Site QEHS Specialist - Settle Creamery

Site QEHS Specialist

Arla Foods Settle Creamery, BD24 9AE

Monday to Friday, days based role

Arla Foods are looking for a Site Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist to join the QEHS team at our Settle Creamery in North Yorkshire.

Benefits

• Competitive salary (salary discussed at application)
• 26 days holiday + bank holidays
• Annual Pay review
• Employer pension matched up to 6% (12% total contributory)
• 4 x annual life salary assurance
• Flexible Benefits- buy additional annual leave, reward gateway scheme- discounts with various retailers via my benefit platform.
• People agenda commitment to training and development
• Access to discounted Arla products
• Most importantly- a cheese hamper at Christmas!

What will the role involve?

Reporting into the QEHS Manager, you’ll drive the QEHS culture on site, providing health & safety as well as technical expertise. You will implement Arla Food’s QEHS standards and policies, ensuring that we maintain the relevant certifiable standards, customer demands, legislation and site standards in a cost- conscious manner.

Key responsibilities include;

• Custodian of site systems and Quality and Food Safety Compliance
• Leads and manages the internal and external audit function
• Conducts process confirmations, validations and ensures trial protocols are used effectively
• Coaching/training of colleagues to drive improvements in Food Safety & Quality
• Supports and drives the effective use of relevant QEHS IT platforms. Centuri, MDE, UL360, etc.
• Plays a leadership role with HACCP/Food Safety programme
• Drives the Quality, Health & Safety culture and mindset on site through engagement with site teams, ensuring a healthy, inclusive and safe working environment.
• Plays a key role in handling, trending, investigating and resolving customer related QEHS issues.
• Assists with RCAs to drive improvements in Food Safety & Quality.
• Provides relevant reports to site and business group management as applicable.

What you’ll need in order to be successful in the role

The ideal candidate will have:

• Proven background experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment (FMCG or food manufacturing would be advantageous)
• Previous auditing experience, with knowledge of BRC and/or retailer standards
• A degree in Quality, Food Science, Microbiology or a related field  
• A technical background, with HACCP Level 3 and Food Safety Level 3 as a minimum
• NEBOSH certificate and IEMA certificate advantageous

Things We’d Love To Tell You About Our Settle Site

• Arla Settle is the home of our Lactofree products, producing Lactofree ESL and also conventional UHT milk for UK and export markets.
• We have had £30 million of investment to bring Lactofree milk production to the UK. Our site capacity has increased by 50% through this investment.

Things We’d Love To Tell You About Arla

• We are a farmer-owned cooperative. That means we are committed to partnering with farmers so they are guaranteed a fair price for their milk.
• We experimented with poo powered trucks (google it- you won’t regret it), and built the world’s first ever 100% carbon neutral dairy. All as part of our ongoing commitment to combatting climate change.
• We are the producer of Lurpak, one of the world’s most iconic butter brands.
• We are a Danish business, operating across the UK, Europe, Asia, The Middle East, North America, South America and other regions across the globe.

Next steps

Please apply using the link or reach out to Olivia Pine, Talent Partner at Arla Foods. The closing date for applications is 10th September 2024.

We have a purpose for Good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?

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