CQV Global Manager - Food Manufacturing

apetito UK; Trowbridge; Presencial; GBP 85.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

25 days holiday per year

Discretionary annual bonus

Pension scheme with employer matched

Free meals on site

Free parking

Descripción de la vacante

apetito UK is seeking a CQV Manager to lead commissioning, qualification and validation activities for production systems and facilities, including Kitchen East and the new Kitchen West. You will drive risk-based validation programmes across multiple countries and sites, ensuring compliance with GMP, HACCP, BRCGS and ISO 22000.

The role requires strong project management, global collaboration with Procurement, Engineering, Technical and Production teams, and travel to international locations as

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Engineering, Chemistry or a related discipline (Master’s desirable).
• 5-7 years’ experience in CQV/validation within food manufacturing, including evidence of leading CQV deliverables or teams.
• Strong working knowledge of GMP, HACCP, BRCGS and ISO 22000, together with the ability to interpret and apply UK, EU and other relevant local food safety regulatory expectations.
• Demonstrated ability to write and execute IQ/OQ/PQ protocols for equipment, utilities and process validation.
• Experience with automation, packaging and food processing systems is an advantage.
• Strong project management, stakeholder management and documentation skills.
• Experience of delivering projects across multiple countries, sites or business units and coordinating stakeholders remotely across different time zones is desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Develop, implement and maintain an internationally aligned CQV strategy for new and existing plant systems, enabling local application while maintaining group standards.
• Lead commissioning, IQ/OQ/PQ and validation activities, ensuring alignment with GMP, HACCP, BRCGS and ISO 22000.
• Coordinate dry commissioning activities with Engineering, suppliers and stakeholders.
• Lead wet commissioning with cross-functional teams to prove process capability and product quality.
• Embed CQV requirements into local and international project plans and handover to operations.
• Review and approve validation protocols, reports and change control documentation.
• Lead risk assessments and define mitigation plans for process validation and equipment changes.
• Develop and deliver CQV training for site and international teams.

Conocimientos

Project management

Stakeholder management

Documentation skills

Cross-country collaboration

IQ/OQ/PQ execution

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Engineering, Chemistry

Master’s degree desirable

Herramientas

Automation systems

Validation protocols

Descripción del empleo

apetito UK is seeking a CQV Manager to lead commissioning, qualification and validation activities for production systems and facilities, including Kitchen East and the new Kitchen West. You will drive risk-based validation programmes across multiple countries and sites, ensuring compliance with GMP, HACCP, BRCGS and ISO 22000.

The role requires strong project management, global collaboration with Procurement, Engineering, Technical and Production teams, and travel to international locations as