Food Hygiene/Safety Co-Ordinator at TotalEnergies

Candidate Profile

• 5 to 7 years working experience
• Degree Food Technology/Science

Activities

Identifying food safety issues (financial, commercial, technical, and human) on a local level  

Key Responsibilities:

• Principal duties that cannot be outsourced:
• Ensuring that the general principles are implemented in the business unit :
• A clear definition of roles and duties concerning food hygiene end to end
• Skills available in-house or externally 
• Compliance with the laws and regulations in force in the country concerned by food hygiene
• Implementation of operational rules (rules of hygiene and cleanliness, food storage rules, inspections to be performed, etc.) aiming to ensure food hygiene
• Standards to be met for the premises and equipment used in the food (cold/hot and short shelf life/long shelf life) chain cycle 
• Awareness-raising and training of staff involved (Online & Face to face)
• Consideration of food hygiene in the purchasing process
• Processes for managing non-compliances and anomalies linked to food hygiene
• A food hygiene audit process and guidelines
• A warning and crisis management system for food hygiene
• Management of the approach and monitoring of indicators
• Being the contact person from the network department for all food hygiene questions  
• Distributing the best practices guide and related tools/documents 
• Ensuring that the food hygiene training program is implemented 
• Ensuring that food hygiene requirements are considered in contracts with suppliers, food service partners and category management team
• Ensuring that food hygiene requirements are considered in the selection of equipment and design of premises 
• Coordinating the audit/bacteriological analyses program at points of sale (shops and restaurants) 
• Ensuring that food hygiene events are reported and handled (food poisoning/injuries) 
• Managing the approach via indicators in relation with audits and inspections Organizing period reviews using digital tools provided by the audit provide
• Implement digital self-checks in stations offering fresh food via the DIG'EAT program

Duties for which the coordinator may seek outside expertise (consultant, service providers or catering suppliers/partners):

• Global  and Local regulatory watch concerning food safety  
• Identifying within the affiliate any hygiene issues with foods distributed within the network, especially those specific to the country in question, and analyzing the risks  
• Along with Category Managers and Operation/Sales Teams, establishing the principles for the sale of self-service foodstuffs (sandwiches and all products with expiration dates, temperature, delivery, etc.) as well as products with transformation on-site for take-out or eat-in food services  
• Supporting trainers and/or leading food hygiene training sessions on site 
• Taking part in hygiene audits on sites 
• Helping to interpret microbiological analyses  
• Providing support to investigations into food hygiene events (food poisoning and injuries) 

Duties for which the coordinator must seek outside expertise (recognized service providers): 

• Conducting hygiene audits on sites 
• Taking samples on sites and microbiological analyses in laboratories 

Hse :

• Ensure adherence and compliance to company HSEQ and security standards, local by-laws, standards, and legislation to minimize all risk pertaining to company assets and protection of life
• Ensure effective risk management and internal control, including asset management, for area of responsibility.  A quality failure procedure to be put into place for all suppliers / manufacturers
• To effectively manage and minimise HSE risk within area of responsibility by ensuring:
• Compliance with all HSE Policies, rules, guideline, and legal requirements
• Promotion of safe working environment and positively contributing to the company HSE KPIs and risk reduction strategies
• That HSE competency requirements are identified & enforced within area of responsibility