Laboratory Supervisor - Food Sector

Job Description

Our client is a leading chilled foods manufacturer based in the South Yorkshire area and is currently seeking the technical and scientific skills and input from an experienced Laboratory Supervisor with ideally good experience within the chilled foods sector.

Reporting to the Technical Manager your key responsibilities will include:
·Receiving and logging samples, completing paperwork to maintain traceability, checking and filing external and internal lab reports and reporting of results to relevant departments.
·Sample testing, sample preparation, preparing and dispensing test plates and plate reading.
·Adherence to current legislation and company procedures with regards to safe food production and handling.
·Communicating with your team to ensure that correct "Food Safety" is incorporated into the workplace.
·Monitoring and assessing procedures, to ensure that they are being followed correctly, implementing corrective action with issues raised.
·Ensuring that your team have a sound understanding of the specification for their applicable role: meat storage, quality, presentation and packaging.
·Monitoring all team members to ensure that specifications are met. Assessing training needs and seek action for possible areas of improvement.
·Understanding the company policy for personal hygiene and ensure that all team members understand and carry out the requirements of personal hygiene within the workplace.
·Monitoring and evaluating all team members to ensure that good practice in personal hygiene is being followed, assess possible areas for improvement and take corrective action to rectify any issues raised and apply disciplinary procedures to diminish incorrect procedure being followed.
·Ensuring that all team members wear correct PPE within their workplace / role.
·Taking responsibility of your team ensuring a safe and healthy environment is maintained.
·Understanding the Health and Safety at work policies and current legislation.
·Using your initiative to be prompt in identifying potential hazards within the workplace and apply necessary and correct solutions to resolve problems.
·Ensuring that all team members understand the importance of health and safety in the work place and regularly monitor and evaluate team members to encourage and maintain correct procedures are being followed.
·Understanding your team; know their strengths and weaknesses and ensure that all team members fully understand procedures to be followed in case of an emergency.

In return for your diligence and attention to detail this Laboratory Supervisor food sector based role will reward you with not only a competitive remuneration package but also a sound basis to be seen within a 'jewel in the crown' site in South Yorkshire to enhance your prospects within the group.

Ref IOC6923