KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS


To give compliance account support to the Head of Technical and Technical Compliance Manager.
Support the BG Technical team on all matters arising on compliance.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES


Compliance – Pesticide and Micro Management

Day to day management of the process of collection of samples from BGP and grower base throughout the year, booking in of samples, following up of issues, maintenance of records of testing.
Making appropriate communication in the case of issues that arise.
Liaison with the testing lab on issues.
Reconciliation of testing against invoices and end of quarter for EU Team.
Collation of grower PPUs from source, testing certificates from source, checking these against retailer lists, in country legislation and EU legislation.
Following receipt of certificate, check against provided information from source and following up where issues arise, review of levels of results found and subsequent actions.
Maintenance of platforms like Food Experts / AUDAX lists– input of PPUs, maintenance and updating and related requirements as detailed by TAMs.
Updating imported and UK testing risk assessments and testing regimes in line with customer requirements.
Assistance with provision of derogations for retail customers when identified as required.
Amalgamation and monitoring of retailer lists (including microbiological testing requirements) providing easy to use reference document against which grower PPUs can be checked.
Obtaining master list from agronomy team to create UK PPUs, which can be used to update retailer portals like Food Experts.
SOP creation covering company pesticide and micro testing policy and procedures.
Production of UK grower testing plans.
Liaising with lab to review booking in process and access to wider data to allow trending.
Trending of results as required by TAMs and wider BGL business.
Look at efficiencies that could be made in the process of residue sampling and testing.
Benchmark imported test certificates against UK certificates to review differences.
Provide updates to TAMs on current pesticide and microbiological information and legislation.
Supporting and assisting other key technical / compliance support as and when required (details below).
Compliance

Collation and management of all due diligence requirements and information including certification and signed undertakings for all schemes.
Management of supplier approval portals e.g. Greenlight
Management of grower approvals and matrixes for all relevant countries.
Ensuring all audit non-conformances are signed off by relevant TM.
SEDEX platform – relevant activities including reporting on non-conformances, risk assessment reporting and SAQ information
Provide assistance to complete and update the Select Farm supplier approval tracker (M&S) and any other retailer appropriate trackers.
Addition of information for Red Tractor Licensing website.