Site Quality Specialist - Stourton Dairy

TG Arla; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Job description

Site Quality Specialist

Arla Foods, Stourton Dairy

Fixed Term Contract – 18 months

As site QEHS Specialist at our Stourton Dairy in Leeds, you will work in collaboration with the wider site teams to execute operational plans associated with functional and commercial success. You will ensure that standards and legislation are adhered to, whilst meeting customer needs and keeping quality, efficiency and best practice at the heart of what you do each day.

What do we offer?

• Competitive salary
• 26 days annual leave plus 8 days bank holiday
• Employer pension matched up to 6% (12% total contributory)
• X4 annual salary life assurance cover
• Flexible Benefits- buy up to 5 days annual leave, reward gateway scheme- discounts with various retailers via my benefit platform.

What will the role involve?

• You will lead and develop the Site internal audit programme and carry out internal audits, while also supporting the QEHS Manager during External audits and Customer Visits.
• You will develop and manage the site Quality Management System ensuring relevant certifiable standards/policies, customer demands, legislation and local standards are up to date and compliant to requirements.
• You will contribute with specialist knowledge about products and/or processes in designated area of expertise.
• You will participate in quality related projects and share specialist knowledge to deliver continuous improvement with respect to designated area of responsibility, applying a LEAN approach to everything you do.
• You will act as service provider or internal consultant by collecting and communicating relevant technical and quality information to help problem solving and development in the business.

Who are you?

We are looking for a well-rounded, strong, technically experienced leader.

• An experienced auditor, having previously audited against BRC and/or retailer standards.
• Previous experience of food manufacturing environment.
• A technical background, with HACCP Training Level 3 as a minimum.
• A structured approach to optimisation and problem solving.
• A clear sense of commerciality, recognising the role that our customers and consumers play, and the impact that the local technical function has on those relationships.

Things we’d love to tell you about our Stourton site

• Our Stourton site takes in 2.2 million litres of milk daily.
• It produces around 660 million litres of the nation’s favourites per year from 16 automated filling lines.
• From Stourton we produce over 225 SKUs within 10 different product groups, such as Cravendale & BOB filtered milk, flavoured milk, creams, alcohol cream, custards and cottage cheese.
• The site has received c.£315 million in investment since 2004.

Please apply using the link or reach out to Jess Thwaite, Talent Partner, at [e-mail]. The closing date for this position is Monday 7th April 2025.

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?