Quality and Compliance Manager

Accountable for the site Quality Systems and ensuring compliance to customer and legal requirements in relation to Food Safety, Integrity and Product Quality.

• Develop and maintain the Quality Management System ensuring adherence to Legal, Customer and Group compliance standards for food processing.
• Ensure Food Safety and Quality Standards are at the forefront of operations in line with the company strategy.
• Ensure the Technical Systems are established and effective, communicate gaps to the Technical Team, and support operations to reach their full capabilities.
• Be the data hub for the Technical team.

Person Specification:

To succeed in this role, you will be/have/display:

• Ability to engage and communicate clearly with confidence at various levels within the organization.
• Experience working directly with or for UK food retailers.
• Ability to work effectively and in a highly productive manner as an individual or as part of a team in a factory-based environment.
• Experience of running an internal auditing program within a food manufacturing site.
• A level of flexibility to undertake site-based tasks that may fall outside standard office hours.
• Ability to support individuals and/or teams to deliver an agreed output within clear timeframe and financial constraints.
• A clear set of planning and organisational skills.
• A self-motivated and self-starting individual that is naturally inquisitive with a constant drive to ‘seek out’ continuous improvement.

Training/Qualifications:

• HACCP Level 3 or 4.
• Food Safety Level 3 or 4.
• TACCP/VACCP.
• BRC V9.
• Lead Auditor.
• Knowledge in working and application of the various Customer Codes of Practice and Microsoft Packages.