Multistaff Recruitment Solutions Ltd

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.

B60 4JE

(T) +44 (01527 919 320)

www.multistaff.co.uk

Job Specification

Job Ref: JOR/16885

Duties:

• Being Technical Manager/Head of Food Safety department, you will be required to carry out all external audits, including SALSA. Periodically review all food safety procedures and instructions, to ensure they remain current.

• It is imperative that the required candidate have at least 2-years' experience as a Food Safety Lead/Technical Manager.

• Review requests to change FSMS-related procedures and work instructions and direct the Food Safety Team through such reviews.

• Manage Food Safety Team and ensure that processes needed for the FSMS are established, implemented and maintained.

• Report to the Managing Director and top management on the performance of the FSMS and any need for improvement.

• Ensure the promotion of awareness of customer requirements pertaining to food safety throughout the organization.

• Develop the Company's prerequisite programs and ensure that PRPs are implemented, monitored and communicated to the appropriate parties and periodically review PRPs.

• Assemble Food Safety Teams, as needed.

• Prepare a Flow Diagram for each product or process category covered by Food Safety Management System and verify the accuracy of those diagrams.

• Conduct hazard analysis.

• Ensure that inspection requirements are included on Purchase Orders.

• Evaluate suppliers' food safety systems; monitor and report on supplier food safety performance on an ongoing basis.

• Review all rejections by the Food Inspector.

• Review revisions to manufacturing practices, to ensure potential food safety hazards have been adequately addressed.

• Confirming the nonconformity and determine the disposition of nonconforming materials.

• Oversee the internal food safety audit program - select internal audit personnel, review results of food safety audits, ensure that corrective actions are understood and supervise corrective actions are understood and supervise corrective actions.

• Reporting on corrections and corrective actions taken at Management Review meetings.

• Collect, analyse and publish measurement data to determine the root cause of process and product food safety problems and recommend action to resolve those problems.

• Initiate and supervise product recalls, to ensure adequate implementation and effectiveness.

• Supervise hazard analyses, report results of analyses to top management and periodically review food safety-related processes t ensure hazards are accounted for and controlled.

• Reports directly to the organisation top management.  Works in conjunction with production, logistics, goods in, warehousing and IT to ensure and improve food safety.

Experience required:

• A Bachelor's degree in bioscience or food science is required, as is 5+ years of experience in a food processing environment. Experience conducting hazard analyses is necessary. Looking for candidates with current food safety inspector/food safety auditor (e.g.; ISO 22000, HACCP) certification.

• Must have demonstrated ability to lead a team of 2 or more. Good communication skills and the ability to work well with people at all levels. Strong organisational, maths and multitasking skills. Project management experience preferred.

Qualifications required:

Additional information:

mon - friday (sat half day) - 40 hours a week, 8am starts, flexible working hours

If you require any further information, please contact: 

Jordan Stoddart on 01527 919 320.