Food Safety Specialist

4 days ago


Belfast, United Kingdom Musgrave NI Full time
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Musgrave is one of Europe’s most successful family-owned businesses with a 140-year heritage in food and brand innovation. We support thousands of retail and foodservice family businesses who live and work in the heart of the communities they serve.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Provide Food Safety & Quality support at each stage of the supply chain, including grower/source, supplier, warehouse, product management, retailer, and consumer.
  2. Operate to prescribed protocols as set out under Standard Operation Protocols and Food Safety & Quality Procedures and Work Instructions.
  3. Liaise with Operations regarding day-to-day adherence to FS&Q standards.
  4. Ensure adherence to HACCP pre-requisite programme, including calibration, pest control, Glass & Perspex audits, and verification of temperature documentation.
  5. Carry out scheduled supplier visits to check elements of their FS&Q system.
  6. Communicate FS&Q issues as they arise to suppliers and follow up on responses.
  7. Carry out Retailer Visits to check compliance to key food safety criteria.
  8. Perform product testing/auditing at chill backdoor in accordance with agreed testing schedules, procedures, and specifications.
  9. Assess packaged Own Brand products against specification.
  10. Verify MNI shelf life on fresh produce and meats and compare with competitors.
  11. Prepare product samples for benchmarking MNI products.
  12. Implement support for auditors regarding gap analysis in product specifications.
  13. Facilitate measuring and reduction of quality operational KPIs, including rejections, retailer claims, and retailer queries.
  14. Follow up and close out relevant Retailer Queries, as per Service Now, and ensure Retailers SLA is adhered to.
  15. Review quality performance of products during Supplier and Store visits.
  16. Effectively deal with issues as appropriate or escalate to Food Safety Co-ordinator/Auditors in a timely fashion.
  17. Complete Project work as directed by the Food Safety and Quality Team to improve Food Safety and Quality initiatives within the business.
Requirements

The successful candidate will have the following skills and qualifications:

  • Science/Food Science Qualification
  • Technical Quality experience
  • HACCP/Food Safety Management systems knowledge
  • Flexibility, quick learner, problem solver, good communication, and good organisational skills
  • Full Driver’s License and access to own car
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