Technical Assistant [6 months FTC]

We are the leading Asian-inspired quick-service retail and grocery brand with over 80 restaurants across the UK, Belgium, and France, and a growing wholesale business across Europe and beyond. Our renowned delicious food made fresh in every restaurant, every day, has made itsu a top choice for healthy eating.

In addition to our restaurants, itsu [grocery] offers a range of high-quality Asian-inspired foods available online and in supermarkets. We are excited to be one of the leading brands in this specific group and have ambitious plans for continued growth both domestically and globally.

With its best-in-class-food, latest technology, innovation, and talented workforce, itsu is the future of fast food.

this is the job

You will play a critical role in ensuring our ingredients and products are maintained to the highest standards of safety, quality, legality and authenticity by supporting the technical team with daily administration, maintenance and improvement of relevant data and documentation.

You will be involved in various projects that cover NPD, EPD and menu launches as well as other ad-hoc projects. The technical function sits within the Procurement, Supply Chain and Technical division and reports to the Senior Technical Manager.

skill and responsibility overview

• Supplier Management: Support the management of the supplier approval database and specifications and generate routine compliance reports. Work closely with suppliers and stay on top of technical documentation.
• Product Development and Menu Launch: Provide technical administrative support to the Procurement team, responsible for completing and keeping up to date the reports and documentation for new product/menu launches. Provide accurate ingredient information on our Recipe Management System using up to date specifications. Review final packaging artworks ensuing compliance to relevant legislation.
• Surveillance/Routine testing: Support the management of the routine testing schedule [covering microbiological, chemical, nutritional and authenticity testing etc] and shelf-life testing. Co-ordinates testing writes up reports and trends results. When required monitor product quality through the co-ordination of product assessment panels and generate reports.
• Complaints Management: Manage the customer complaints systems relevant to ingredients, keep accurate records of complaints, investigate the root cause and provide timely feedback. Analyse and interpret trends in customer complaints, generate weekly, monthly and quarterly customer complaint reports
• Administrative Support: maintaining all technical data entry, records and appropriate documentation. Preparing reports and presentations, troubleshooting technical issues and handling routine correspondence and inquiries.
  
  

this is you

• Qualified to degree level in food science or science degree, or with relevant work experience within the food industry
• Relevant food, drink and packaging product experience in a technical position of a likeminded business type is desirable.
• Able to draw on previous relevant experience of successfully managing process both with internal stakeholders and supply partners.
• Ability to understand and appreciate technical issues associated to always ensure adherence.
• Deliver timely and relevant communication with the ability to liaise with other departments, supply partners and franchisees.
• Ability to work in a team environment to achieve service and growth targets.
• Always be pragmatic, thoughtful and customer driven.
• Excellent analytical skills alongside strong verbal and written communication skills
  
  

perks and benefits

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working, which consists of 2 days a week working from home, flexible working hours, and up to 2 weeks a year working from abroad.
• Generous time off allowances, which include up to 34 days holiday
• Free breakfast and snacks available every day
• A free itsu lunch whenever you are in the office and 50% off in all stores, for when you are not.
• We cover a variety of different benefits such as physical, mental, financial, environmental and social wellbeing.
• An array of business events and socials throughout the year.