Raw materials coordinator

Raw materials coordinator

Employment Type Permanent

Country United Kingdom

Location Long Sutton

Business Area Operations

Workplace Type Onsite

About Princes The Princes Group has over 7,000 employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures 350 different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.

Reporting to the Technical Manager Canneries, this role has responsibility for co‑ordinating all activities concerning raw material quality. Ingredients and packaging

This role will provide support, guidance, trended data and technical expertise ensuring the sites incoming raw materials are bought to the correct spec and meet the requirements to produce the best quality consistent finished pack.

As a part of the Technical function, this role will work with LS and WS to ensure compliance with food safety legislation, achieve highest grade possible in all external audits, increase knowledge of raw material quality / attributes and improve ways of working, based on the values below:

• Quality
• Cost
• Delivery
• Safety
• People

• Responsible for defining the appropriate incoming raw material test methods.
• Responsible for defining the testing schedule for the raw materials intake samples.
• Responsible for the due diligence testing schedule
• Review the incoming raw material test results and trend.
• Manage the QNC database for both LS and WS.
• Review and approve new MQS.
• Approve HG specs for LS and WS for the QA team.
• Keep up to date with horizon scanning on raw material issues.
• Support the G1(LS) and shift coordinators (WS) in the EDR and objective setting for the raw material and lab technicians.
• SME for all the test methods for raw material testing and trainer.
• Instigation and management of raw material related improvement projects.
• Work with operational / procurement peer groups sharing best practice and providing advice and support as required.
• Monitor supplier performance and report.
• Support Supplier Assurance team and sites in performing external supplier visits and audits.
• Arrange for or produce the photographic quality standards for raw materials

• Company QA Managers, Process Improvement Coordinators, Supply chain materials team, Manufacturing Managers and Coordinators, Procurement teams, Supplier assurance teams, Quality systems manager and Specification teams
• External to company Suppliers, external testing labs, academic institutions

• Raw Material Testing
  • To ensure all the test methods used are consistent across sites for the same material.
  • Review the test methods and constantly assess whether they best represent the factory process results.
  • Work with suppliers or external testing bodies and assess methods used.
  • If no suitable method exists, experiment and trial to design and appropriate method.
  • Ensure the sampling regime is representative of the batches being tested and gives the site the confidence in the results to ensure good performance within the factory.
  • Ensure the critical parameters required are being tested for each raw material and that the levels are consistent with the MQS for that material.
  • Responsible for the testing equipment
    • Evaluate if it is appropriate, consistent across sites, fit for purpose, ease of use, cost of running plus consumables, safe, reliable and gives consistent results.
    • Responsible for looking for alternatives, replacements and new equipment based on the above. Evaluate by testing prior to purchase.
  • Review and trend the results from the testing of raw materials, use the data to:
    • Understand the effect of seasonal changes
    • Work with suppliers to improve quality standards
    • Work with operational teams using the results on quality and yield improvement.
    • Work with procurement teams to sourcing the best materials.
  • SME for all the test methods
    • Responsible for all the training of the test methods and equipment.
    • Write and review the SOPs of the test methods.
    • Due Diligence testing
    • Work with the Supplier Assurance team and the…