Technical Food Safety Assistant

bp; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy company in Milton Keynes is seeking a Technical Food Safety Assistant to ensure compliance with food safety legislation and support technical processes across its operations. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Food Science and HACCP qualifications. Responsibilities include working with suppliers and maintaining food safety standards within the business. This position offers a hybrid work environment and the potential for contract extension.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in Food Science or a similar subject.
• HACCP level 4 certification required.
• Experience in the food industry, preferably within a technical function.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve artwork and specifications.
• Support on HACCP and provide food safety solutions.
• Establish relationships with key stakeholders and ensure compliance.

Skills

Food Safety knowledge

HACCP expertise

Supplier selection skills

Customer focus

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Food Science or similar

HACCP level 4

Food Safety level 3

Job description

Job Title: Technical Food Safety Assistant

Job Location: Milton Keynes (hybrid)

Contract Length: 6 months contract (possibility of extension)

Industry: Retail and Food Services

Working Hours: 7.25 per day/ 36.25 per week

Role Overview:

The UK FVC operates in over 300+ company and franchise stores. The Food Safety & Technical Assistant is responsible for supporting technical and food safety processes and store launches throughout the bp / Wild Bean Coffee (WBC) estate. They ensure the business is following all relevant food safety legislation and ensure a culture of food safety is embedded into the business.

What you will do: • Work closely with the technical assistant to review and approve artwork • Work closely with the technical assistant to review and approve spec work • Work closely with the technical assistant on adhoc project work • Supporting on HACCP & SERT support • Work in collaboration with lead developer as a subject matter expert to provide technical product and ingredient knowledge for food within WBC and the wider business • Work closely with the technical assistant to review & sign off new suppliers, monitor, and feedback their performance. • Work on & approve and ensure product specifications are kept up to date. Advise & provide solutions on potential food safety risks in the supply chain. • In collaboration with product development, marketing, and the central team, assist in the • development of sourcing guidelines for the WBC brand. • Establish and maintain strong relationships with all key stakeholders in the end-to-end supply chain and with those managing processes relating to the HACCP plan or prerequisites programmes (e.g. maintenance, operations, contract managers for pest control, cleaning chemicals etc.). • Collaborative working with the team for Food/Packaging and Equipment Suppliers. • Contract management / setting of KPIs from a technical perspective of any outsourced food safety/ technical related functions if required.

What you will have: • Educated to degree level in Food Science, or a similar subject/level. • HACCP level 4. • Food Safety level 3. • Accredited auditing qualification/ demonstrable experience. • Member of the IFST. • Experience within the food industry, either within factories, food service, or in FMCG and Food Service/Hospitality retail within a technical function. • You will be a detailed, focussed individual with an eagerness to learn and to develop your career within the ever-evolving food retail environment. • Sector, market, customer and competitor understanding • Supplier selection and monitoring • Fresh Food and Food Service Offer and product knowledge • Customer focus • Internal functional navigation for retail • Retail Category Sourcing and Buying

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.