Technical Administrator

Technical Administrator- Sutton Bridge

    

We rise to challenges together 

 

Salary: £26,250 - £28,350 per annum 

Location: Sutton Bridge

Ways of Working: Site Based

Shift: Monday-Friday 8:30-17:00
Contract Type: Permanent   

Benefits: Life Assurance, Staff shop, A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans) 

 

 

Why join us?    

We’re ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The undeniable pressure and pace of our 24/7 operation keeps us on our toes and offers a variety of career pathways and options to explore and pursue. We encourage everyone to work hard, push further and show resilience. And it’s exciting. Because only by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, will we continue to diversify, grow as individuals and succeed together. 

 

What we do.    

This particular role is at our Bakkavor Meals site, based in Sutton Bridge and specialises in making chilled Indian and Chinese ready meals for a dedicated customer. The site employs around 225 people.
We are currently looking to recruit an Administrator to support our technical team.
In this busy and exciting role, you will provide administrative assistance to the technical department - trending information, formatting factory paperwork and assisting with customer visit preparation.

About the role.  

Accountabilities within the role would include: 

 

  • Quality Management Systems: To complete all admin on time and accurately and ensure that all relevant paperwork is filed and archived to support due diligence
  • Document Control: Administration of site Quality Management System and associated control documents including relevant factory paperwork
  • Customer Management: Administration of customer complaints including login of data, investigation of issues, trending and reporting of data
  • Customer Management: General office duties, e.g., documentation management and control, maintenance of technical team equipment requirements, administration of ordering and receipts for purchases, invoices / repairs, assisting in the preparation of customer site visits; administration of onsite systems (exports, autocoding etc)
  • Audit: Administration of other technical systems e.g., calibration, internal audit, micro, nutritional and shelf-life testing, GMP audits, glass and plastic audit schedules as required by the business
  • KPI’s: Co-ordination of Technical KPIs and subsequent generation of internal and external reports
  • Health and Safety: To operate in a safe working manner and support the site/business on continuous improvement relating to health, safety and the environment

 

About you. 

  • Strong administrative skills
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other programs.
  • Food industry background is an advantage but not essential.
  • Right candidate will be team player with excellent attention to detail.

 

What you’ll receive.   


As an equal opportunity employer, we’re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

You’ll enjoy:

 

  • Life Assurance (1 x salary) 
  • 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays as standard (may vary by role) 
  • Staff Shop 
  • Stakeholder Pension Scheme 
  • Discount & cashback platform  
  • Personal Accident Insurance 
  • Free health check 
  • Employee Assistance Programme 
  • A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans) 
  • Salary sacrifice car lease scheme 
  • Free independent mortgage advice 
  • Discounted tutoring for children 
  • Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary 
  • Overtime 
  • Free car parking – Site dependant 


Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.


Proud to be Bakkavor.   
We’re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. We’re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business – come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!    

    

Find out more and apply.    

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Bakkavor

We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, with operations also in the US, positioning the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 15,000 colleagues operate from 31 sites across our two markets supplying a large portfolio of products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US.

 

Department:  Technical
Location: 

Sutton Bridge, GB, PE12 9YF

Workplace:  Site Based
Date:  5 Aug 2025
Req ID:  25616