Microbiologist Technician - Edmonton

Are you looking for new challenges within Coca-Cola Europacific Partners? Do you have a personality with the power to influence and connect? Can you sustain the pace to keep on growing?
Will you make an impact with your desire to win?

Microbiologist – Edmonton

Contract - Permanent

Competitive Salary + Annual Performance Related Pay Bonus + Share Scheme + Competitive Pension Contributions + Laundered Uniform + All Safety Equipment provided + Subsidised canteen on-site + Free hot and cold drinks + Free parking + Overtime available + Excellent Parental Benefits

What you become part of:

Edmonton Operations produce 50 million cases of drinks per year across their 5 manufacturing lines. The site can produce up to 142,000 litres of drink per hour consisting of BIB, PET and Glass bottling. They are the only site in GB to produce our Oasis Drinks. There are over 300 people across Manufacturing, QESH and Engineering. Experience gained here can lead to excellent career opportunities both in Edmonton and further afield across other GB sites and Pan-European locations.

What to expect:

You will become a key member of the site Microbiology team, performing and monitoring microbiological tests in line with company and legal requirements. You will identify trends and opportunities for micro improvement and recommend any associated preventative and corrective actions. Key responsibilities include:

• Work consistently with operational teams to continually develop quality performance and compliance.
• Review Microbiology performance and compliance against existing plans, identify gaps and recommend corrective and preventative actions as required
• Support the launch of new sensitive products by execution and coordination of microbiology checks
• Complete microbiological analysis as part of the investigation into complaints to identify the (potential) source/root cause to enable resolution
• Co-ordinate and support site validation activities relating to facility, equipment, hygiene and CIP (Clean in Place) systems
• Provide routine and ad-hoc microbiological reports, monitor performance and initiate relevant actions for results or trends
• Routinely review microbiology testing data to identify adverse trends to avoid non-conformances against the standards
• Manage and maintain condition and supply of microbiology testing equipment, consumables and laboratory facilities
• Ensure efficiency of laboratory operations by identifying and exploiting new technologies.
• Provide basic microbiological training to Operations to expand site capabilities and flexibility
• Perform internal audits, GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) audits and compliance checks
• Support other QESH departments as necessary
• Be a member of the HACCP team

Skills & Essentials:

Bachelor degree in Microbiology or Food Science.

Previous work experience of practical microbiological testing on food products essential

Good communication skills

Methodical and organised

Good understanding of statistical process control and problem solving

We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) – a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 countries, who work together to make, move and sell some of the world’s most loved drinks.
We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We help our 2.1 million customers grow, and we are constantly investing in exciting new products, innovative technologies and fresh ideas. This helps us to delight the 600 million people who enjoy our drinks every day.

From gender, age and ethnicity to sexual orientation and different abilities, we welcome people from all walks of life and empower unique perspectives. We recognise we’ve got some way to go, but we’ll get there with the support of our people. It’s them who drive our future growth. To find out more about what it’s like to work at and our culture we would welcome you to speak to one of our employees on our live chat platform, just click here to speak to an insider

We recognise some people prefer not to participate in alcohol related sales, interactions, or promotions. If that’s true for you – please raise this with your talent acquisition contact who will advise you on whether this role includes activities related to our alcohol portfolio.