Compliance Technologist

Compliance Technologist

Who We Are:

Abel & Cole has pioneered organic, ethical and sustainable food delivery for over 30 years. Doing things better is our bread and butter; from saving over 60 million plastic bags by using reusable boxes for our food deliveries, to finding alternatives to plastic long before it hit the headlines. We are forever challenging ourselves to find the most positive way to do business and want everyone to eat organic because it's one way to save the future. It's these values that enabled us to become B Corp certified; an optional audit we've gone through to recognise how we put people and planet before profit, as well as help us find room for further improvement.

We're looking for more people to join our team of almost 600, to share our passion for doing the right thing even bigger and better than we do already. In a fast paced and competitive market, we know it's our people who make the difference. We've learnt how important it is to recognise, develop and promote from within; and that trusting people lets them come up with the best ideas and that helps our entrepreneurial spirit to thrive.

Summary:

Based at our Andover site (Sunday-Thursday), you will be working within the Compliance Team and play an essential role in ensuring our products and site standards meet the regulatory requirements, accreditation standards and customers' requirements.

You will be involved in the development and training of the company's procedures, auditing Andover sites and processes against set requirements and a variety of due diligence activities. You will develop strong relationships with other teams in the business to drive change and develop continuous improvement in all aspects of product safety, quality, legality and authenticity in the business.

What You'll Be Doing:

Food Safety & Quality Management Systems

• Supporting the development and the implementation of the elements of Food Safety & Quality Manual
• Conducting validation and verification testing, analysing data and producing summary reports
• Document Control

Internal Audit & Incident Management

• Conducting internal Food Safety audits and inspections and reporting the results
• Regularly reviewing non-conformances & food safety hazards with Operations teams and supporting them in Root Cause Analysis, decision making and the implementation of corrective and preventive actions
• Reporting food safety hazards & incidents and investigating where appropriate
• Training and supporting other teams in the use of the Safety Culture platform and app
• Supporting Compliance Supervisor in the investigation of customer complaints

Due Diligence

• Collecting and verification of due diligence records
• Monitoring temperature monitoring system and actioning OOS alerts
• Training Operations teams in use of the system

Product, Process and Environmental Testing

• Collecting and processing samples
• Processing results and reporting out of spec results
• Uploading ATP testing data to SureTrend system

Training

• Conducting regular review of Operations team training needs and scheduling training as required
• Training teams in company food safety procedures
• Conducting food safety inductions and awareness sessions

Equipment Management

• Managing testing equipment on sites to ensure it is working correctly and calibrated
• Maintaining consumables stock

Other

• Assisting Field Biologist during their inspections in Andover
• Supporting Technical management in the preparation and hosting of third-party audits
• Any other duties commensurate with the role and/or requirements of the business

About You:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent observational skills and high attention to detail
• Ability to approach problems analytically and objectively, identifying underlying issues, and suggest solutions
• Strong collaborative skills
• Highly organised, methodical and tenacious
• Self-starter and willing to take initiative
• Reliable team member with strong work ethic and the ability to work independently
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills with ability to prioritise
• A strong desire to learn and the ability to quickly adapt to new tasks
• Excellent administration and IT skills

Want To See More:

Check us out at: www.abelandcole.co.uk, www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/abel-cole/, and Instagram

Abel & Cole promotes equal opportunities for all employees. We want our employees to feel they can be themselves at work and develop their talents to the full. Members of staff are expected to take personal responsibility for keeping our workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying - a place where everyone is treated fairly and respectfully.

As part of the recruitment journey, if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments so you're not disadvantaged, please contact us as soon as possible. We welcome applications from people with disabilities.

To support Abel & Cole's commitment to inclusion and diversity, we ask that you remove all personal details from your CV. This includes removal of home address, D.O.B and place of education.  

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