Job Description

Bottlegreen is nestled in the tiny village of South Woodchester in the heart of the Cotswolds, where we use natural spring water blended with Elderflower to capture the essence of the countryside in our range of exquisitely flavoured adult soft drinks. We are a well-established company with a solid brand name and our loyal customers rank us the No.1 Cordial manufacturer in the UK.

Location: South Woodchester, GL5 5ET

Hours of Work: 39-hour week

Pay - 28-30k depending on experience

We can offer you a company pension scheme, enhanced sick pay and there's a company bonus if targets are hit. There is both a site and a companywide reward scheme, with the candidates being nominated by the workforce not management. We shut down between Christmas and New Year, the bank holidays are yours and what's more, you'll have the chance to purchase extra.

And if that's not enough, we'll give you a Birthday Day off!

Groupwide, we can offer an enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, Life Assurance and career development if that's your thing. For general wellbeing, we have a year-round calendar of health and wellbeing events, a 24/7 Employee assistance programme for all employees and a Perks Scheme with discounts and savings.

We also fund-raise for a charity nominated by the employees (burger days and cakes are always a winner!) and you'll have the chance to volunteer for a day - paid of course!

Job description

To provide effective day to day management of the microbiological and analytical laboratories, maintain product and plant hygiene microbiological standards, and assure overall product quality, compliance and on-going accreditation.

Key responsibilities/Duties

Monitor the sites strict microbiological requirements for finished product and plant hygiene and manage the release of finished product in accordance with internal procedures As an individual and working as a quality team member, support the production of finished drinks in a safe and compliant way to required quality standards. Challenge deviations from standards at every opportunity; contributing to a team culture of continuous improvement and unrelenting pursuit of excellence. Be able to plan, structure and organise work in order to set relevant objectives, KPIs prioritising critical tasks. Conduct internal audits on site to agreed schedule and communicate findings to all relevant managers. Update and maintain quality records to ensure the site is compliant with all relevant regulatory and third party standards.

Requirements

Educated to degree standard or equivalent in Food Science or Microbiology. Able to demonstrate a good understanding of food microbiology. Demonstrable experience of carrying out microbiological and analytical testing. Clear understanding of how to identify root cause of quality and food safety issues and work collaboratively to resolve them. Demonstrable experience of working with SOP's and implementing tight document control. Knowledge of a drinks manufacturing operation ideal. Experience of retailer quality standards / audits advantageous. Good attention to detail, organised and results oriented. Strong communication skills Self-driven, with a positive and proactive approach Curious, willing to challenge appropriately
We look forward to seeing your CV in our inbox!

The Bottlegreen Team.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are not able to get back to everyone who applies. Therefore if you have not heard back from Bottlegreen within 7 days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful however we will contact you if suitable roles come up that match your skill set.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 28,000.00-30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Free parking On-site parking Paid volunteer time Sick pay
Work Location: In person