Yeo Valley - Compliance Technologist

Silven Recruitment Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

A leading food business in the UK is seeking a Compliance Technologist to join their Technical team. This role will support site compliance with Food retailer Codes of Practice and enhance overall food safety culture. Ideal candidates will have a background in food manufacturing, preferably dairy, along with excellent communication skills and compliance knowledge. This position offers great career progression opportunities within a company with ambitious future plans.

Qualifications

• Experience in a food manufacturing environment essential; dairy experience is an advantage.
• Higher education in Food Science/Technology or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Excellent communicator with good people skills.
• Understanding of retail standards.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to improve sites and embed a food safety culture.
• Support teams in delivering best practices for compliance.
• Coach on Food Safety, Quality, and Good Manufacturing Practice.
• Aid in root cause analysis for continuous improvement.

Skills

Food manufacturing experience

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Knowledge of retail standards

Education

Higher education qualification in Food Science / Technology

Job description

Yeo Valley - Compliance Technologist

Location: HO Blagdon, Somerset (responsible for 4 sites)

Salary: up to £40k + benefits.

Yeo Valley are working exclusively with Silven to recruit a Compliance Technologist to join their Technical team. This new role has been created to help drive forward the exciting plans they have mapped out for the next five years, ensuring that the business continues to be independent, sustainable and maintain their growth. Reporting to the Compliance Technical Manager you will be responsible for supporting site compliance of Food retailer Codes of Practice and driving the business to exceed retail and industry standards.

The Candidate:

• Experience of working in a food manufacturing environment essential; dairy an advantage.
• Higher education qualification in Food Science / Technology - although hands on experience with proven results is equally considerable.
• A good communicator, excellent people skills and the ability to influence on all levels.
• Knowledge of retail standards

Responsibilities:

• Business Partnering and collaboratively improving the sites to embed a food safety culture at all levels.
• Raising site compliance levels by supporting the teams to delivery best practice.
• Auditing and coaching on Food Safety, Quality and Good Manufacturing Practice.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and support sites with root cause analysis.

Great career progression - Yeo Valley have huge future plans. The right candidate has the opportunity to quickly climb through the Technical ranks with the support experts that are without doubt top of their game!

To apply for this exciting opportunity with this brand leading business, please send a copy of your CV to quoting ref CP/5224 or call me on 0161 832 7463 / 07387071480 for a confidential chat.