Compliance Coordinator

At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations'​ worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 150 years.

Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.

Role:
Compliance Coordinator

Location:

Bolton

Contract:

Permanent
Salary:
Competitive

  The Recipe   We’re looking for someone who’s passionate about quality and compliance to help deliver our Unbeatable Quality Strategy. In this role, you’ll support the Compliance Manager to uphold the highest standards across our bakery and depot operations. You’ll play a key part in ensuring our sites meet all legal requirements and company expectations around food safety, hygiene, and product quality, helping us maintain the trust of our customers and the integrity of our brand.

The Role   In this role, you'll be responsible for gathering and analysing monitoring data to ensure full compliance with all relevant standards within the Quality Management System, supporting a culture of continuous improvement and audit readiness. You'll assist the Compliance Manager in maintaining the accuracy of the Document Management System (DMS), ensuring timely updates and reliable reporting. Internal site audits will be completed to schedule, verifying that control measures are consistently followed and documented.

You'll also play a key role in promoting food safety and hygiene standards across the bakery, helping teams understand and deliver against expectations. Working closely with the Compliance Manager, you'll contribute to the identification and implementation of appropriate hygiene protocols, while supporting product quality assurance through routine checks and alignment with brand and regulatory standards.

    Essential Ingredients    
Auditor training  
Minimum Level 3 HACCP & Food Safety qualifications
Knowledge of hygiene management, KPI’s CIC, etc  
Appreciation of food microbiology  
Awareness of quality systems and external standards implementation.

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages  
Demonstrates the ability to use a variety of IT systems and applications
Knowledge of HS&E and food safety legislation.  
Knowledge of continuous improvement techniques
Demonstrates ability to follow complex instructions and procedures with minimal supervision  
Ability to accurately capture and interpret complex data to aid good decision making within scope of role
Demonstrates problem solving and decision-making capability within broad scope, knowing when to escalate
Ability to develop new skills and knowledge of varying complexity to work across a multi-skilled Operations
Demonstrates attention for detail and a focus on quality
Can positively adapt to changes in work requirements, undertaking a variety of activities across the Operation to meet business needs.
Shares knowledge and experience with other members of the Operations Team and delivers support and guidance to other team members
Identifies and delivers operational improvements within their knowledge and experience   Desired

Knowledge and experience of working in a food company (ideally within a FMCG sector)  
Knowledge of the principles of operational excellence techniques
Food & Drink Level 2 Apprenticeship  
Awareness of bread making process:
Plant, product, ingredient functionality and process technology      Extra Dough   At last and by no means yeast you will want to know what your breads worth.

A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
Award winning pension scheme with company contributions
Life assurance
Products you…