Raw Material Controller

Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!

At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private health scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
  
  
  

The Opportunity

In this role as a Raw Materials Controller/Technologist, you’ll be responsible for ensuring that all raw materials meet specification and food safety requirements. Working closely with suppliers, operations, planning, and quality teams, you’ll investigate issues, manage supplier non-conformances, and support the introduction of new raw materials.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage internal and external incidents relating to raw materials, including spot checks, supplier non-conformances, and traceability checks.
• Carry out raw material due diligence testing, panelling, sampling, and trending of results.
• Support supplier engagement through visits, calls, and audits to resolve issues and improve standards.
• Work with Purchasing, Operations, and Planning teams to manage raw material and packaging challenges.
• Play an active role in the Aurora system project to improve traceability across the site.
  
  
  

The Ideal Candidate

We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -

• Level 3 Food Hygiene and HACCP (or higher).
• At least 1 year’s experience in a QA role within food manufacturing.
• A basic understanding of chilled, short shelf-life production and microbiology.
• Strong communication skills and confidence in working with suppliers and internal teams.
• A keen eye for detail, problem-solving ability, and flexibility to support business needs.
• A full clean driving licence and good IT skills (Excel and Word essential).
  
  
  

We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.

Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member - you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.

At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.

Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.