Baking Technology Manager - Quality

Warburtons; Bolton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Employee discounts

Career development

Free daily bread

Job summary

Warburtons, the UK's No. 1 Bakery Brand, is seeking a senior Quality Lead to drive the Unbeatable Quality program across our Bolton bakeries.

You will lead quality projects, provide technical expertise to bakeries, and collaborate with suppliers and innovation teams to ensure legislative and quality standards are met. The role requires a science-based food technology background, strong project management and data-analysis skills, and the ability to communicate across sites.

Qualifications

• Science-based background in food technology or equivalent.
• Experience in quality management within a food manufacturing environment.
• Project management experience with driving improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects within Quality Strategy workstreams and support wider quality activity.
• Plan and deliver Product Platform meetings to drive best practice and consistency.
• Provide technical expertise to bakeries to support recipe changes and ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Collaborate with ingredient suppliers, Centre functions, Innovation, 3rd parties and bakeries to support business growth.
• Act as a subject matter expert within the identified Product Platform and share knowledge across functions.
• Ensure raw material and flour assessments are carried out and reviewed with bakers and suppliers.
• Support procurement to optimise material performance and cost.
• Demonstrate experience in a technical bakery role and with innovative processes.
• Strong communication and relationship-building across internal and external contacts.

Skills

Quality systems

Project management

Statistical analysis

Excel

Minitab

Education

Food technology background

Tools

Minitab

Microsoft Excel

Windows

Job description

As 'the UK's No. 1 Bakery Brand' we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family, with the introduction of the sixth generation, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free. Family and values are what makes us different, and we are a proud bunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons. The Recipe In line with the Unbeatable Quality delivery strategy, deliver workstream projects and provide process and recipe expertise across the business as coordinated by the UQMs. Working primarily within one Product Platform / business area, deliver sustainable improvements for existing products at all producing sites, as well as collaborating with wider business functions where appropriate. Key Accountabilities and Measures

• Lead projects within Quality Strategy workstreams & support wider business quality activity coordinated by the UQMs to facilitate the delivery of the Unbeatable Quality delivery strategy.
• To provide full support to the UQMs in planning and delivery of the Product Platform meetings to drive shared best practice thus delivering consistency and improving quality performance.
• To provide technical expertise to bakeries above site capability to support product improvement / changes to recipe in line with business requirements and that measurement processes are in place to ensure the product meets legislative and quality standards and requirements.
• To provide technical expertise to support business growth by working in partnership with ingredient suppliers, Centre functions, Innovation, 3rd parties and bakeries. To ensure investigations into new equipment and processes are documented and findings and recommendations are made to the relevant departments.
• To be a subject matter expert within identified Product Platform, whilst maintaining good knowledge in all other quality processes by taking personal responsibility to develop and grow technical capability. Taking responsibility to share knowledge and to develop skills outside of current function.
• To ensure raw material and flour assessments are carried out and reviewed in line with business requirements, working in partnership with the test bakers, bakeries and suppliers.
• To support the procurement function of the business in optimising raw material performance and quality against controlling and managing costs
  Significant evidence of working within a technical bakery role, within a food manufacturer.
• Experience of introduction of innovative processes and technologies.
• Science based background at least a food technology qualification or equivalent experience
• Project management skills and experience
• IT & PC Knowledge: Windows, Excel and Minitab
• Commercial awareness: understanding of cost of manufacturing and quality; understanding cost benefit analysis.
• Industry knowledge: Understanding raw materials; up to date on latest process techniques; up to date and knowledgeable on latest ingredients and engineering technology.
• Excellent communication skills: influencing and motivating teams, directly, indirectly and remotely; persuasive; impactful verbal and written skills;
• Excellent relationship builder- establishing credibility with both internal and external contacts at all levels.
• Strong team player able to work effectively with diverse groups.
• Decisive- able to make significant decisions, and be accountable, using statistical data
• Experience of delivering training and coaching either on a group or one to one basis.
  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 up to 7%
• Private medical insurance and life assurance
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
• Continued investment in your personal development
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.