Vickerstock are delighted to be working in partnership with our specialist food services client on the appointment of Food Safety & Technical Assistant for their Newtownards based site.

Reporting to the Managing Director, you will support in all areas of Quality, Safety & Legality within the business, ensuring products meet customer expectations.

This role will be a 12-month fixed term contract with view to extend.

What your day to day will look like:

• Maintain and develop the Quality Manual and management systems to meet BRCGS and customer standards, including managing audits and supporting the HACCP team with reviews, risk assessments, and product flows.
• Liaise with customers, suppliers, Procurement, and Sales to resolve quality and food safety issues, ensuring product compliance with internal and external standards.
• Approve, manage, and monitor suppliers and service providers to ensure compliance with supplier approval criteria and traceability throughout the supply chain.
• Handle customer complaints and non-conformances, ensuring timely corrective actions and continuous improvement in product safety, legality, authenticity, and quality.
• Manage the completion and updating of product specifications, oversee staff training, and promote a positive food safety culture across the business.

What you will need to succeed:

• Clean UK/EU driving license.
• Minimum of 2 to 3 years of experience working in a Quality / Technical role and/or a Third level qualification Degree or HNC/D in a relevant food related discipline or proven relevant experience.
• Ability to effectively plan and organise to meet deadlines.
• Strong IT skills and an ability to record and present information in a concise format.
• The ability to work well under pressure and to play your role in a busy team environment.
• Excellent communicator with positive leadership skills · Demonstrate self-motivation and the ability to work independently.

Desirable Criteria (it would be great if you have these but don't worry if you don't!):

• HACCP Level 3
• Food Safety Level 3
• Auditing Level 3
• Root Cause Analysis Training
• Experience of online specification systems e.g. Foods Connected

What we hope you do next:

Sound like the career move you've been after and would like to hear more, pick up the phone to Anna now on T 028 9031 3720, or send an updated CV - in Word format - via the link on the page.

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