Company description:
Premier Foods is one of Britain’s biggest listed food companies, employing over 4,000 colleagues at 15 manufacturing sites and offices up and down the country. Many of our brands have been part of UK life for more than a century and you’ll find them in 94% of British households.


Job description:
Based - Stoke on Trent, ST4 6PH
Permanent, Full Time
Salary - £35,000 - £40,000 per annum (depending on experience)
About the Role
As our Senior Compliance Technologist, you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding our food safety and quality standards every single day. You’ll lead and coordinate our Compliance and Raw Material Teams, acting as a key driver of our Technical Strategy and a champion for continuous improvement across site.
This role is ideal for someone who is systematic, detail-driven, and passionate about ensuring full compliance with customer, legal, and industry standards. Your ability to interpret data, spot risks early, and implementing improvements will be essential in helping us maintain excellence in everything we do.
What You’ll Be Doing
*Coordinate site-wide compliance across Retailer Standards, BRCGS, Premier Foods Manufacturing Standards and HACCP.
*Lead and develop the HACCP team, ensuring strong and continuously improving food safety controls and pre-requisites
*Oversee traceability audits, internal inspections and due-diligence programmes, driving swift action on closure of non-conformances.
*Monitor and analyse food safety, quality and culture data to identify trends and implement improvements.
*Lead raw material development, investigations and supplier compliance, ensuring robust standards are met.
*Facilitate customer visits and third-party audits, escalating risks and maintaining a strong Food Safety Quality Management System.
*Lead, coach and support compliance and raw material teams while collaborating cross-functionally to embed high compliance standards.
What We’re Looking For
*Intermediate HACCP qualification.
*An auditor qualification
*Strong technical knowledge within food manufacturing.
*Exceptional attention to detail and a methodical approach to problem-solving.
*Ability to work under pressure and respond quickly to operational needs.
*Confident communicator across departments, customers and suppliers.
*Experience working in cross-functional teams.
Profile description:
Are you passionate about food safety, risk management and driving standards that make a real impact? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where accuracy, structure and high-quality compliance are non-negotiable? If you’re motivated by the challenge of elevating quality systems and ensuring nothing slips through the cracks — this could be the perfect next step in your technical career.
We offer:
Salary - £35,000 - £40,000 per annum (depending on experience)
Pension
Life Assurance
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