Site Quality Coordinator - Taw Valley Creamery

Arla Foods are looking for a Quality Coordinator to join the QEHS team at our Dairy manufacturing site in Taw Valley. Situated in West Devon, Taw Valley produces award winning cheeses for our retail customers and the Quality Coordinator will work as part of the wider QEHS function to lead on technical compliance on site.

What will I get?

• Competitive salary
• 26 days and 8 bank holidays
• Annual Pay review
• Employer pension matched up to 6% (12% total contributory)
• X4 annual salary life assurance cover
• Flexible Benefits- buy up to 5 days annual leave, reward gateway scheme- discounts with various retailers via my benefit platform.
• Strong career development & training (internal and external training)
• Subsidized staff canteen
• Access to discounted Arla products
• Stunning rural location
  

What will the role involve?

Reporting into the site QEHS (Quality, Environmental and H&S) Manager, you will implement Arla Food’s QEHS standards and policies on site, ensuring that we maintain the relevant certifiable standards, customer demands, legislation and site standards in a cost- conscious manner.

• Contributes to ensure Arla Foods QEHS standards/policies, relevant certifiable standards, customer demands, legislation and site standards are implemented within area of responsibility.
• Contributes with specialist knowledge about products and/or processes in designated area of expertise.
• Participates in quality-related projects and shares specialist knowledge to deliver continuous improvement with respect to designated area of responsibility.
• Acts as a service provider or internal consultant by collecting and communicating relevant technical and quality information to help in problem solving and development in the business.
• Provides risk assessment and crisis management support when appropriate and contributes to the resolution of issues.
• Contributes to the development and maintenance of the management system.
• Supports and drives development and maintenance of relevant data and databases.
• Gathers, monitors, analyses and reports on quality information and data.
• Provides relevant reports to site and business group management as applicable.
• Carries out internal and external audit.
• Coaches teams and individuals within the quality function at site.
• Liaises with customers in relation to reporting, investigating issues, complaints, queries and coordinating of customer audits to support and enhance customer satisfaction.

What will I need?

You will need to possess a Food Science or FMCG background, with a minimum of 1-3 years experience within a Technical or Quality function. You will need to be an excellent communicator who has knowledge of customer and BRC standards. HACCP Level 4/ Food Safety Level 4 would be preferred.

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.
  

Please apply using the link or reach out to Olivia Pine, Junior Talent Partner at olpyn@arlafoods.com. The closing date for this position is 1st May 2023.

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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