Site Quality Systems Leader

Job Title : Site Quality Systems Leader

Level: 5

Location: Cumbernauld

Reports to: Quality Manager

Contract: Permanent, on site

Are you ready to Be Your Best Barr None?

We are all about Being Your Best Barr None and having a career with real Moments that Matter!

Employing around 850 people across the UK, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.

For 150 years AG Barr has been building great brands and is home to some of the nations favourite flavours.

At our core is IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand, Boost making every moment better with a caffeine kick, hydration hit or tasty treat, and FUNKIN where real fruit means authentic taste.

We also have a number of exciting owned brands within our portfolio including MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges.

There's never been a better time to join us!

As our Quality Systems Leader
, you will be the backbone of our site’s compliance and continuous improvement. We are looking for a proactive professional who thrives in a manufacturing environment and enjoys the balance of technical auditing and hands‑on team coaching.

Supporting the Site Quality Manager and ensuring full compliance with food safety, quality and hygiene standards at the Cumbernauld manufacturing site, you will enable the delivery of the Company’s quality strategy. This includes ensuring that products are made to agreed specifications, hygiene standards are maintained to the required level, the internal audit program is delivered along with root cause analysis and improvements to ensure industry best practice.

• Driving improvement in food safety, quality systems & hygiene standards across the site, working with key stakeholders
• Leading and conducting quality. hygiene and microbiology related, investigations and troubleshooting
• To lead trend analysis data for quality & hygiene, including complaints and microbiology results
• To support the site with audits, assessment and other internal programmes. Ensure these are up to date, monitored and actions closed in a timely manner and robust. Complete analysis of trends in non conformance.
• To ensure site systems are robust and ready for external BRC audit at all times. Including site risk assessments, SOPs and OPLs.
• For audit, working with other functions (e.g. Learning and Development) so all processes needed are complaint to BRC standards, understood and robust.
• Working with support from the Group Quality Systems & Hygiene Manager, to play a proactive role in the improvement of procedures, equipment and processes to ensure they are fit for purpose and fit for the future within tight budget constraints. To lead and drive compliance of hygiene audits and standards
• To lead sites hygiene improvement and provide support and advice
• To Implement and train out all changes to CIP, hygiene and related standards across the site
• Deputise for Quality Team Leader where relevant and required.

• HNC level qualification or equivalent in a relevant scientific discipline with 3 years minimum quality experience. Soft Drink experience is advantageous.
• Experience working within an FMCG environment, ideally food and drink based
• Competent and experienced in Quality Systems and Internal audit.
• Proven team working skills with the ability to influence other functions in high impact situations
• In depth knowledge and understanding of HACCP, BRC, GMP standards
• Understanding of the relevant statutory regulations relating to food safety and quality
• Proficient in Google GSuite, Microsoft Office and related applications.
• Desirable:
  Food microbiological knowledge and understanding of industry standard micro testing methods. Including GLP’s and accreditation standards.

We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard. Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing…