Our client, who specialise in plant-based products, made in the UK, are looking to recruit a key position in their technical team. The roles’ primary focus is to actively ensure that they meet industry, customer, external accreditation and legislative requirements both for Quality/Food safety and Regulatory, ensuring they are both legally compliant and adhering to external accrediting & compliance bodies standards.
Key Accountabilities
• Prioritise the QMS and its importance to the business
• Demonstrate working knowledge and experience of HACCP/TACCP/VACCP
• Implement and carry out risk assessments across the relevant sections of the QMS
• Conducting Internal audits, Internal system audits and swabbing as per schedules
• Leading in the preparation and undertaking of external audits
• Conduct investigations into customer complaints, out of specification results and internal and external non-conformances, agree corrective actions
• Monitoring, reporting and trending of required quality factors
• Work closely with Operations to implement and maintain effective and accurate in-process documentation
• Attend product and process trials to ensure the quality aspects are factored in
• Ensure new ingredients, products, processes and equipment are smoothly integrated into everyday operation
• Ensure the company remains compliant to regulatory requirements
• Liaising with external bodies as required
• Implement, monitor and review policies, procedures
• Producing and ensuring all labelling is compliant for both regulatory and external accreditation purposes
Person Profile
• Practical and up to date experience of BRCGS Food Safety Standard, including being able to interpret the requirements of the standard into the Quality Management System.
• A proven track record in a similar role within food manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of production and packing processes
• Excellent computer skills
• HACCP/TACCP/VACCP knowledge
• Food Safety
• Auditing
• Regulatory compliance knowledge
REF: W41444LS
