Quality/Technical Team Leader, North Tawton, Devon
- Employer
- Arla Foods Limited
- Location
- North Tawton
- Salary
- Excellent + Benefits
- Closing date
- 1 Nov 2018
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Function
- Environmental, Health & Safety, Quality Assurance, Technical
- Business Sector
- Food Manufacturing
Job Details
QEHS Team Leader, North Tawton, Devon
The Ingredients department at Arla Foods produces 18000 tons of permeate powder and 4000 tons of whey protein concentrate using membrane, evaporator and drying technology. Our customers use the products as ingredients in foods and have high demands for dry blend quality and food safety.
In order to continue to provide our customers with the highest quality food ingredients, we are looking for QEHS Team Leader, which will be a new role in the department. Reporting to the Production Manager, you will provide support for the Ingredients team to continue our journey in quality, environment, health and safety following Legislation and Arla Foods Global Standards.
Create the Future
You will be responsible for day-to-day management of all technical activities in order to ensure efficient running of the department. This is a great opportunity and will provide a great challenge for the right candidate, who is looking to develop their career.
You will lead, coach, train, manage, develop and motivate, and be responsible for defining and achieving resource requirements. You will be a key player in ensuring that the highest factory standards are met in line with FSSC, and other customer requirements. You will also be expected to make significant contributions to problem solving and continuous improvement initiatives, trend analysis and hygiene improvements. We supply other businesses with Ingredients and as such have many audits. You must ensure therefore ensure that all documentation and processes required to comply with standards, customer specific or internal standards are ready and of a high standard at all times. You will work with other team members to connect both Arla and Site strategy to the tasks of the department. Relationships will also be with QEHS colleagues at Head Office in order to ensure best practice across all Arla Dairies.
Grow with Arla
Because we're committed to professional development and promoting from within. Our positive and collaborative culture will bring out the best in you.
You are
The successful candidate will have a proven track record in a Quality and/or Environment, Health and Safety role within a food manufacturing environment. Dairy knowledge would be preferred but not essential. You must have a strong knowledge of Chemistry and Microbiology with an in-depth understanding of FSSC, customer standards and audit requirements. A high skills level across leadership, problem solving and project management is essential along with the ability to think on your feet and make decisions. Good IT skills are required with knowledge of SAP as an advantage.
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Online here as soon as possible please. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package relative to the current market. We look forward to hearing from you.
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