Microbiology, Risk and Regulation Advisor
About the role
At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart. So, during your working week, you can expect to spend 60% of your time in one of our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. We also recognise that life looks a little different for each of us.Some people are at the start of their careers, some want the freedom to do the things they love. Others are going through life-changing moments like becoming a carer, nearing retirement, adapting to parenthood, or something else. That’s why at Tesco, we always welcome a conversation about flexible working.
So, please talk to the Hiring Manager about how they can support you.
We are delighted to share that a unique and exciting position has arisen for a Microbiology, Risk and Regulation Advisor.
This role will see the successful candidate managing planned and ad hoc microbiological testing programmes to provide business due diligence and assurance of the control of microbiological risks in food products. Supporting on policy development & scientific risk assessment.
This position would suit someone that has a strong commercial understanding, with lab knowledge. Experience of good prioritisation/able to manage competing demands on time.
You will be responsible for
Supporting the Company Microbiologist by- Managing the Tesco relationship with the contract microbiological testing laboratory
- Ensuring the operation of the microbiological testing programmes, including creation and accurate implementation of test plans, data management of test results and associated administration
- Maintaining awareness of emerging microbiological risks to drive the continual improvement of microbiological surveillance and support the team’s horizon scanning activities
- Support the drafting and delivery horizon scanning reports for the wider business
- Supporting the review of, and corrective actions arising from, microbiological test results
- Trend analysing microbiological test results to identify emerging issues and producing summary reports for internal stakeholders
- Supporting the development and implementation of microbiology and food hygiene related policy
- Deputising for the Company Microbiologist and supporting incident risk assessment and management where appropriate
- Providing general support to the Product Safety & Labelling team and Product Regulatory Compliance department as required
- Prioritisation/able to manage competing demands on time
- Delivery or work to agreed deadlines
- Comfortable with spreadsheet and database applications
- Risk assessment
- Food Science and/or regulatory experience (preferable not essential)
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What’s in it for you
We’re all about the little helps. That’s why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you – both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!- Annual bonus scheme of up to 10% of base salary
- Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
- 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years’ service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 4 weeks fully paid paternity leave
- Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing
About us
Tesco has become a market leader by doing the little things that really matter for our customers and colleagues.
It’s part of what makes Tesco such a great place to work, and we’re proud to have been accredited as one of Britain’s Top Employers again this year.
We're the UK's number one retailer and we pride ourselves on offering a great shopping experience. We are passionate about our food, merchandise and services and will always try to get things right for our customers.
But did you know we also offer great job opportunities? With stores, distribution centres and offices across the UK, and a vast variety of roles, we are always looking for people who have a hunger to work with customers and colleagues across our exciting business.
We believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. It's our people that make the difference every day - helping us make a difference for our customers
Should you be successful in your application, your offer will be subject to and conditional upon you providing your bank account details before your agreed start date.
For more information about us please visit www.tescoplc.com