Food Safety Lead

4 months ago

Gloucester, United Kingdom Unilever Full time

**Job Title**: Food Safety Lead

**Location**: Gloucester Factory

**JOB PURPOSE**

The role holder is responsible for the implementation of an externally certified Quality and Food Safety Management System (QMS) and for driving continuous quality improvement activity. This is a key management position within the QA Team bringing technical knowledge, tenacity, and a professional approach to ensure that quality standards are maintained, problems solved, and improvements implemented. A day-based role but with the flexibility and drive to support the factory as and when business needs require.

Team Lead for: Project & CI, QA & Analysis, Quality Culture, Quality Admin

KPIs: Food Safety Management Systems, Projects and Continues Improvement, Quality Culture, Quality Assurance and Analysis, CCPMU, D-Incidents

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

The main responsibilities are as follows:

- Report to SU Quality Manager
- Managing Operations & Systems Team (Project & CI, QA & Analysis, Quality Culture, Quality Admin)
- A member of the Food Safety Team responsible for setting up HACCP teams to develop, implement and update HACCP plans.
- Defining controls, inspections, sampling plans and traceability requirements to manage risks from food allergen, microbiological, physical and chemical contamination.
- Management of the documented QMS system including systems for capture of quality records.
- Co-ordination of an internal audit programme for the QMS.
- Leading external audits and visits by Regulatory Authorities.
- Reviewing and analysing operational KPIs, loss trees and data to identify trends, create reports and to maintain performance in required range.
- Investigating internal quality non-conformances and supporting implementation of corrective actions.
- Supporting the management of quality incidents and the implementation of corrective actions.
- Supporting quality in the implementation of new products by assessing process capability and defining standards.
- Delivering an on-going training programme to educate staff about relevant aspects of the QMS.
- Providing an expert point of contact for Manufacturing on quality and food safety matters.
- Deputising for the SU QA Manager and other Managers within the team.
- Representing the site on European/Global working groups concerning food safety and other matters.

**Other Requirements**:

- Driving licence holder would be an advantage.
- Some weekend / out of hours working.
- Occasional travel (UK and Europe).

**ALL ABOUT YOU**

Educated to degree level the job holder will have a strong technical background and understanding of food safety management requirements. Preferably university degree in technical discipline or general sciences. Working knowledge of FSSC or BRC.

**Experience Required**:
Essential

**PERSONAL PROFILE**
- Educated to degree level the job holder will have a strong technical background and understanding of food safety management requirements.
- Relevant experience in Quality Assurance/Laboratory and food safety management.
- A real leader and a dynamic individual who is prepared to take responsibility for departmental and site issues leading to resolutions.
- Energy - The ability to create and maintain a high level of appropriately directed activity, capacity to work hard, drive and stamina.
- Commitment-Belief in own job and its value to the organisation, makes extra effort for the Company.
- Good communication skills - verbal and written.
- Decisiveness -does not jump to conclusions and seeks a variety of solutions, analyses for best fit. Able and willing to make decisions.
- Delegation - Effective use of subordinates and other resources available. Knowledge of when, how and to whom to delegate.
- Initiative - Actively influencing events rather than passively accepting. Seizes opportunities when they arise and act on them. Originates action.
- Leadership - the ability to motivate and manage people to achieve group objectives. Constructively critiques performance and seeks improvement.
- Logical problem solver
- Ability to coach others.
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Ability to look longer term beyond the issues of the day, to spot trends and turn them into making long-term plans
- Excellent communication skills
- Good level of computer literacy
- Confident to hold team members accountable for delivery.
- FMCG Manufacturing experience
- Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry or Engineering degree

**Contacts**:

- Quality Manager
- Head and Quality Operations
- Manufacturing Manager
- Shift Managers
- Operators
- Technicians
- Production Leaders
- Maintenance Planner
- HR
- ManEx Coordinator
- Skills Trainer and Skills Coordinator
- Safety Manager
- Maintenance Manager
- Automation Engineers
- Engineering Manager

**NOTES**

**About Unilever**

Unilever is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Food, Home and Personal Care products with sales in over 190 countries and reaching 2 billion consumers a day. Unilever has more than 400 brands

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