Analytical Scientist - Placement Year

progression within our dynamic company. Just as our business has evolved, we encourage our team to follow suit by offering continuous opportunities for professional and personal development. We have cultured a social and exciting work environment where you can cultivate or kickstart your career.

Our Department - Product Development and Analysis

The Product Development and Analysis team are food scientists passionate about food authenticity and safety, ensuring our products are high quality and meet specification, not just on paper! We support the sales team to lead product testing innovation and provide unique information and research about the products Nutraceuticals Group Europe offers.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Placement year in the nutraceutical industry working within the Product Development and Analysis team to:

- Support the sales team with technical product knowledge

- Create and complete product testing projects

- Conduct product analysis to ensure products meet specification

- Understand and analyse testing data

- Develop laboratory methods

- Liaise with Quality Assurance and Business Support colleagues to ensure testing schedules are followed

- Investigate and test non-conforming products

- Communicate with third party labs, interpret and action analysis results

- Maintain laboratory health and safety standards

Enrolled in a Food science, Biochemistry, Biological sciences or other relevant degree and looking for a placement

year opportunity

- Ability to work well in a team and also self sufficient during independent work

- Excellent communication skills

- Attention to detail especially when checking analysis results

- Confident in computer use

- Interest in food supplement / nutraceutical industry

- Good foundation of molecular / biochemical knowledge to develop product expertise

- Willingness to learn

Desirable Skills and Experience

- Problem solving skills

- Interest in nutrition and health

- Experience using google sheets (or Microsoft Excel)

- Ability to make strategic decisions and prioritise the workload

Interested in health, food and nutrition ingredients? Looking to develop your career in an exciting global business? Think you can contribute to our dynamic team? Then…Hello! Welcome to Nutraceuticals Group. At our heart our mission is to create a knowledgeable science and quality based business that sources, develops and supplies food, health and nutrition ingredients. Currently there is a high demand for what we can offer within the food, supplement and nutrition industries, with our extensive product knowledge and an ever-expanding catalogue of raw materials. We coordinate an innovative and growing operation working globally with producers, manufacturing partners, warehouses, production sites and logistics - with opportunities throughout. As a team, we're a positive and enthusiastic bunch who are passionate for what we do, and we're on the lookout for more vibrant people like us. We don't believe in working as a big corporate machine so there is always room for movement and, At Nutraceuticals we believe a good work/life balance is essential for the health and well-being of our team. To help

achieve this goal, all of our team should not have more than a 40 minute commute to work.

Nutraceuticals is a Living Wage Employer

If you think you can make a positive impact within our team and want to find out more or have an informal chat

£17,000 a year - Fixed term contract, Pulled from the full job description

• Company events


• Company pension


• Cycle to work scheme


• Flexible schedule


• On-site parking


• Private medical insurance