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Packaging Technician
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Packaging Technician
| Salary | Competitive salary |
| Schedule | Full Time |
| Experience | Minimum 3 years of experience |
| Location | Guildford Rd, Woking GU22 7NJ, UK |
Packaging Technician
Description
WELCOME TO KFC
Welcome to Kentucky Fried Chicken. Our world famous chicken restaurant brand all started with one cook, Colonel Harland Sanders, who created a finger lickin’ good recipe more than 75 years ago, a list of secret herbs and spices scratched out on the back of the door to his kitchen. He started travelling by car to different restaurants and cooked his fried chicken on the spot for restaurant owners. He did this at the age of 65. If the owner liked the chicken, they would enter into a handshake agreement to sell the Colonel’s chicken. Legend has it that Colonel Sanders heard 1009 “No’s” before he heard his first yes. The Colonel’s story still inspires us today. It reminds us how grit, perseverance, dedication and ambition along with hard work can create success; regardless of your age or where you come from.
Our purpose as an employer is to empower our people to find their own secret recipe in life too.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Packaging Technician will support the Regional Product Integrity Team, sitting in the European Supply Chain function specifically for the Packaging Category. The role is responsible for supporting the category to ensure trust in every bite by supplying approved, food safe and excellent quality packaging used in our restaurants. The role will manage the approval process and validation for retail packaging and subsequently our suppliers providing our packaging portfolio.
Organisation: KFC Western Europe is one of YUM’s largest Regions and significant profit contributor. It has over 1600 stores across 6 BMU’s: UK; France; Germany; Netherlands, Spain & Italy, it also includes their satellite markets, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Austria, Ireland, Portugal, and Switzerland. The region is expected to grow at over 150 stores per annum.
KEY JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Support the category reporting into QA Category Lead
- Liaise closely with procurement category manager
- Liaise closely with QA Data Analyst on day-to-day activities
- Support the category team with development and implementation of strategic and tactical and actions as set out in category plans
- Support approval process of retail packaging products
- Support Supplier Compliance for the category
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Run testing and approval processes packaging products
- Ensure all retail packaging is compliant to Yum! Food Safety Guidelines, EU Regulatory and local guidelines
- Approve new and existing suppliers and sites in accordance to Yum! Guidelines
- Reviewing and approving specifications
- On occasion visit new and existing suppliers
- Support local BMU SCM, QA and NPD on supplier topics. Inc. supplier development & approval of new items
- Manage complaints on KFC WE management tool
WHAT WE'D LOVE FROM YOU:
EXPERIENCE
- Degree Qualification
- 3+ years experience in FMCG Industry
3+ years experience related to quality assurance & compliance experience on retail packaging items (specification reading and writing experience, regulatory requirements knowledge, testing parameters)
Experience in food contact packaging testing and related skills (cooking, heat retention tests, visual tests, strength testing)
Proficiency in all Microsoft Applications
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and effective team working as the candidate will need to successfully manage activity within multifunctional teams.
Candidate should have strong drive for results and have the desire to grow and develop within the organisation.
Nice to haves:
- Experience in QSR industry
- Understanding of and experience with customer testing
- Knowledge of food packaging regulatory developments
- Experience in devising validation and quality assurance processes
- Autonomous and industrious work ethic
- Team player
- Excellent communication skills (especially verbal)
- Stakeholder Management
- Positive can-do attitude
- Proactive and not afraid to ask
- Ability to work solely on projects or as working group
- Availability to travel if required
Valid and current passport for travel across European countries
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
Reward, Progression and lots of recognition...
A career with KFC offers much more than just fantastic earning potential. We reward achievement with amazing incentives and benefits, including;
- A great work-life balance with a 13:00pm finish on Fridays - we call it Fry-YAY!!
- We can offer flexibility – our RSC is in Woking.
- Company and performance related bonus
- Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution
- Private healthcare with the option to increase to include family cover
- Annual holiday allowance starts at 25 days with the option to buy or sell up to 5 extra days per year
- After 5 years’ service, annual holiday allowance increases to 30 days
- Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
- Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
- Flexible and Voluntary benefits including Dental Insurance, Health Screening and Gym Discounts.
KFC can be a sociable company if that’s your thing, and we strive to incorporate our company value of fun whenever we can from payday drinks to weekly sports clubs; there's extensive wellness and mental health support with Sanctus Training and yoga classes so you can choose how little or how much you get involved.
If this all sounds like you and you are keen to join a global, dynamic and ambitious company you can thrive in, then get in touch!
WELCOME TO KFC
Welcome to Kentucky Fried Chicken. Our world famous chicken restaurant brand all started with one cook, Colonel Harland Sanders, who created a finger lickin’ good recipe more than 75 years ago, a list of secret herbs and spices scratched out on the back of the door to his kitchen. He started travelling by car to different restaurants and cooked his fried chicken on the spot for restaurant owners. He did this at the age of 65. If the owner liked the chicken, they would enter into a handshake agreement to sell the Colonel’s chicken. Legend has it that Colonel Sanders heard 1009 “No’s” before he heard his first yes. The Colonel’s story still inspires us today. It reminds us how grit, perseverance, dedication and ambition along with hard work can create success; regardless of your age or where you come from.
Our purpose as an employer is to empower our people to find their own secret recipe in life too.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Packaging Technician will support the Regional Product Integrity Team, sitting in the European Supply Chain function specifically for the Packaging Category. The role is responsible for supporting the category to ensure trust in every bite by supplying approved, food safe and excellent quality packaging used in our restaurants. The role will manage the approval process and validation for retail packaging and subsequently our suppliers providing our packaging portfolio.
Organisation: KFC Western Europe is one of YUM’s largest Regions and significant profit contributor. It has over 1600 stores across 6 BMU’s: UK; France; Germany; Netherlands, Spain & Italy, it also includes their satellite markets, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Austria, Ireland, Portugal, and Switzerland. The region is expected to grow at over 150 stores per annum.
KEY JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Support the category reporting into QA Category Lead
- Liaise closely with procurement category manager
- Liaise closely with QA Data Analyst on day-to-day activities
- Support the category team with development and implementation of strategic and tactical and actions as set out in category plans
- Support approval process of retail packaging products
- Support Supplier Compliance for the category
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- Run testing and approval processes packaging products
- Ensure all retail packaging is compliant to Yum! Food Safety Guidelines, EU Regulatory and local guidelines
- Approve new and existing suppliers and sites in accordance to Yum! Guidelines
- Reviewing and approving specifications
- On occasion visit new and existing suppliers
- Support local BMU SCM, QA and NPD on supplier topics. Inc. supplier development & approval of new items
- Manage complaints on KFC WE management tool
WHAT WE'D LOVE FROM YOU:
EXPERIENCE
- Degree Qualification
- 3+ years experience in FMCG Industry
3+ years experience related to quality assurance & compliance experience on retail packaging items (specification reading and writing experience, regulatory requirements knowledge, testing parameters)
Experience in food contact packaging testing and related skills (cooking, heat retention tests, visual tests, strength testing)
Proficiency in all Microsoft Applications
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and effective team working as the candidate will need to successfully manage activity within multifunctional teams.
Candidate should have strong drive for results and have the desire to grow and develop within the organisation.
Nice to haves:
- Experience in QSR industry
- Understanding of and experience with customer testing
- Knowledge of food packaging regulatory developments
- Experience in devising validation and quality assurance processes
- Autonomous and industrious work ethic
- Team player
- Excellent communication skills (especially verbal)
- Stakeholder Management
- Positive can-do attitude
- Proactive and not afraid to ask
- Ability to work solely on projects or as working group
- Availability to travel if required
Valid and current passport for travel across European countries
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
Reward, Progression and lots of recognition...
A career with KFC offers much more than just fantastic earning potential. We reward achievement with amazing incentives and benefits, including;
- A great work-life balance with a 13:00pm finish on Fridays - we call it Fry-YAY!!
- We can offer flexibility – our RSC is in Woking.
- Company and performance related bonus
- Generous pension with up to 11% company contribution
- Private healthcare with the option to increase to include family cover
- Annual holiday allowance starts at 25 days with the option to buy or sell up to 5 extra days per year
- After 5 years’ service, annual holiday allowance increases to 30 days
- Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
- Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
- Flexible and Voluntary benefits including Dental Insurance, Health Screening and Gym Discounts.
KFC can be a sociable company if that’s your thing, and we strive to incorporate our company value of fun whenever we can from payday drinks to weekly sports clubs; there's extensive wellness and mental health support with Sanctus Training and yoga classes so you can choose how little or how much you get involved.
If this all sounds like you and you are keen to join a global, dynamic and ambitious company you can thrive in, then get in touch!
Details
| Salary | Competitive salary |
| Schedule | Full Time |
| Experience | Minimum 3 years of experience |
| Location | Guildford Rd, Woking GU22 7NJ, UK |
Skills
Microsoft Office
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KFC UK & I - Western European Supply Chain
| Salary | Competitive salary |
| Schedule | Full Time |
| Experience | Minimum 3 years of experience |
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