Right Match Recruitment Group is working in partnership with a well established and international organisation based in Rainham, Essex to recruit aforward thinking Compliance Technologist to join their team.This is an exciting, full-time and fixed 9 months maternity cover contract role.
Overall purpose of job:
Champion Technical compliance to food safety, legal requirements and quality standards by ensuring successful management of specifications and suppliers, and supporting internal compliance processes
Key areas of responsibility:
Primary Responsibilities
* To maintain and improve company's Health and Safety, Food Safety and Quality standards, and the requirements of any accreditation (ie. BRCGS, FEMAS, etc.), legislative, and customer requirements.
* To work in compliance with company's Quality Policy and support the company's Health & Safety and Food Safety & Quality Culture.
* To operate in line with the requirements detailed within the company's policies and practices detailed within the company's Quality Management System (QMS).
* Be a champion for food safety & quality throughout the business
* Manage, record and monitor consumer/customer complaints. Facilitate investigation, closure and trending.
* Manage and maintain raw material and finished product specifications
* Manage and maintain documentation relating to suppliers and raw materials
* Support the artwork process, including artwork approvals and pack copy creation
* Support Non-Conformance Reporting (NCR) & Damaged Material Reporting (DMR) processes, ensuring thorough & appropriate Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective actions.
* Support administrative activities such as sampling, calibration, consumable monitoring & restocking etc.
* Play an active role in solving quality issues, continuous improvement programmes, and other quality and/or Food Safety projects
* Identify, develop and implement Food Safety and/or Quality policies and procedures as required, alongside relevant business stakeholders
Additional Responsibilities
* Support monthly trending of identified KPI's
* Create the monthly Technical communication and share with internal stakeholders
* Participate in external and third-party audits as required.
* Co-ordinate and support internal audit activities such as Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) audits, Glass & Hard Plastic (GHP) audits and QMS audits as required.
* Liaise with internal and external stakeholders as required
* Support the business' Food Safety & Quality Culture plan
* Support continuous improvement programs, and other quality and/or Food Safety projects
* Support for Technical Department and/or other business functions as and when required.
* Undertake any other duties, as considered by the business to be within scope of role.
Qualifications/Experience required:
* Minimum of 3 years' experience within a similar role and/or industry
* HACCP level 2
* Awareness of food safety regulations, BRCGS Requirements, and best practices
* Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer-based skills
Desirables
* Bachelor's degree in food science or other related field
* Food Safety Level 2
* Experience of Thermal Processing activities
* Audit trained (Internal or Lead Auditor)
If you are interested please apply directly or call Tom Kurczab at Right Match Recruitment Group.
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