean techniques, KPI management, people management ~ all within a high care environment. Please forward your current CV to be considered for this

Location: North London (London)

Salary: £Competitive

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Our clients, Tesco, are the UK's largest supermarket retailers and source their products from all over the world. Due to internal promotion they have a number of fixed term and permanent Technical Manager positions to fill. (Cereals, Cooking Sauces, Bakery and Convenience).

As a Technical Manager your role will be to manage the technical process for a category. You will do this by ensuring that products, services and information consistently deliver to meet customer expectations. These are exciting and dynamic positions where customer focus is key.

The Ideal candidate:

• A number of years previous experience as a Technical Manager
• Experience in technical in other retail or food manufacturing operations
• Experience of managing people or projects
• Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point training (HACCP), ISO 9000 Lead Auditor qualified
• A dynamic and can do attitude

Please a give us a call to discuss a number of available options

Location: London (London)

Salary: Up to £70,000

Job Type: Full-Time

Duration: Permanent

Based in London, this is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing national and international food manufacturer. The role:- Managing relationships with their customers on a global basis, growing total client revenue year on year and maximising potential for sales and profitability

Also:

• Leadership of UK team and seamless communication with team based in the Asia
• Effective negotiation of new and existing product agreements
• Understanding customer priorities and strategies to ensure the companies proposals match

The candidate:-

• Will have clear and strong communication and presentation skills
• Good negotiation skills
• A positive attitude with a proactive, flexible and resourceful approach
• Will be able to develop ongoing strategy, ensuring the needs match those of the customers and company alike
• Must be numerically able and computer literate