Health & Safety / Food Compliance Officer

Location: Skipton

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum depending on skills and experience

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

About Us:

We are Solidus. Involved with our environment since 1870. With pride in our history, we make circular packaging and sustainable solid board solutions for customers all over the world. Here you get the possibilities to learn, to develop, to make a difference. We do this with 1500 colleagues throughout Europe. Together we contribute to less waste and a cleaner world.

Please note that the company does not offer sponsorship and therefore candidates must have the legal right to live and work in the UK to be considered for this role.

About the role:

To administer and monitor quality, product safety and health and safety processes and procedures to ensure that the company complies with all certifications, regulatory and legal standards. You will be heavily involved in Food Health and Safety and therefore experience of Food Health and Safety within a manufacturing background is essential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Update and maintain accurate records using the appropriate business systems, applications, and databases, ensuring systems are always audit-ready.
• Provide general administration support and advice to the group on product safety and quality.
• Manage the document control register.
• Create and issue product specifications for internal and customer use.
• Contact suppliers for documentation as part of the product approval process.
• Complete customer questionnaires, collating information and data.
• Assist/participate with site audits BRC, FSC etc.
• Complete monthly reports on performance as required.
• Coordinate traceability checklists and exercises.
• Maintain the audit risk assessment, audit checklists and schedule.
• Administer the pest control programme.
• Maintain the calibration register.
• Maintain the glass audit register.
• Administer the compliance training requirements for the group, communicating with the relevant managers as required and updating the training matrix.

Health and Safety:

• Administer the site risk assessments, supporting reviews and changes.
• Organise safety training to educate company staff on necessary safety principles.
• Administer safety procedures, and policies for production operations.
• Administer investigations to identify the root cause of an incident or other unsafe conditions on a work site.
• Oversee the placement and setup of safety signs to warn of potential hazards.
• Collaborate with law enforcement agents and investigators to address cases of workplace accidents.
• Maintain the group COSHH register.
• Assist in carrying out inspections of workplaces and take necessary action to ensure compliance.
• Assist in responding to and investigating concerns/complaints from workers/employers and assist in taking appropriate action.
• Assist in the establishment of workplace safety and health committees.
• Monitor first aid requirements across the business.
• Support the site induction programme.

About you:

Essential Requirements:

• Experience within a similar role within the Food Health and Safety / Manufacturing Industry is essential.
• Knowledge of BRC Standards relating to Food Health and Safety.
• MS Office skills in Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint & data collection.
• Able to communicate with all members of the business.
• A team player - prepared to help with all tasks.
• Flexible approach managing work within specific deadlines.
• Exceptional organisation skills a must.
• Strong experience in leading teams.
• Strong H&S focus driving the right behaviours & always priority number one.
• Able to lead by example on all aspects of the business.

Not essential but desirable:

• Experience within the packaging industry.
• Project management experience advantageous.

The job description is not exhaustive. From time to time you may be required to perform other duties and responsibilities which are not included in the above description but are within your capabilities and where necessary training will be given.

Why join us:

As Compliance Officer at Solidus, we offer you a challenging position within a dynamic and ambitious international organisation that is constantly changing.

Benefits:

• Workplace Pension contributions.
• Medicash.
• 25 days holiday with bank holidays on top.

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with experience of: Compliance Manager, Food Health & Safety Officer, Food Manufacturing Compliance Officer, Manufacturing Compliance Manager, Health and Safety Officer, Food Health & Safety Auditor may be considered for this role.