Overview

Compliance Technologist – Food Manufacture

Location: Gloucestershire

Contract Type: Permanent to start asap

Hours – 40hrs per week incl. 30 min break. Flexible start and finish times. 25 days holiday + bank holidays

Salary – 23k starting, increasing to 25k on successful completion of probation

The Company

The client is a rapidly growing health food manufacturing business trading in the UK and overseas. The successful applicant will be joining a small, committed, and hard-working team in a fun, relaxed and innovative working atmosphere.  

The Role

Reporting to Technical Manager

The ideal candidate will be passionate about the food industry and willing to go the extra mile to improve site standards. Key responsibilities include,

Collation of production paperwork (including outsourcing) and sign off to ensure checks on the recording/ accuracy of paperwork have been carried out. Includes cross check of warehouse sheet against raw material deliveries and G-codes on SAP. Uploading of signed off paperwork onto SAP

Movement of purges/ retained samples and wastage from powder productions into warehouse 99 using stock transfer

Barcode scanning if required

Verification of water activity meter readings against paperwork and daily data entry

Ensure water activity meters are kept in good working order

Unlock finished products on SAP once paperwork signed off. Investigation of unlocked finished goods

Complete the receipt to warehouse spreadsheet daily

Support SAP investigation issues

Maintaining retained samples for all batches

Generation of certificates of analysis where required by customers

Carrying out internal audits as scheduled by the Technical Manager

Carry out mock traceability and mass balance tests for materials with assured status claim

Arranging weekly quality attribute tests on existing products

Support Assistant TM with investigation and documentation of non-conformities

Support TM with complaints investigations and documentation

Generate complaint summary for production (monthly)

Service supplier/ contractor approval including ensuring supplier/ contractor certificates and reports on file are up to date and genuine

Support Assistant TM in taking and sending off samples for testing

Completion of supplier questionnaires

Suggest and assist with quality improvement projects

Support Technical Manager in implementation of third-party accreditation and customer own label standards

Support Technical department during staff absence

Employee Forum

Ad hoc tasks as required

The Requirements

Essential

Good attention to detail

Proficient in the use of IT programmes such as Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word

Highly organised

Able to use own initiative

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Positive can-do attitude

Desirable

Degree in food science or similar

Food Safety Certificate

Experience working to BRC standards

An understanding of HACCP principles

Knowledge of similar manufacturing environment

Auditing experience

I'm looking to speak with Technical Assistants / Technical Controllers in & around the GL3 area. If you're a recent food grad this role might be for you.

Hours – Monday – Friday 8-4 or 9-5 (You Choose)
Salary – £23K (£25k once probation passed)
Job Ref – JR/11722

if this sounds like a bit of you, Give me a shout 😊

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