Food Safety Compliance Manager

The Silver Spoon Company; Horsham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a dedicated Food Safety & Quality Manager to join their Technical Team. This pivotal role involves ensuring food safety and quality standards, conducting audits, and driving continuous improvement in processes. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with area managers to maintain compliance with BRCGS standards and retailer codes of practice. If you're passionate about food safety and quality in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science or related subject required.
• Relevant experience in food manufacturing or FMCG is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage document control systems and oversee pest control.
• Conduct internal audits and manage traceability exercises.

Skills

Food Safety

Quality Management

HACCP

Communication Skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Degree in Food Science

Intermediate Level 3 Food Safety

Tools

Document Control Systems

Job description

As brand leader, the Silver Spoon Company is the first choice for everyone’s baking and sweetening needs with an extensive range of baking brands, sugars, sweeteners, and treats. Part of Associated British Foods, a diversified international food, ingredients, and retail group, Silver Spoon is a name you can trust & we are as passionate about our people as we are about our products.

To find out more about The Silver Spoon Company please visit our website: www.silverspoon.co.uk

OUR BUSINESS:

Here at The Silver Spoon Company, we are more than just sugar. We have an exciting portfolio of brands that support the Home Baking, Sweetening & Treats categories and a vision to become the true home of home baking in the eyes of our customers and consumers. This role will be key in supporting our Supply Team in meeting this vision.

As an inclusive employer, we strive to create an environment where everyone can bring their best self to work and be supported to deliver so that we can all celebrate a successful growing business together.

The Role

We are looking for a dedicated Food Safety & Quality Manager to join our Technical Team. In this key role, you will support the Technical Manager in ensuring food safety, quality, and hygiene systems are maintained to meet third-party, customer, and external accreditation standards. You will help drive the continuous improvement of our processes, conduct audits, deliver training, and support internal and external audits.

Your responsibilities will include managing our document control systems, overseeing pest control, managing complaint investigations, conducting internal audits, and managing traceability exercises and GMP/GHP audits in relation to factory standards. You will also work closely with area managers to ensure compliance with the BRCGS standards and retailer codes of practice.

The Candidate

To succeed in this role, you should have a degree (or equivalent) in Food Science or a related subject, and relevant experience in food manufacturing or FMCG. You should hold Intermediate Level 3 Food Safety and HACCP certifications, with a solid understanding of good manufacturing practices. Strong communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office are also essential.

Preferred qualifications include IOSH Managing Safely and experience with retailer audits and quality KPIs.