Food Manufacturing

Site Quality Manager

Ceredigion, West Wales

Salary: Highly Competitive

Benefits

·      Pension

·      Life Insurance

·      Access to Benefits Platform

Site Quality Manager for a complex food manufacturing site based in Ceredigion, West Wales. This role is the most senior Technical / Quality position on site. Responsible for ensuring that all products manufactured by the company meet food safety, quality, legality and customers’ requirements. As part of the Site Quality Leadership, manage & develop the team. Continued development of a positive food safety culture across all site operations. Manage the analytical & micro laboratory, quality assurance, supplier management and all aspects of site technical compliance.

Reporting to the Factory Manager, responsibilities for the role will include:

·      Ensuring the site meets & maintains all food safety standards as well as all quality, legal, customer and accreditation requirements at all times

·      Ensuring compliance with product specifications for all manufactured products and for all incoming ingredients, packaging & chemicals.

·      Ensuring the HACCP Food Safety Programme is managed within best practice guidance & fully implemented

·      Champion the development of a robust and sustainable food safety culture

·      Leading, developing and maintaining robust food safety management systems based on HACCP principles and risk, and including suitable VACCP & TACCP programmes in support of these systems

·      Implement robust continuous improvement programs in respect of product safety & quality and use various CI tools to underpin a CI culture

·      Cost-control and budget accountability for the Technical department

·      Continue well-established relationship with Local Authorities

Essential / Desirable skills include:

·      BSc degree level qualification in Food Science, Microbiology or other directly related subject or equivalent

·      Significant experience in a Technical or Quality Management role within the food industry

·      Strong leadership, team building and communication skills.

·      Proven Project & Root Cause Analysis management skills.

·      Strong reporting skills including the ability to translate data into useful information

·      Experience with Food Safety management systems and dealing with customer audits and external certification audits

·      Preferred Advanced HACCP (Level 4) or equivalent.

·      Situationally aware with the ability to adapt own style appropriately.

·      Ability to work accurately, calmly and objectively under pressure.

The Company:

·      A fast-growing, ambitious International Food Business

·      Market leaders in their field

·      State of the art facilities

The working hours for the role are Monday to Friday 8am – 5pm with flexibility to meet business needs. The salary is Highly Competitive plus an excellent benefits package.

If you are interested, please respond AS SOON AS POSSIBLE quoting reference number #3561342 with an updated CV, an indication of your current salary and your availability.