Food Safety - Compliance Technologist

About the role

Join Ocado Logistics as a Food Safety - Compliance Technologist to champion food safety and quality culture across our warehouses and delivery operations. You will be the go‑to person for sites and service providers to ensure on‑site compliance processes are understood, fit for purpose and completed correctly.

• Champion food safety and quality culture in the business and provide technical support on compliance.
• Engage with stakeholders across the business and third parties to identify, evaluate and implement continuous improvement related to Food Safety Management Systems, quality standards and business compliance.
• Develop food safety and product safety excellence through identifying and sharing best practice.
• Provide guidance, coaching and training to key stakeholders and ensure compliance requirements are met and processes completed correctly.
• Contribute to the delivery of the business’ risk‑based technical compliance audit schedule.
• Work with sites to develop technical process documents to translate policy into operational procedures and safe systems of work.
• Review the quality systems and oversee the microbiological sampling and testing programme.
• Conduct regular reviews to ensure compliance with our food safety management system and safety standards.
• Regularly review the food safety training and contribute to developing the training programme.
• Use data insight to develop a meaningful action plan to improve engagement in, and understanding & appreciation of, food safety and quality within the business.
• Working with the Technical Policy and Compliance team to review audit results and trends to identify opportunities for continuous improvement.

• Food science (or similar) degree – or equivalent industry experience.
• Experienced in food manufacture and/or retail audits.
• Advanced Food Hygiene (or to be attained within 12 months of role commencement).
• Advanced HACCP (or to be attained within 12 months of role commencement).

Ocado Logistics offers a competitive salary, extensive health care coverage and a comprehensive benefits package that includes a healthy work‑life balance, exclusive employee discounts and an award‑winning recognition programme.

Ocado Group is an equal opportunities employer and as such makes every effort to ensure that all potential employees are treated fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, age or disability or union membership status.