QEHS Professional, Graduate/Entry Level - Leeds

Arla Foods Deutschland GmbH; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 45,000

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Location:

Leeds, GB

Permanent, days-based role (Monday-Friday, 37.5 hours per week)

Are you looking for a role that will give you a wide range of technical experience and business exposure at one of the UK’s largest food and drink companies that produces the likes of Lurpak, Anchor and Castello?

We have an exciting new opportunity for a QEHS Professional to join our UK function and be part of the Global QEHS Central Team. This position offers high visibility across the business, providing an excellent opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of technical management as well as broader company processes.

What do we offer?

• Competitive salary (salary discussed at application stage)
• 26 days holiday & Bank Holidays
• Hybrid & flexible working
• Pension contribution matched up to 6%
• 4 x annual salary life assurance
• Free to use onsite Gym
• Access to discounted products in our Staff Shop
• People agenda commitment to training and development
• Flexible Benefits- buy up to 5 days additional annual leave, reward gateway scheme- discounts with various retailers via my benefit platform.
• Most importantly - Cheese hamper at Christmas!

How will you make an impact?

As a QEHS Professional, you will play a vital role in supporting the UK customer technical team across a diverse range of activities, while also taking ownership of specific QEHS projects. In this role, you will manage customer interactions and collaborate closely with production sites and key functions such as NPD, Commercial and Marketing.

Projects/responsibilities may include:

• Management of customer technical queries
• Direct communication/contact with customers
• Preparation of key quality documentation
• Supporting the team with customer meetings/reviews
• Tracking and reporting KPI’s
• Maintaining key systems across areas such as Quality, Food Safety, Ethics etc

What will make you successful?

We are looking for a candidate who has completed an undergraduate degree, preferably within Food Science, Nutrition or related (Biology, Chemistry, or similar).

• Possesses a commercial and customer-focused mindset and interested in learning what is involved in working within a fast-paced environment like ours.
• Ability to research and interpret data, developing practical solutions to challenges.
• Demonstrate a strong drive to improve product quality and standards by effectively managing key business processes.

Would you like to join us?

If you are enthusiastic about joining our team and meet the qualifications listed above, we would love to hear from you.

For more information please contact Olivia Pine, Talent Acquisition Partner at Arla Foods. The closing date for this position is the 14th April 2025 and only CV’s sent directly via the link will be considered.

We have a purpose for Good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?