Compliance Technologist

Compliance Technologist (RM/CT/2) Rainham, England

Right Match Recruitment Group is working in partnership with a well established and international organisation based in Rainham, Essex to recruit a forward thinking Compliance Technologist to join their team. This is an exciting, full-time and fixed 9 months maternity cover contract role.

Champion Technical compliance to food safety, legal requirements and quality standards by ensuring successful management of specifications and suppliers, and supporting internal compliance processes.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve company’s Health and Safety, Food Safety and Quality standards, and the requirements of any accreditation (e.g., BRCGS, FEMAS) legislative, and customer requirements.
• Work in compliance with company’s Quality Policy and support the company’s Health & Safety and Food Safety & Quality Culture.
• Operate in line with the requirements detailed within the company’s policies and practices within the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Champion food safety & quality throughout the business.
• Manage, record and monitor consumer/customer complaints; facilitate investigation, closure and trending.
• Manage and maintain raw material and finished product specifications.
• Manage and maintain documentation relating to suppliers and raw materials.
• Support the artwork process, including artwork approvals and pack copy creation.
• Support Non‑Conformance Reporting (NCR) & Damaged Material Reporting (DMR) processes, ensuring thorough & appropriate Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective actions.
• Support administrative activities such as sampling, calibration, consumable monitoring & restocking.
• Play an active role in solving quality issues, continuous improvement programmes, and other quality and/or Food Safety projects.
• Identify, develop and implement Food Safety and/or Quality policies and procedures as required, alongside relevant business stakeholders.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support monthly trending of identified KPI’s.
• Create the monthly Technical communication and share with internal stakeholders.
• Participate in external and third‑party audits as required.
• Co‑ordinate and support internal audit activities such as Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) audits, Glass & Hard Plastic (GHP) audits and QMS audits as required.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders as required.
• Support the business’ Food Safety & Quality Culture plan.
• Support continuous improvement programmes, and other quality and/or Food Safety projects.
• Support for Technical Department and/or other business functions as and when required.
• Undertake any other duties, as considered by the business to be within scope of role.

Qualifications / Experience Required

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience within a similar role and/or industry.
• HACCP level 2.
• Awareness of food safety regulations, BRCGS Requirements, and best practices.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer‑based skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in food science or other related field.
• Food Safety Level 2.
• Experience of Thermal Processing activities.
• Audit trained (Internal or Lead Auditor).

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