Raw Materials Coordinator

Join a leading UK food processor near Pontefract, supplying high-quality prepared products to major supermarkets and foodservice providers.

We are looking for an experienced Raw Material Coordinator to create and manage production plans for allocated protein products. You'll play a key role in keeping production running efficiently, responding to logistical and operational challenges, and helping to achieve targets while minimising waste.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive organiser who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and enjoys making a real impact.

• To review Raw Material against the Specification that we buy against.
• Updating supplier specification as and when required to maintain current approved raw material specification along with the technical team.
• Factory based role that will proactively work to ensure the correct quality of raw material is used to deliver customers specification.
• Reporting all findings, both positive and negative, to the Technical Manager, Commercial and Operational Teams and communicating with suppliers.
• Over time the principle of the role is to improve the general quality of all Raw Material that is used on site.
• Relationship with Suppliers to be built on Compliance and Integrity and a working together mentality.
• Any improvements to butchery methods or packaging formats to be quantified and discussed within the site teams before approaching the Supplier.
• Any Raw Material not meeting Specification must have NCR or Rejections Notices to Suppliers and communicated within the site teams.
• Site visits to Suppliers to support Technical manager working on improving specifications and addressing quality issues.
• Supporting the understanding of butchery specifications and Cuts of meat used in product to Production Leaders and staff members.
• Create regular reports and trend analysis to keep customer performance up to date.
• Once role is becoming established weekly/monthly calls with suppliers to manage performance.
• To add value to raw material by using butchery knowledge.
• Preparation and participate in factory visits and technical audits.
• Conduct product assessment against agreed parameters during intake of raw material and during production, using several monitoring methods (Foss analysing and cook up and butchery)
• Raw material review and assessment online to support any supplier claims or downgrade to material.
• And any other duties in line with your skillset, as requested by the company

Working hours Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week.

• 25 days holiday plus 3 days for Christmas period, raising with service years.
• Company pension
• Life cover 4x salary
• Company discounts

• Food Safety Level 2
• Strong butchery knowledge across Beef, Lamb, and Pork
• Experience working in a fast moving environment
• Experience working within food manufacturing
• Good planning skills, with attention to detail and the ability to identify errors in data or written information
• Computer literate with ability to use excel and word to an intermediate level (constructing graphs, data trending etc
• Proactive with a 'can do' attitude
• Willing to undertake further training to develop within the role and support the business as and when required and when change in the food industry or customer COP
• Good interpersonal skills and effective team player
• Collaborator and ability to drive improvement and development.
• Ability to work in a structured and methodical manner
• Demonstrable ability to embrace and adapt to change and work in an agile environment
• Flexible approach to working hours

Edwards & Pearce is an Equal Opportunities Employer.