Compliance Technologist

Samworth Brothers; Melton Mowbray; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension scheme

Health and wellbeing support discounts

Employee discount scheme

Experience annual pay reviews

Profit related pay

Extended leave

Free on-site parking

Training and growth opportunities

Job summary

Samworth Brothers is seeking a Compliance Technologist at our Melton Mowbray site to own updating key technical systems, monitor customer compliance data, and ensure audits and document control are completed accurately and on time.

You will collaborate with QA, Technical, Process and Production teams, analysing KPI data and handling customer complaints while maintaining strong compliance standards across operations.

Qualifications

• Solid technical knowledge and hands-on experience in food safety compliance.
• MS Office applications Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI.
• Strong analytical, planning and organisational skills.
• Experience with technical systems in chilled food manufacturing is a plus.
• Clear communication, collaborative working style and proactive problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update technical systems to support safe and legal production.
• Collate and analyse technical and customer KPI data to identify trends.
• Manage customer complaints, logging responses and sharing updates with the QA Team.
• Monitor customer retail systems, ensuring test results and alerts are managed appropriately.

Skills

Technical knowledge

Food safety compliance

MS Office

Power BI

Analytical thinking

Organisational skills

Chilled food manufacturing experience

Tools

Power BI

Job description

About The Role

As a Compliance Technologist you will be at the heart of keeping our site running smoothly and safely. In this role you will take ownership of updating key technical systems, monitoring customer compliance data. and ensuring that audits and document control processes are completed accurately and on time. You will collaborate with teams across the site including QA, Technical, Process and Production, as well as with external partners. You will help everyone to stay aligned and confident in our compliance standards. Your work will make a real difference in keeping our operations efficient, consistent and fully compliant.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and update technical systems to support safe and legal production
• Collate and analyse technical and customer KPI data to identify trends
• Manage customer complaints, logging responses and sharing updates with the QA Team.
• Monitor customer retail systems, ensuring test results and alerts are managed appropriately.

About You

We believe success comes from collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we value team players who are driven to achieve great results together. You’ll bring the following skills and experience:

• You bring solid technical knowledge and hands on experience in food safety compliance
• You are confident in using MS Office Applications - Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI
• You have strong analytical, planning and organisational skills, helping you to stay on top of tasks and priorities
• You may have experience working with technical systems in chilled food manufacturing which would be an advantage
• You communicate clearly, work well with others and enjoy solving problems with a practical, proactive approach

What We Offer

We’re building a workplace where different ways of thinking are not just welcomed but supported, with clear communication, flexible processes, and a commitment to continuous improvement so everyone can thrive.

• Company pension scheme
• Access to health and well-being support, such as healthcare, optical and dental discounts
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Opportunity for extended leave
• Free on-site parking
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities

About Us

Samworth Brothers is a fourth-generation family business, trusted by many of the UK’s best-known retailers to produce high-quality own-label products. Alongside these, we’re proud to craft and deliver our own iconic brands, including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company, and Walker & Son.

With over 10,000 talented colleagues working across our modern, well-invested food manufacturing sites nationwide, we’re committed to excellence in everything we do—from the food we make to the careers we build.

At Samworth Brothers, you’re more than just an employee, you are part of our strong family culture. Our collaborative approach and strong team spirit help us support one another and achieve great things together. As part of a well-established group, we offer stability, opportunity, and a place where you can truly thrive.

Ready to make a difference? Join us and be part of something special!

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer making diversity and inclusion a core part of everything we do. We also actively welcome applications from neurodivergent individuals and are committed to a recruitment process that’s fair, respectful, and free from bias. If you need any adaptations to the application or interview process, please do let us know.

Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.