Compliance Technologist

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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