Food Safety Specialist

3 days ago


Newtownabbey, United Kingdom Henderson Group Full time
Competitive Salary: £40,000 - £60,000 per year

Henderson Group is a leading foodservice provider in Northern Ireland, encompassing Henderson Wholesale, Retail, Foodservice, and Property. Our culture is built on four core values: Ambition, Customer First, Teamwork, and Integrity.

The successful candidate will join our team as a Food Safety Specialist, ensuring full compliance with food safety legislation, SALSA standards, and customer codes of practice within Henderson Kitchen. This state-of-the-art facility produces a broad range of freshly prepared meals exclusively for SPAR / EUROSPAR / VIVO and VIVO EXTRA under the Kitchen brand.

As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for maintaining quality systems, HACCP processes, and controlling documents. Your expertise will drive continuous improvement in GMP, plant hygiene, personal hygiene, and product quality issues through internal audits and KPI reports.

Key Responsibilities:
  1. Ensure that controls are in place to meet required standards for product safety, quality, and legality.
  2. Maintain HACCP systems for all processes to ensure product safety, quality, and legality.
  3. Control documents for the Quality Management System.
  4. Drive a continuous improvement approach to GMP, plant hygiene, personal hygiene, and product quality issues in the Unit through internal audits and KPI reports.
  5. Promote a quality culture within the site by delivering training aimed at improving people's awareness of quality systems and quality standards.
Required Qualifications and Skills:

To succeed in this role, you should have:
  • A third-level food-related qualification.
  • Level 2 Food Hygiene.
  • Level 2 HACCP.
  • Knowledge of Quality Assurance expectations within a food manufacturing environment.
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft 365.
  • Knowledge of food safety systems HACCP, GMP, and hygiene standards.
  • A valid UK/EU Driving Licence.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Benefits:

Henderson Group offers a competitive salary, company car or allowance, bonus scheme, contributory pension plan, healthcare, life assurance, employee assistance program, social club, Perks Offers/Discount scheme throughout the UK/Ireland, staff discount at SPAR/EUROSPAR Henderson Group company-owned stores, and many more.

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