Market Leading Food Manufacturer now looking to recruit
BASED POOLE, DORSET
PERMANENT POSITION
ROLE
Purpose:
To ensure the site is compliant with customer and legal requirements on food safety and quality; ensuring products and environment are safe with quality up to agreed customer standards.
Main Duties:
* Management of microbiological and chemistry testing schedule and trending for water, products, ingredients and environment to ensure compliance with customers and legal requirements.
* Lead the in-house HACCP team to ensure that the HACCP study for site is up to date and correct controls are in place.
* Management of the quality taste panel and ensure that all products are panelled via the taste panel or taste as you go.
* Lead investigation of any quality issue or complaint and product approval for customer and brand standard samples.
* Be the Quantitative Ingredient Declaration expert for site and lead investigation, corrective action and customer inquiries.
* Manage technical quality equipment to ensure correct working condition.
* Manage artwork, packaging verification and approval to ensure new artwork is compliant to customer and legal requirements.
* Stock management of testing swabs and budget testing management.
* Support internal auditing on site by conducting audits in accordance with the annual schedule and close out non-conformances.
CANDIDATE
* 2 years' minimum of microbiological experience and lab testing methods.
* A minimum of 5 years of experience in the food industry.
* HACCP level 4.
* Food Safety level 3 (minimum).
* Food Information Regulations (FIR) knowledge.
* Experience in management of testing schedule and artwork approval.
* Budget forecast experience for testing.
BENEFITS
* 30 days annual leave, plus 3 bank holidays.
* Free on-site car park.
* Subsidised on-site canteen.
* 2 Employee Volunteering Days per year.
* Online and High-street retailer discount scheme and well-being portal.
* Employee well-being and community support groups.
* Charity initiatives and team events.
* 24/7 Access to Grocery Aid.
Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm
Salary: GBP 35,690
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