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The Bart Ingredients Company has been sourcing and selling herbs & spices for over 60 years. In that time the business has grown from being a husband-and-wife team selling spice racks locally, to an organisation with over 200 employees with products distributed across the UK. Today the business is privately owned by Fuchs Gruppe - the world’s largest privately owned herbs & spices business.
Our purpose is simple - ‘To bring the joy of food to life’. The success of the business is routed in its people who make the business what it is with their shared passion for achieving the best and cultivating the family culture we are proud to retain.
The Role
We are recruiting for a newly created role of Lead Supplier Auditor, which will report into the Food Defence Manager.
Based: Head Office, Severn Beach, ability to carry out overseas travel away from home for extended periods is essential.
Main responsibilities:
* Conduct supplier audits in the UK, EU and other source countries in line with relevant GFSI, customer, Bart and Fuchs Gruppe food safety, quality and sustainability standards
* Conducting opening meetings to outline the audit process and champion the Bart Food Safety and Quality Culture to our suppliers
* Conduct robust and insightful audits, preparing audit reports and executive summaries of audits and delivering your findings to colleagues
* Conduct audits onsite at source, and remotely if required
* Maintain and develop positive relationships with the suppliers to identify potential business development opportunities
* Collaborative working with Bart and Fuchs Gruppe colleagues, as well as other key supply chain stakeholders
* Keep up to date with current UK/GB/EU legislation.
Person specification/qualifications/capabilities:
* Qualified (including BRCGS, FSSC22000) and competent lead auditor has a good level of knowledge and experience of auditing food manufacturing sites, as well as agricultural and postharvest practices
* Extensive food industry knowledge and a strong understanding of best practices. You will have a deep understanding of your field and have a clear vision of best practice
* Degree in food science/science, a related technical field, or industry related experience relevant to BRCGS, FSSC/GMP
* Knowledge of best sustainability practices will be an advantage
Hours and location of work:
The standard hours for this role are 37.5 hours per week Monday – Friday with a salary of £40,000.
What we offer:
Bart believe our people are our most important asset and offer the following benefits in addition to your salary:
· Pension scheme:
o Salary sacrifice scheme with company contribution of 4%
· Extra leave:
o Holiday purchase scheme – up to an additional 5 days each year
o Enhanced bereavement and pregnancy loss leave
o Enhanced maternity and paternity leave after 12 months service
o 2 x annual salary after 3 months service
o Access to GP24 service which is a remote GP & second opinion medical service
o Access to onsite Mental Health First Aiders
o Grocery Aid access - They offer emotional, financial, practical advice and support on a wide range of topics for all grocery colleagues and their immediate families
o Money off in stores, holidays and days out discount platform
o Cycle to work scheme
o Long Service Awards
o Social events
We would love you to join our team!
Diversity & Inclusion
At Bart Ingredients we are committed to promoting equal opportunities and a rich diversity within our workplace where all individuals are valued treated with fairness, dignity and respect.
As an equal opportunities employer, we recruit on a fair and equal basis, welcoming applications from candidates regardless of age, ethnicity, gender identity or reassignment, disability, pregnancy & maternity status, sexual orientation, religion or belief or marriage/civil partnership status.
Additionally, in line with the Ban the Box initiative, we do not ask you about any unspent criminal convictions during the recruitment process.
Bart Ingredients are a proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, and we guarantee an interview for candidates who declares a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role.
We recognise that everyone’s needs are different, and we are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.If you need any accommodations or would like to apply in an alternative format, please contact our HR team and they will be happy to help.[emailprotected] - 0117 9773474
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