Intake Compliance Technician

• Location Ocean House 9B Oxleasow Road East Moons Moat,Redditch, B98 0RE,United Kingdom
• Employee Type Full Time

Description

Roles and Responsibilities

To carry out documented intake monitoring checks on ingredients coming into the site in compliance with pre-determined schedules.

To carry out compliance checks on all packaging coming into the site

Where non-compliance of ingredients and packaging is identified, ensure internal communication and control of the non-conforming item/s implementing on hold as required

Control ingredients and packaging on WMS as required

In line with scheduled requirements carry out sampling of ingredients and carry out testing internally or send for testing at external Laboratories

Communication with the Technical Compliance Manager highlighting compliance with schedule and conformance of all materials.

Monitor and ensure Certificates of Analysis are received and specification complied with

Support the Intake Compliance Technologist with investigations required into non-conforming materials highlighted by operations teams

Support Intake Compliance Technologist with data to raise the non-conformance documentation to suppliers where non-compliant materials have been identified through intake monitoring checks or by operations teams.

Communication with suppliers as appropriate to ensure compliance of certificates of analysis and materials coming into site

Working with operations to ensure the correct factory, raw material and finished product standards are maintained to mitigate impact to the finished product

Assisting QA with quality / complaint investigations to determine root cause where a raw material / ingredient / packaging may be at fault.

To be a member of the internal auditor team, carrying out internal audits against QMS, customer codes of practise in line with scheduled requirement

To be a key member of the audit traceability team, backwards traceability exercises, back to supplier/Sea Farms/farm in line with scheduled requirements

Communicate clearly and work positively and cross functionally with all departments to achieve compliance

Project Work/Trials as requested by BEF Technical management team - Quality improvements, Shelf life, Technical innovation trials regarding incoming materials.

Fully understand and comply with all department and company policies and guidelines

Any other duties and projects that may be assigned as deemed necessary to the needs of the business.

Requirements

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel, Word
• Mathematical ability
• Detailed with high attention to detail
• Food industry experience, ideally QA / Intake related

Essential but can be provided by BEF

• HACCP Level 2 or higher
• Food Safety Level 2 or higher
• Internal Auditor Trained
• Higher education qualification in Science based subject

Job preview

• 30 days annual leave
• Life assurance policy
• Employee Assistance Program including counselling and GP hotline
• 4% Pension contribution from the business