Food Safety Technologist - Birmingham (Maternity Cover)

As a Food Safety Technologist, you will provide guidance and advice across the business in relation to Food Safety, whilst ensuring safety and legislation protocols are adhered to, which are paramount to put the customer at the heart of everything we do, aligning to the businesses' success.As a Food Safety Technologist, you will:Ensure compliance is adhered to against UK regulations within all food areas at Selfridges Ensure products sold in Selfridges comply with allergen legislation and Selfridges allergen management protocols Deliver multiple different training sessions across a range of stakeholders in the businessEnsure food complaints are investigated in line with proceduresMaintain quality assurance for suppliers, maintaining affective relationships with the B&M teamsDeliver an effective pest control program within food areas in the business To deliver and maintain an effective micro sampling scheduleLiaise with suppliers, Restaurant and Retail Operations, Buying and Merchandising to resolve queries with product specificationsMaintain effective communication between stakeholders within the business to ensure Food Safety compliance is adhered to Support the sustainability target at Selfridges by ensuring robust supplier assurance How you’ll do it…you will be:Have a passion for Food Safety and Quality across a range of products and businessesHave excellent communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with key stakeholdersAdaptable. You can multi-task, prioritize and work to tight deadlines, whilst maintaining attention to detail for Team Members at all levelsHave a strong sense of ownership and adaptability to follow tasks through to completionA problem solver. You can apply different ways of thinking in different situationsPossess strong Microsoft Office and internal system skillsIntermediate Food Hygiene Level 3 HACCP (Preferred but not essential) Experience maintaining hygiene standardsKnowledge of food composition and nutrition An example of our values, a trusted and respected colleague to strengthen and drive valueThis guide represents a summary of the role; however, all team members are expected to be flexible in the work they undertake, which may change from time to time, according to the needs of the business