About us:

We are one of the world’s leading manufacturers of collagen products for the food industry. We supply high quality edible films and coatings to over 1,000 customers in more than 100 countries, delivering our purpose of ‘Creating the Added Layer of Value’.

Primarily used by customers in the production of a wide variety of sausage and meat products, our aspirations reach way beyond our current products and services, and appeal to our natural curiosity to improve what we do.

As a global organisation, we currently employ around 2,000 people spanning the Americas, UK/EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions. We offer careers in research and development, science and food technology, manufacturing and supply chain operations, engineering, sales, and a range of other business support functions. We are always seeking talented people to join the amazing colleagues we have, to keep growing our business.

About the role:

• Ensure high quality maintained during manufacturing.
• Employ innovate methods to work to optimise manufacturing performance.
• Employ consistent analysis for basing process decisions.
• Provide technical support to operations group. Ensuring all stages of the manufacturing process are completed within specifications, whilst adhering to quality standards.
• Provide leadership and direction to Primary Process Operators to allow high levels of productivity at all times.
• Communication of all Devro standards to include safety, food safety, hygiene, yields and quality.
• Develop a culture of continuous improvement using the Manufacturing Excellence tools, e.g. DMAIC Roadmap.
• Promote and develop a Safety awareness at all times.
• Drive a “right first time” attitude regarding manufacturing quality and output.
• Project work, as required.

Our mission is to sustainably utilise technology and biomaterial science-based solutions, to delight our customers. We are a business committed to the pursuit of better. The constant pursuit of what’s next, what’s needed, what’s possible now, and in the future. Do you want to be part of our journey?

About you:

• Experience: Previous experience of working in a manufacturing environment is essential. Must be capable of interrogating systems and have the confident in taking appropriate corrective actions. Experience of working on projects is desirable.
• Skills: Must be able to work on own initiative with limited supervision. Excellent problem solving and time management skills are essential. Must possess strong communication skills.
• Knowledge: Educated to a minimum of HND/Degree level in a science or quality based subject.