As a Laboratory Assistant at our Stourton Dairy, the successful candidate will analyse and evaluate products and materials to check and ensure that quality and approved analysis standards are met. They will independently follow established processes providing day-to-day support necessary to ensure delivery of operational targets.
Duties will also include
- Conducting tests to analyse products and materials.
- Collecting samples from across the site/register them and sending them out for analysis.
- Interpreting results of analyses and escalating non-conformance issues as required.
- Creating action plans for non-conformances and follow it up according to procedures.
- Communicating and reporting results to the relevant department.
- Ensuring that instrumentation is functioning and calibrated and that verified methods are used
- Ensuring laboratory stock is always available.
- Undertake “Good Manufacturing Practice” audits across site to raise and maintain standards ready for External Audit visits throughout the year.
What you’ll need in order to be successful in the role
- Ambition & drive
- A strong sense of professional integrity and a passion for producing high quality work
- An attention to detail to ensure all recording is 100% accurate
- The ability to communicate effectively with external and internal teams
- Experience of Microbiological testing is desirable.
- If you have manufacturing/ food manufacturing experience, that’s great. If not, we can coach you.
- Good or advanced Microsoft Office experience
- Previous experience of data analysis would be advantageous but not essential
- Solid team player who is happy to contribute to the common success of the business.
- Self-motivated and excellent communicator
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Discounted on-site staff shop with a wide range of Arla products including Lurpak, Cravendale & our Arla Protein range
- Employer Pension contribution matched up to 6%
- Free on-site parking
- On-site canteen
- Cheese Hamper for every member of staff at Christmas!
Things we love to tell you about our Stourton site
- Our Stourton Dairy/Creamery was opened in 2004 and produces milk, creams, custards and cottage cheese
- Brands such as Cravendale and Arla BOB are produced at our Stourton site
- The daily raw milk intake at Stourton is 2.2m Litres
- The site has around 900 members of staff with 2 process colleagues who have a combined service of over 100 years!
If this role sounds of interest then please apply using the link or reach out to Tony Clapham, Talent Partner, at Arla Foods
Please note we are not partnered with any recruitment agencies for this role. We kindly ask that recruitment agencies do not submit CVs on behalf of candidates for this role, as these CVs will not be considered under the agency ownership and if Arla does progress with any such candidate, this will not amount to acceptance of the agency's terms. We encourage interested individuals to apply directly through our official channels.
We have a purpose for Good
At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?
