Technical Supervisor (Food)

SDUK's brands include the Nations favourite cheese brand Cathedral City plus other well-known butter & spreads (Clover, Country Life, Vitalite, Utterly Butterly), functional ingredients and dairy free products. This is a key role within a production environment where we primarily make a range of dairy-free products, including Sheese, Cathedral City products, and retailer own brands.

The role of the supervisor, technical services is a key member within the site food safety and management team, managing and developing site hygiene systems and processes in line with site goals and objectives. You will also be working with an engaged and high-potential hygiene team who you will work closely with to develop and help them to grow within their roles, reaching and exceeding their potential, becoming a multi-skilled and flexible team. You will manage external services related to hygiene requirements (including laundry, chemical, pest control) and ensure engagement and service levels align to SLAs.

Shift pattern: Monday-Friday 6pm to 2.40am

You will make contributions that matter by:

• Monitoring, supporting, and developing the team of hygiene operatives (8-12)
• Leading validation and verification of hygiene activities
• Playing a key role in the internal audit team with execution of relevant actions
• Ensuring health and safety practices are followed
• Implementing and monitoring ATP testing, allergen positive release, Kosher, foreign body control and monitoring
• Leading on investigations of out of spec hygiene results and driving for improvements
• Ensuring CICs and SOPs are kept up to date, reviewed and refreshed, and trained onto the floor
• Ensuring all production facilities comply with company and retailer hygiene and GMP standards
• Ensuring an effective listeria management plan is effective and in place
• Ensuring all records are appropriately allocated and monitored for completion against objectives
• Collaborating with production and engineering colleagues on hygiene and H&S related issues

You’re best suited for the role if you are:

• Experienced within a hygiene leadership position within a heavily regulated production/manufacturing environment
• Able to demonstrate an understanding of verification and validation of hygiene
• Experienced in training and developing a high-performing team through engagement
• Able to demonstrate improvements led to hygiene/technical teams and functions
• Knowledgeable of internal audit processes and requirements

We support and care for our employees by providing you with:

• Bonus scheme paid quarterly
• Inclusive working environment
• Pension contributions
• Health cash plan - claim money back towards essential healthcare such as dental, eye care etc.
• Access to Thrive 24-hours a day - a leading and NHS clinically approved app which focuses on general wellbeing
• Life assurance
• Free parking
• Discounted branded products
• My Staff Shop - access to exclusive benefits, free advice and savings - providing great discounts from thousands of the UK’s largest retailers & service providers

We support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join our team.