QEHS Coordinator (Maternity Cover), Arla – Taw Valley (Mon–Fri Days)
Are you passionate about quality, environmental, health and safety—and ready to keep standards high while supporting a busy site through a 10‑month maternity cover?
You'll be a key player in our QEHS agenda—keeping systems tight, training operators, supporting audits and helping ensure products and people are safe every day.
How You Will Make An Impact
Reporting to the AFI Taw Valley Associate QEHS Manager, you'll collaborate across functions to deliver site objectives and ensure compliance with Arla Foods/AFI standards, legislation, third‑party certification and customer requirements. You'll support daily administration, quality systems, product analysis and continuous improvement - deputising for the Associate QEHS Manager on occasion to keep things running smoothly.
* Maintain QEHS administration and document control update daily KPIs, support reviews/amendments of risk assessments and SOPs, manage LIA observations and process deviations, contribute to periodic and annual management reviews, and release products to meet orders
* Support Quality Management Systems contribute to HACCP, lead CCP training for operators, support/completion and follow‑up of internal and external audits, process Quality Incident Reports and NCRs, and oversee customer and supplier complaints
* Deliver product analysis support prepare samples with the TVC laboratory team, support weekly environmental monitoring, maintain analytical equipment, and report on incoming analysis results
* Drive continuous improvement participate in quality and safety projects, problem‑solve and share specialist knowledge across teams
* Uphold ways of working occasionally deputise for the Associate QEHS Manager, complete relevant training, set and track personal objectives, contribute to team meetings and effective handovers, and ensure a safe, positive working environment
This is a 10‑month maternity cover within Arla Foods Ingredients at Taw Valley, working Monday to Friday (days). You will report to the QEHS Manager.
What Will Make You Successful
You will bring an understanding of dairy or food processing environments (desirable, not essential), HACCP Level 3 and Food Hygiene Level 3 or equivalent (desirable, not essential), and ideally some Health, Safety & Environment training or experience. You'll be comfortable with basic SAP functions, proficient in Microsoft applications, and experienced in data management and trend analysis.
Personally, you'll be structured and analytical with a strong optimisation and problem‑solving approach, a clear communicator who can train and collaborate effectively, and a self‑motivated team player who works independently and across functions with a continuous‑improvement mindset. Ideally, you'll have a great attitude and be willing to learn.
We work closely together and are proud of our collaborative culture and high job satisfaction - expect a steep learning curve, meaningful responsibility and colleagues who will cheer, support and challenge you.
What Do We Offer?
We're committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you. And you'll join a market leader who produces nutritious household‑favourite brands in a way that makes things better for our customers, the farmers who own us, and the whole world.
Would You Like to Join Us?
If you're ready to support our QEHS standards at Taw Valley, please apply as soon as possible - we review applications on a continuous basis and will close the recruitment once the right candidate is found.
For additional information, please contact talent partner – Oliver Hickson-Burr
Shape the Future of Dairy
Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with natural, sustainable nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.
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