Great Company and Benefits Package / Coastal Location
Role Description
An excellent opportunity has become available within the Technical team.
Under the direction of the Head of Technical the role will ensure ongoing BRC & customer accreditation, food safety, legal & ethical, complying with legislation and code of practice, integrity & compliance of the company.
Role
Maintaining BRC, customer & local authority approval and customer codes of practice.
Responsible for Food Safety & Legality site wide.
Maintain the company audit schedule, root cause analysis, and corrective actions.
In collaboration with the operations team – ensure non-conformances are raised, followed through & closed off.
Liaison with the external and internal customers.
Supporting the QA manager with QA employees, across the shifts to complete the required workload and drive forward departmental policies and procedures.
Manage, mentor and support Technical Compliance Auditor to ensure continuous learning and workload.
Ensuring a culture of continuous improvement and challenging current practice.
To manage and monitor standards throughout the site and to ensure that the business is compliant with our and customer codes of practice.
Supporting HR department with implementing and managing SEDEX/SMETA requirements.
Implementing new procedures and standards within the factory to make sure the site is complying with legislation and customer codes of practice.
Complete risk assessments where necessary to ensure compliance with legislation and customer codes of practice.
Record, investigate logging and responding.
Working with all teams across the site to ensure the quality requirements are understood and practised by all.
To champion hygiene across all aspects of the factory and drive the development of food safety culture, prompting awareness of the importance of hygiene & good manufacturing practice.
Maintain and develop the Q pulse quality management system.
Manage the requirements of export documents ensuring that documentation is correct and complete for each load despatched.
Quality and Food Safety training across the site in conjunction with HR and external training contractors.
Coordinate and deliver accredited food safety training.
HACCP Team Leader.
Accident reporting- Ensure that all accidents /near miss forms are completed properly and that accident analysis forms are completed (appropriate evidence needs to be gathered at the time of the incident).
Ensure that all appropriate and relevant H & S practices are being followed by team members, i.e. wearing of appropriate PPE.
Deputise for the Head of Technical as requested in their absence.
Interpersonal Skills
* Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
* Ability to manage own workload without supervision
* Good personal planning skills
* Strong verbal, numeracy & written communication skills
* Assertiveness
* Delegation
* Analytical
* Ability to work with cross-functional teams at all levels
* Decision maker
Background and Profile
Educated to degree level and experience of working in a Quality management role, with a food manufacturing, HACCP, COSHH, Health and Safety qualified.
Able to deliver Food Safety and related training – a training qualification preferable
Experience of working with multiple retailers and aware of their standards and codes of practice.
The successful person will have a full UK driving licence.
Welsh speaking is also desirable.
Please foward a CV ASAP
Salary description
£40000.00 - £55000.00 per year