Location: Hull Contract: PermanentHours: Full timeSalary: Competitive Our story goes back more than 150 years, to the chilly southern coast of Scandinavia. From our early success in Sweden and Denmark, we’ve grown into the world’s leading specialist producer of plant-based oils, employing more than 4,000 people all across the globe.We work with our customers to make the products you love even better. The oils we produce go into making your chocolate extra-creamy or putting the crunch into your croissant. And it’s not just food — we work across industries to make products that are higher quality, healthier and better for the planet.Everything we do is about Making Better Happen™.AAK International (Hull)AAK International is in the heart of an area enjoying significant redevelopment and investment. The Port of Hull is being established as a world-class centre for renewable energy and manufacturing, and at AAK we feel proud to be part of this important industrial renaissance for Yorkshire. We operate the UK’s largest refinery for edible oils and fats at our King George Dock site, and supply ingredients and finished products to businesses in the food manufacturing, baking, foodservice, and retail sectors. We enjoy working closely with customers to co-develop bespoke products, in our well-equipped Customer Innovation Centre.About the roleAAK are seeking a meticulous and innovative Customer Innovation Sample Technician to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for preparing and managing samples that demonstrate the cutting-edge solutions our company offers to customers. This is a crucial position that bridges the gap between our innovation team and our customers, ensuring that the samples provided meet the highest standards and showcase the full potential of our products.Responsibilities

• Create accurate samples to meet customer specification.
• Label and package all samples ensuring quality is maintained.
• Create and present performance reports.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships to ensure effective communication.
• Provide timely status updates.
• Ensure accurate upkeep of all databases.
• Identify key areas of improvement.
• Resource planning to maintain smooth running of processes.
• Blending and creating products for samples where required.
• Liaise with Planning and Production to coordinate transportation of samples.
• Daily manual handling and lifting of resources weighing approximately 12.5KG.

About you

• Experience working within a food manufacturing environment is advantageous.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Able to manage and prioritise own workload.
• Confident working independently.
• Microsoft proficient.
• Continuous improvement experience advantageous.
• Full clean Driving Licence.

In return AAK offer:

• 10% non-contribution pension.
• Bonus scheme.
• UK Healthcare scheme.
• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays.
• Group life cover.
• Group income protection scheme.
• Ride2Work scheme.

About AAKEverything AAK does is about Making Better Happen™. We specialize in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. At the heart of AAK’s offer is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer, with the unique flexibility of our production assets, and a deep knowledge of many products and industries, including Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care. Our 4,000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centres, and with the support of more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen™ for more than 150 years.AAK prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment.You may have experience in the following: Sample Technician, Lab Technician, Customer Innovation Technician, Food Technician, Product Development Technician, Quality Control Technician, Research Technician, Technical Support Technician, Food Science Technician, Innovation Technician, etc. REF-#removed#