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Compliance & Sustainability Assistant

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Posted 9 days ago, valid for 5 days
Location

Maidstone, Kent ME15 8ED, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A growing manufacturing business is seeking a Compliance & Sustainability Assistant in the greater Maidstone area.
  • The role involves supporting senior management with product safety, quality, and environmental sustainability, among other duties.
  • Candidates must have previous experience in audits, including GMP and HACCP Level 2, and knowledge of BRCGS and customer audit requirements.
  • The position offers a competitive starting salary based on relevant experience, along with benefits like enhanced annual leave and a bonus potential of up to 10%.
  • There is ample opportunity for career progression within the company as it continues to expand.
A growing manufacturing business is searching for a Compliance & Sustainability Assistant in the greater Maidstone area.Your RoleWhile in this position your duties may include but are not limited to:
  • Supporting senior management with matters relating to product safety, quality, human rights, legality and environmental sustainability
  • Collating and maintaining accurate records including setting up new suppliers and sites, maintaining supplier seasonality records, managing supplier status and uploading supplier, site and grower due diligence records
  • Communicating with suppliers to gain due diligence information including pesticide compliance, relevant ethical requirements, certifications and audit information and leading the administration for the internal platforms
  • Communicating supplier approval status for each stage of the due diligence process, as well as updating the internal team, raising any identified issues that may prohibit supply and seek resolutions to these
  • Updating food safety, ethical and environmental due diligence on the platforms, ensuring accuracy and compliance
  • Producing and reviewing compliance KPI reports, identifying gaps and working to close these
  • Onboarding new suppliers onto the system accurately, and updating approved supplier lists
  • Monitoring due diligence throughout the supply period and investigate incidences including near-misses, unapproved arrivals and non-compliancy, recording all information accurately
  • Overseeing the process for residue sample requesting
  • Collating all compliance data to review at the end of season for customers and suppliers
You MUST Have:Please apply ONLY if you meet the following criteria:
  • Must have previous experience in audits including GMP, HACCP Level 2 and TACCP trained
  • Have an understanding of BRCGS, Customer & Food Safety Standards
  • Knowledge of pesticides
  • Exposure to compliance
  • Understanding of customer audit requirements
  • ERP systems knowledge, preferably Prophet
Your Opportunity:This business has decades of experience within the food manufacturing industry, becoming a leader within their market and offering a vast range of products and services to their clients. The position holder will support and handle aspects of supplier due diligence and compliance, providing key information to management on ongoing processes and ensuring that suppliers are onboarded properly.The business is offering a competitive starting salary, depending on relevant experience. Alongside this, there will be additional benefits including an enhanced annual leave allowance and very good pension contribution, supplemented by other incentives including a bonus potential of up to 10%, and a range of additional benefits. Additionally, there will be plenty of scope to progress within this role as the business continues to grow and you will be given the tools to expand your knowledge and skillset.If this opportunity interests you then please do not hesitate to reach out to:Phoebe Jones - Talent Acquisition SpecialistM:E: 

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.