HESQ Specialist

Up to £57,000

Whitchurch

Permanent Position

Do you have recent Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety experience and looking for your next challenge within a well established business? This is a fantastic opportunity where your primary task is to ensure that the site meets all standards and policies, including legislation and customer requirements, concerning quality and food safety. It is essential to maintain a constant audit-ready state. You will oversee and manage environmental, health and safety issues and activities at site level, ensuring compliance with legal and company EHS standards. Onsite engagement is key within this role, You will be expected to cultivate a positive food safety culture within the organization and act as the primary technical contact for all customers, suppliers, and third-party relationships, including certifications and accreditations.

Key Duties:

• Responsible for ensuring compliance with Food Safety systems, including BRC, ISO14001, FSC and ISCC
• Lead for BRC, ISO, environmental and customer audits
• Establish and Implement processes and procedures to improve food safety, health and safety, environmental systems, hygiene, work instructions, document control, change control, internal auditing, pest control, specifications, and supplier approval
• Ensure food safety compliance and certificates are up to date
• Site lead for the hygiene, food safety and GMP, environmental and health & safety improvements
• Ensure systems are in place to meet current certification, customer and legal requirements
• Responsible for completing customer questionnaires and dealing with customer enquiries
• Form a HACCP team to oversee the site's system review, implementation, and compliance
• Collaborate with the site to ensure audit compliance and implement QESH improvement initiative
• Handling and resolving customer/site-related QEHS issues
• Maintain all site accreditations and certifications
• Looking at ways to reduce incidents and accidents
• Coordinating EHS activities across departments and supporting EHS management systems

Skills Required:

• Previous experience working in a similar role of safety and quality with expert knowledge
• Food safety certificates
• Evidence of engagement of teams onsite
• Degree-level education in Food Sciences or equivalent
• Experience working within the food industry

Benefits:

• Healthcare Cashplan
• Death in service
• Employee assistance program
• Opportunities to progress
• Matched Pension Contribution

Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm

For more information call Jodie on 01270 589943 or email your CV to jodiej@kpir.co.uk

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