Technical Food Safety Assistant

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