Senior Animal Welfare Officer

4 weeks ago


Cullompton, United Kingdom 2 Sisters Food Group Full time

**Senior Animal Welfare Officer**

**Willand, Devon**

When you join 2 Sisters, you will become part of the UK’s largest food manufacturer with ambitious plans and as such you can look forward to working with a whole bunch of talented colleagues with a shared passion for quality, service and most importantly food.

At the heart of this, our UK Poultry division produces a third of all poultry eaten in the UK and represents more than half of 2 Sisters’ business by sales. The division employs over 9,000 people working in a chilled environment to process poultry products which are then marketed to UK consumers via major retailers.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:
**As a Senior Animal Welfare Officer, you would be leading a team of Animal Welfare Officers (AWOs) in the development, implementation, and monitoring of animal welfare policies, as well as ensuring that all customer and legislative standards are achieved.**

**You can expect the role to involve**:

- Management of and working with the AWO’s to assist the site in developing working practices and procedures and ensuring compliance with the rules laid down in COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing and UK Statutory Instrument The Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing 2013, as amended.
- The Senior AWO will be under direct authority of the site and shall report directly to the Technical Team / Site GM and it is to them that any matters relating to the welfare of animals is communicated.
- To ensure that the slaughterhouse personnel carry out any remedial actions necessary to ensure compliance with the rules laid down in the Regulations.
- The responsibilities of the animal welfare officer shall be set out in the standard operating procedures of the slaughterhouse and effectively brought to the attention of the personnel concerned.
- The Senior AWO will have an overseeing responsibility to ensure that the site meets its WATOK responsibilities and will be fully engaged with the Company’s other slaughter sites to drive standards forward.
- Fully support and train AWO’s to allow them to deliver good animal welfare.
- The Senior AWO shall hold a certificate of competence for all operations taking place in the slaughterhouse for which they are responsible.
- The Senior AWO will keep a record of actions taken to improve animal welfare in the slaughterhouse. This record shall be kept for at least one year and shall be made available to the competent authority upon request.
- Responsible for the assessment of personnel carrying out operations listed in section 4 to deliver competency assessments for certification.
- Daily, Weekly, Monthly & Quarterly reporting on Welfare Issues.
- Involvement in sites audits both Internal & External - E.G. BRC, Customer Welfare COP’s, RTA, FSA

**ABOUT YOU**:
If you’re fanatical about food and have the can-do spirit that’s created our success, Bring those qualities, with the following and you will have the recipe for success:
Essential:

- Dynamic and wants to work in a fast-paced environment
- Confident working in a procedure & process driven role
- Great computer skills, interpersonal skills, and the ability to stay calm and work well under pressure

Essential (negotiable depending on experience):

- L3 Food Hygiene/Food Related Qualification or higher
- L3 HACCP or higher
- IOSH Managing Safety
- L4 Animal Care/Welfare qualification
- L3 Training Skills and Practices
- L3 Award in Assessing Competence in the Work Environment
- L4 Award in Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice

**WHO ARE WE AND WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?**

2 Sisters Food Group is one of the UK’s biggest food manufacturers providing great tasting products to the nation, from chicken to cookies and pizza to pies

With 18 sites in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. We employ over 13,500 staff, all of whom have the opportunity to progress as we focus on promoting from within and you can be part of that too.

Knowing that our business is only as good as the people we employ, we ensure that we invest in people like you to enhance skills and professional development.

We want to make YOU the future of our business

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person



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