Our vacancies

ROLE: Multiskilled Engineer
HOURS: 38.5 hours per week (12 hour shifts on a 4 days on, 4 days off alternating shift pattern)
REPORTS TO: Engineering Manager
DIRECT REPORTS: No direct reports
LOCATION: Bathgate

We have an exciting opportunity for a Multiskilled Engineer to join us at Genius.

As a Multiskilled Engineer at Genius Food Limited, you will be responsible for maintaining and generating improvements across our bakery and site, troubleshooting issues as they arise and leveraging the breadth of skills and experience you bring to the role . You will work collaboratively with the Engineering team and the wider site to ensure optimal performance and reliability.

Roles & Responsibilities:
• Perform planned routine and reactive maintenance repair work on all plants and equipment at the bakery site.
• Complete written reports on maintenance work carried out and identify future work.
• Plan and implement improvement ideas to increase the throughput and efficiency of the operating plants.
• Ensure the best possible resolution to issues experienced, meeting the reliability requirements of the Bakery production schedules.
• Troubleshoot issues as they arise, leveraging your knowledge and experience, and drawing on your great problem solving skills!

Experience Required:
• Completed a recognised Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship.
• Proven Electrical Engineering experience within a Manufacturing environment.
• 18th Edition IEE wiring regulation pass.
• Basic Food Hygiene certification.
• Ability to self-manage and prioritise workload to meet commitments and deadlines.

Desirable Experience:
• Experience with PLC controlled process equipment and plant.
• Strong engineering competence on production plant and auxiliary equipment.
• Familiarity with Permit to Work systems.
• Knowledge of COSHH regulations.
• Experience in continuous improvement.
• Pest Control Awareness.

Key Behaviours:
• One Team: Foster cross-functional teamwork and communication to drive success.
• Embrace Change: Be open-minded, tenacious, and willing to try new approaches to reduce costs, improve cash flow, and drive profitable sales growth.
• Take Pride: Strive to develop a best-in-class engineering function, communicate and celebrate actions that support continuous improvement. Be a proactive advocate of our brands and people.
• Be Bold: Voice opinions fearlessly and encourage others to push themselves. Be solution-focused and remove blockers.
• Be Accountable: Demonstrate ownership for the performance of our facility. Create a focused mindset that supports performance in relation to operational KPIs across our production teams.
If you are a proactive and skilled engineer looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, we would love to hear from you!

Apply now with a CV and Cover Letter to recruitment@geniusfood.com to join our team at Genius Food!

 

ROLE: Direct Materials Buyer
HOURS: Full Time
REPORTS TO: Head of Procurement
DIRECT REPORTS: No direct reports
LOCATION: Bathgate

We have an exciting opportunity for a Direct Materials Buyer to join us at Genius.

Reporting to the Head of Procurement, you will be joining us at an exciting time as we drive forward our ambition to help everyone suffering from gluten related symptoms to live a life of symptom free deliciousness.

We are currently transforming our Procurement function to drive value across our business.  To achieve this, we are on the look-out for an enthusiastic individual to work within our procurement team in strong collaboration with our NPD, Technical, Marketing and Operations departments.

You will be joining a small team, and it is imperative that you are self motivated, curious, with a desire to learn and collaborate.  Working across packaging and ingredients, you will take ownership for spend within the direct materials category, support the wider team with development projects, proactively look for opportunities, keep up to date on new products and market trends, and play a key role in ensuring our product arrives in our customers homes looking and tasting it’s best.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels of the business
• Support the business to identify fit for purpose packaging solutions aligned with project timelines
• Support development of procedures aligned with procurement best practice
• Lead category strategy development and drive implementation
• Identify new suppliers, benchmark, and negotiate pricing and contracts
• Proactively mitigate risk and identify opportunities for continuous improvement within the supply chain
• Act as an escalation point for supplier issues
• Keep system data up to date and accurate
• Provide support and cover for raw materials supply planning as required

Experience Required:

• Proven experience in a procurement or packaging development related role
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Efficient and confident in analysing data in Excel. Able to evidence assumptions with data, interpret results and provide recommendations to senior stakeholders
• Experience working in a fast-moving environment with changing priorities
• Experience managing projects and delivering efficiently to deadlines

Desirable Experience:

• Previous experience working within FMCG
• Experience working with SAP
• Good technical knowledge of packaging, specifically paper and flexible plastics and their manufacturing processes would be of benefit
• Good understanding of manufacturing operations

Key Behaviours:

• One Team: Foster cross-functional teamwork and communication to drive success
• Embrace Change: Be open-minded, tenacious, and willing to try new approaches to reduce costs, improve cash flow, and drive profitable sales growth
• Take Pride: Strive to develop a best-in-class engineering function, communicate and celebrate actions that support continuous improvement. Be a proactive advocate of our brands and people
• Be Bold: Voice opinions fearlessly and encourage others to push themselves. Be solution-focused and remove blockers
• Be Accountable: Demonstrate ownership for the performance of our facility. Create a focused mindset that supports performance in relation to operational KPIs across our production teams

If you are a proactive and skilled engineer looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, we would love to hear from you!

Apply now with a CV and Cover Letter to recruitment@geniusfood.com to join our team at Genius Food!

Location: London
Salary: DOE up to £38k
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Reports To: Head of Marketing
Direct Reports: None
Experience Level: 1-2 years of FMCG Marketing experience

CLOSING DATE: 16th December

Consider yourself a creative and proactive Assistant Brand Manager and want to join our Marketing team? You’ll play a key role in shaping the consumer experience as the brand enters a transformational next chapter, executing the brand strategy across multiple channels with a strong focus on digital.

Perfect for someone with 1-2 years’ experience in a similar role within Food & Drink FMCG. You’ll bring fresh ideas, a passion for food, and a drive to challenge the norm to a fast-paced scale-up with stacks of opportunity to make a big impact.

About Us
Pioneering Gluten Free bakers since 2009, at Genius Foods we create delicious gluten free bakery for everyone to enjoy without compromise. We’re passionate about quality, taste, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the food industry as expert gluten free bakers for over 15 years.

Well known for our expansive range from soft Tiger Bloomers to flippin' fantastic Pancakes, we're committed to deliver more exceptional gluten free bakery choices for our customers in the UK.

About the Role
A full-time role reporting to our Head of Marketing, you will be responsible for:

• Digital Marketing: Taking on the digital shop windows to our incredible brand, you will manage and grow our social media communities and enhance our social aesthetic in collaboration with an external community manager. Lead influencer collaborations, manage website content, and execute SEO & PPC campaigns to drive brand discovery.

• Trade Marketing: Leading retail execution across UK grocery to drive category discovery and aid the customer journey through to conversion to purchase via disruptive, engaging marketing executions.

• Product Development: Manage the end-to-end process for new and existing product launches, from initial brief to in market launch. Drive packaging design and development and manage cross-functional projects to ensure timely and successful product rollouts.

• Sampling & Event Activation: Creating an immersive brand experience through consumer and trade shows and sampling.

• Budget & Stakeholder Management: Responsible for brand marketing budget linked to own projects, ensuring efficient use of resources and strong ROI. Manage relationships with internal teams and external agencies within a matrix organization, driving brand advocacy and ensuring alignment and collaboration on key initiatives.

• Innovative Thinking: Challenge the norm, bring creative ideas to the table, and drive innovation across all brand touchpoints. Ensure a consistent and high-standard experience across all channels.

Skills and Expertise:
• 1-2 years’ experience at ABM level, within a Food & Drink FMCG organisation
• Degree or equivalent level education in Marketing or related field
• Project Management: Experience of managing projects through to delivery and confidence in holding stakeholders to account
• Detail Oriented: An eye for detail to ensure your plans are being delivered with excellence
• Budget Management: Commercially savvy mindset focussed on delivering strong ROI
• Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to manage relationships within a matrix organisation and with external agencies
• Tech Savvy: ChatGPT, Canva, Photoshop/InDesign, WordPress, and the Microsoft Office Suite

What We Offer:
• Salary DOE - up to £38k
• A new Marylebone based London office with home working policy up to 2 days per week
and additional travel to our bakeries
• Bonus - Non-contractual annual bonus opportunity of up to 6%
• Pension - 4% employers contribution based on the employee contributing 4%
• Annual leave: 33 days per year (incl. bank holidays)
• Life Assurance: 4 times base salary
• Perks at Work - Opportunity to save money on high street brands
• Employee Assistance Programme - with access to online GP

How to Apply:
If you’re a creative, self-motivated individual with a passion for food and a proven track record in brand marketing, we’d love to hear from you!

Please apply via LinkedIn or submit your CV and a cover letter direct to RECRUITMENT@GENIUSFOOD.COM by 16th December.