Laboratory Technician

M ller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo M ller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, M ller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.M ller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer's Top 100 list of Britain's Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. M ller UK & Ireland includes:
M ller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain's private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.
M ller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK's leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more M ller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like M ller Corner, M llerlight, M ller Bliss, M ller Rice, FRijj and M ller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.
We're recruiting Laboratory Technician
We are currently looking to recruit a Laboratory Technician to join our Quality Department at Bridgwater within our Muller Milk & Ingredients business.
The successful candidate will enable the Dairy with assuring quality performance through analysis, subject knowledge and testing performance whilst striving to continuously improve in line with the M ller values.
The ideal candidate will have food Laboratory experience and can demonstrate expertise knowledge through quality based testing and data evaluation.
Contract: Full Time / Permanent (42 hours per week)
Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off - 2 days & 2 nights (7-7)
Salary : GBP30,782.43 per annum
Location: Bridgwater
Your main duties and responsibilities will be:

• Provides expertise through quality based testing and data evaluation
• Displays drive and motivation to continually improve quality based performance
• Demonstrates active involvement in solving problems / trouble shooting through data analysis and evaluation
• Plays an active part in building QMS capability across site
• Responsible for laboratory tasks and management systems (5S etc)
• Supports and process confirms operations quality control responsibilities
• Has a good understanding and plays an active part within the performance management system (PMS)
• Provides governance and ownership of Quality Index and other monthly reports
• Responsible for internal and external audit processes
• Displays good team work ability

• Health and safety commitment of self and others
• Works on active CI projects continuously
• Looks for "waste" in everything that we do
• Actively seeks out improvement opportunities within the workplace and converts to own CI projects
• Owns and delivers CI initiatives and is recognised for these
• Utilises opportunities to improve the way we do things
• Collaboratively works with other team members to improve our business
• Can demonstrate CI contribution through PDP process

• A competitive salary, monthly paid
• Access an exclusive rewards platform including your M ller money, health and lifestyle benefits, Company pension, healthcare cash plan, dental insurance, home technology and cycle to work.
• Have pride in what you achieve as a member of a team
• Be provided with a free corporate uniform
• Free onsite secured colleague car parking