Compliance and Raw Materials Manager

JR United Kingdom; Leicester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Leicester seeks a Compliance and Raw Materials Manager to ensure high-quality products and manage technical compliance. Ideal candidates will have a degree in a food-related subject, extensive experience in food manufacturing compliance, and leadership skills. The role offers an engaging work environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Private health scheme

Employee discount scheme

Annual pay reviews

Profit related pay

Training and growth opportunities

Qualifications

• 23 years experience in a technical compliance and raw materials role within food manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of UK retailer Codes of Practice and food safety legislation.
• Proven leadership in managing audits, risk assessments, and supplier performance.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the sites Quality Management System (QMS).
• Champion audit readiness by leading internal and third-party audits.
• Manage raw material approval and validation processes.

Skills

Technical compliance expertise

Food safety knowledge

Leadership

Audit management

Digitally proficient

Education

Degree or HND in a food-related subject

Level 4 HACCP and Food Safety qualifications

Tools

Microsoft Office

Power BI

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Samworth Brothers Limited

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Posted:

04.08.2025

Expiry Date:

18.09.2025

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About The Role
Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!
At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private health scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities

The Opportunity
Are you a technical expert with a passion for food safety, compliance, and raw material integrity? Walker & Son, a leader in high-quality food manufacturing, is looking for aCompliance & Raw Materials Managerto lead our sites technical compliance and raw materials agenda.

• Own and lead the sitesQuality Management System (QMS)to ensure safe, legal, and high-quality products.
• Championaudit readiness, leading internal, third-party, and customer audits.
• Manageraw material approval and validation, ensuring supplier compliance and material integrity.
• Lead theHACCP, TACCP, and VACCPprogrammes and maintain robust food defence plans.
• Develop and mentor a high-performing technical team, driving continuous improvement and technical excellence.

The Ideal Candidate
We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -

• Degree or HND in a food-related subject (or equivalent experience).
• Level 4 HACCP and Food Safety qualifications.
• 23 years experience in a technical compliance and raw materials role within food manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of UK retailer Codes of Practice and food safety legislation.
• Proven leadership in managing audits, risk assessments, and supplier performance.
• Digitally proficient, with strong skills in Microsoft Office and Power BI.

We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.
Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member you'll be an integral part of our thriving family.Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!About UsWe are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UKs best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.
Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.

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