QA Food Science Specialist
4 days ago
Shrewsbury
Who we are Interested in this role You can find all the relevant information in the description below. We're Mller UK & Ireland, a family-run dairy business and we're experts at what we do. Dairy is a key part of a healthy and balanced diet and we're super proud to help meet the nutritional needs of millions of people, every, single, day. To do this, our business has been split into two areas: Mller Milk & Ingredients (MMI) and Mller Yogurt & Desserts (MYD). We're here to talk MYD, the ones aiming to put a smile on the nation's face. We're all about Mller Corner, Mller Light, Mller Bliss, Mller Rice, Mller FRijj, Mller X MyProtein and Biotiful Gut Health. We know that sounds like a lot, but that's why we need you! Why Mller? Yogurts and desserts flow through everything at Mller - from farm to factory to fridge. But the true impact comes from our people, in each and every corner of the business, working hard and as a team to put smiles on faces everywhere, making each day delicious for our shoppers. And, as the UK's most popular dairy brand, we're always striving to make a real difference for our planet, our partners and our people, putting sustainability at the heart of everything we do. Did you know that 29 Mller yogurt and desserts are eaten every second? And that's just the start, with ambitious plans to grow, while continuing to make a real difference for the planet, our partners and people, we're looking for a team of fridge-fillers and self-starters to help us on our mission to put a smile on the nation's face. Join a team of fridge-fillers and self-starters just doing their bit for the bigger picture. QA Food Science Specialist Location: Market Drayton, Telford or Minsterley (with travel required to all three sites) At Mller, we're driven by quality, innovation and a passion for great tasting dairy. As part of our Quality Assurance team within Mller Yogurt & Desserts, we're now looking for aQA Food Science Specialist to act as the scientific subject matter expert across our UK sites. This is a key technical role, providing leadership across microbiology, chemistry and process science, ensuring robust standards that protect food safety, quality and compliance while supporting continuous improvement. What you'll be doing: • Acting as the scientific expert across Mller Yogurt & Desserts, covering the microbiological, chemicaland physical properties of food., • Leading the development, deployment and governance of science-based technical standards and specifications, • Driving spoilage prevention, mould and pathogen reduction through data-led improvement plans, • Supporting root cause analysis of quality incidents and contributing to crisis and incident management, • Driving continuous improvement in laboratory quality systems, equipment capability and horizon scanning for new technologies, • Partnering cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Group Quality and external laboratories, • A science-based degree in Food Science, Microbiology or a related discipline, • Strong experience within food manufacturing, ideally FMCG or dairy and with a microbiology bias, • HACCP Level 4 and Food Safety Level 4 desirable but not essential, • A structured, analytical approach with the confidence to challenge the status quo, • Competitive Salary, • Bonus scheme, • Private medical healthcare, • Contributory pension plan, • Life assurance, • Employee Assistance Programme, • Generous annual leave increasing with service., • Flexible benefits programme #hiring#applynow Contact Details: F.A.O. UK Recruitment, Mller UK & Ireland, Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3SQ