Food Lab Manager: Quality & Compliance Lead

SourceCo Recruitment; Bredon's Hardwick; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits

Job summary

SourceCo Recruitment is seeking an experienced Laboratory Manager to lead the site laboratory within a busy food manufacturing environment. You will own the day-to-day management of testing regimes, maintain GMP/HACCP compliance and drive improvements in quality, safety and efficiency.

Reporting to the Technical Manager, you will lead a small lab team, coordinate sampling and testing schedules, ensure accurate documentation, audits readiness and supplier/lab partnerships to uphold BRCGS

Qualifications

• Proven leadership and people-management experience in a laboratory setting.
• Strong knowledge of BRCGS Food Safety standards and HACCP.
• Experience writing and implementing lab procedures and policies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the laboratory team to deliver testing and sampling schedules.
• Ensure testing is completed accurately and in line with required methods.
• Maintain high standards of food safety, quality and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Education

HNC or degree in science

Tools

QMS platform

Microsoft Office

Job description

SourceCo Recruitment is seeking an experienced Laboratory Manager to lead the site laboratory within a busy food manufacturing environment. You will own the day-to-day management of testing regimes, maintain GMP/HACCP compliance and drive improvements in quality, safety and efficiency.

Reporting to the Technical Manager, you will lead a small lab team, coordinate sampling and testing schedules, ensure accurate documentation, audits readiness and supplier/lab partnerships to uphold BRCGS