Contaminants Project Coordinator

Posted on September 15th, 2026
location Leicester briefcase Contract £23.00 per hour

Great opportunity to work as a Contaminants Project Coordinator for our client, one of the largest producers and distributors of snack foods and drinks in the UK and Europe at the forefront of food manufacturing technology.

Staffline is recruting Contaminants Project Coordinators in Leicester.

The rate of pay is £23.00 per hour.

This is a full-time role working fixed shifts and the hours of work are:
- 9am to 5pm

Your Time at Work

As a Contaminants Project Coordinator you'll be responsible for:

- Coordinating day-to-day planning and execution activities for the contaminants compliance programme.
- Working with Regulatory Affairs, Quality, Food Safety, Product Development, Procurement and other internal functions to determine and implement a compliant approach.
- Liaise directly with suppliers to communicate regulatory requirements and clearly explain the evidence and documentation expected from them.
- Coordinate a small team responsible for supplier engagement and document collection.
- Track programme activities, milestones, dependencies, risks and outstanding supplier responses.
- Surface challenges, delays and roadblocks promptly to the Programme Lead.
- Obtain, collate and quality-check supplier compliance documentation.
- Ensure documentation is accurately stored and maintained in the relevant document management system.
- Provide clear status updates and support programme reporting for stakeholders.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of project processes and supplier engagement approaches.

Our Perfect Worker

What we're looking for:

- Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and follow actions through to completion.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to build and manage relationships in a matrix organisation and influence without direct authority.
- Confidence and professionalism when engaging external parties, particularly suppliers.
- Good attention to detail and competence using Microsoft Office tools and document management systems.

Preferred:

- Experience in the FMCG, food manufacturing or consumer products industry.
- Experience supporting regulatory compliance programmes or working with food ingredient and raw material specifications.
- Experience working across European or multi-country teams and supplier networks.
- A higher education degree or equivalent qualification in Food Science, Food Technology, Food Safety, Regulatory Affairs or another food-related discipline.

Key Information and Benefits

- Earn £23 per hour
- Full-time
- OnSite support from Staffline
- Canteen on site
- Free car parking on site
- Good links to public transport
- PPE provided
- Shop on site

Job Ref: 1PLE

About Staffline

Staffline is the UK's largest recruitment solutions partner, enabling over 35,000 people into good work every week. We operate at more than 420 customer sites across England, Scotland and Wales.

As one of the most established recruitment agencies in Nottingham with operations across the UK, we specialise in connecting businesses with temporary and permanent jobs across warehouse & logistics, food and drink, aviation, driving, technical & engineering, manufacturing & automotive and security.
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