Compliance Assurance Assistant

Compliance Assurance Assistant

Hainault, Essex

£29,500 – £31,000 per annum

Monday to Saturday (Alternate Saturdays)

Hours: Week 1: Monday to Friday 07:00 – 16:00

Week 2: Monday to Friday 07:00 – 16:00 + Saturday 07:00 – 12:00

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Compliance Assurance Assistant to join our team as we continue to strengthen and expand our business.

Working in a fast-paced, temperature-controlled food production environment, you will play a key role in ensuring all operations comply with food safety, legal, and internal standards.

Duties will include, but not limited to:

• Following the company’s food safety culture through production, monitoring, and auditing activities

• Ensuring correct batch coding, labelling, and traceability throughout all stages of production

• Monitoring defrosting, packing, stocktaking, and goods movement processes

• Ensuring compliance from goods in through to production, packaging, and end user delivery

• Monitoring freezing processes and ensuring procedures meet traceability requirements

• Overseeing movement of goods before and after cleaning processes

• Ensuring stock rotation procedures are always adhered to

• Supporting auditing processes and maintaining accurate compliance records

• Completing all compliance assurance tasks as directed by Technical and Production management

• Ensuring all activities reduce risk, penalties, and reputational damage

• Following internal procedures relating to food safety, labelling, and compliance standards

• Taking an active role in personal development and improving compliance knowledge

We are looking for applicants with the following skills, attributes, and experience:

• Minimum 1 years’ experience within a food industry related role

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel and Word

• Experience with food manufacturing software and quality control tools

• Good understanding of food production processes, labelling, and batch coding

• Awareness of food hygiene and food safety standards

• Basic auditing and compliance knowledge (BRC knowledge advantageous)

• Strong communication skills with a good standard of written and spoken English

• High attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate records

• Ability to work to deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Willingness to learn and develop new skills

• Comfortable working in a hands-on, factory-based, temperature-controlled environment

• Friendly and professional approach

• Must have the right to work in the UK

• Industry recognised qualification is desirable but not essential

Benefits:

• Annual pay reviews

• 28 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

• Retail Discount membership

• Health Care Cash Plan membership

• Further company tailored benefits achieved through service and commitment

Select Butchery is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.