Compliance Technician
| Posting date: | 10 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £25,000 to £30,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive Salary |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 August 2025 |
| Location: | Woolsington, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE13 8BT |
| Company: | dnata catering UK |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | DCUK193790 |
Summary
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Compliance Technician to support regulatory and quality assurance activities in our Newcastle unit. In this role, you will assist in ensuring that company operations, products, and processes comply with applicable regulations, standards, and internal policies.
This role will be based on a 12 month fixed term contract as a maternity cover.
What are some of the key responsibilities of this role?
- Logging and checking all internal HACCP and food safety documentation against company standards to ensure compliance. Feeding back to the departmental managers/ Compliance Manager on deviations and ensuring that corrective actions are noted. Tracking performance
- Updating and maintaining unit Compliance Activity Planners and supplying relevant information for month-end reports
- Maintaining key Compliance information such as Legionella files, Fire Log Book
- Supporting the Compliance Manager with the collation of documentation for Customer complaints/ comments
- Assessing the company HACCP against new products to ensure controls are adequate at a local level
- Reviewing H&S documentation including supplier reports, risk assessments and COSHH
- Completing and assessing Accident Investigation reports
- Assisting the unit management team with the Quality Control of finished products by carrying out spot checks on flight components to confirm adherence to specification. This will include Chef Tables, Portion Controls, Equipment/ stores checks, bar checks and pick checks
- Conducting internal Food Safety and Health and Safety audits, feedback results and monitor corrective actions
- Conducting food checks to confirm adherence to both Allergen/ FIR regulations and Halal Compliance
This list is not exhaustive, accountabilities may vary dependant on locality or role complexity and may include any other duties considered reasonable by the line manager.
What you’ll have:
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office essential
- Organisational skills and attention to detail
Desirable
- A qualification in Food Safety Level 3 or above (desirable)
- Experience in a similar role within the food industry (desirable)
If you believe your skills and experience align with what we're looking for, we encourage you to apply — we’d love to hear from you!