Job Description

Right Match Recruitment Group is working in partnership with a well established and international organisation based in Rainham, Essex to recruit a forward 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