Compliance & Development Manager

Henderson Brown Recruitment; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension 5% Employee 4% Employer

Onsite parking

Investment in training and development

Job summary

Henderson Brown Recruitment is partnering with a leading fresh produce business near Newport, Shropshire to appoint a Compliance & Development Manager who will own technical compliance, food safety, quality regulatory and customer technical requirements.

The role leads the Food Safety and Quality Management System, HACCP and supplier approvals, supports audits, NPD projects and cross-functional teams, with salary £55,000-£60,000 p.a. and a £500 monthly car allowance; Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Significant technical, quality or food safety experience in the food industry.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP and UK/EU food legislation.
• Experience with UK retail customers and BRCGS or equivalent.
• Experience managing audits, non-conformances, specifications and compliance.
• Experience with NPD or product changes and benchmarking.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with Operations, Procurement and Commercial.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day technical compliance across the site.
• Maintain and improve the Food Safety and Quality Management Systems.
• Ensure compliance with food safety legislation and customer standards.
• Maintain controls for hygiene, allergens, foreign bodies, chemicals and monitoring.
• Provide oversight including microbiological, environmental, temperature and shelf-life controls.
• Identify, assess and control technical risks and drive CAPAs.
• Oversee grower due diligence and supplier approvals.
• Lead benchmarking requirements.

Skills

Food safety leadership

HACCP & QA

Audits & compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Compliance & Development Manager

£55,000 - £60,000 per annum

£500 Per Month Car Allowance

Monday - Friday

Near to Newport, Shropshire

Henderson Brown are partnered with a leading fresh produce business who are looking for a Compliance & Development Manager to take ownership and accountability for the technical compliance, food safety, quality regulatory and customer technical requirements. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record with leading from the front and experience with Food safety, Quality, Legality and Compliance. They are looking for experience coupled with drive and motivation.

The business is ever growing and now really is an exciting time to join the journey and place your stamp on the evolution of the future for the organisation. Please note the location is near Newport, Shropshire.

Experience Compliance & Development Manager

• Lead day-to-day technical compliance and provide technical guidance across the site.
• Lead, maintain and improve the Food Safety Management System, Quality Management System and HACCP-based controls including TACCP and VACCP.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, hygiene, and quality legislation, company policies, customer requirements and certification standards.
• Maintain effective controls for hygiene, sanitation, allergens, foreign bodies, chemicals, water, temperature and cold chain, cross-contamination, waste, pest control and environmental monitoring.
• Provide enhanced technical oversight including microbiological, environmental, hygiene, temperature, cleaning, and shelf-life controls.
• Identify, assess and control technical risks; investigate food safety and quality issues and ensure effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Oversee grower due diligence and supplier compliance and approval.
• Lead and promote the food safety and quality culture.
• Lead on all benchmarking requirements.

Requirements Compliance & Development Manager

• Significant technical, quality or food safety experience within the food industry, ideally fresh produce, prepared foods, fresh-cut produce or a high-care environment.
• Strong understanding of HACCP, food safety management systems and UK/EU food legislation.
• Experience with major UK retail customers and BRCGS Food Safety or an equivalent recognised standard.
• Experience managing customer and third-party audits, technical complaints, non-conformances, specifications, and compliance.
• Experience managing NPD or product change projects, including product trials and benchmarking.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Operations, Procurement and Commercial
• Commutable distance from near Newport, Shropshire.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension 5% Employee 4% Employer
• Onsite parking
• Investment in training and development