Quality Compliance Manager

Refresco; Bridgwater; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Compliance Manager in Bridgwater, where you'll ensure quality and food safety standards across multiple production sites. This role offers a competitive salary, annual bonus, and extensive benefits, including healthcare and flexible perks. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership skills and recognized qualifications in HACCP and food safety.

Benefits

10% Annual bonus

Life assurance (X3 annual salary)

28 days plus bank holidays holiday allowance

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Recognized Level 4 HACCP & Food Safety qualifications.
• Extensive experience as a Compliance Manager.
• Significant experience working with the BRCGS standard.

Responsibilities

• Drive compliance and auditing strategy across production sites.
• Lead audits and implement corrective actions.
• Manage internal audits and deliver training programs.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Compliance

Food Safety

Auditing

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in a science subject

Job description

Refresco Bridgwater, England, United Kingdom

Quality Compliance Manager

Refresco Bridgwater, England, United Kingdom

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Are you ready to pop the top on an exciting career opportunity? Join our team as Compliance Manager, where your strong leadership and deep quality and food safety understanding will ensure our soft drinks are always a cut above the rest. This is not just any compliance role—it's a chance to shake things up and set the standard for excellence across our state-of-the-art facility in Bridgwater.

Site Compliance Manager - Refresco UK - Bridgwater

What’s in it for you?

• Tailored competitive salary dependent upon experience
• 10% Annual bonus and pay review
• Life assurance (X3 annual salary)
• 28 days plus bank holidays holiday allowance
• Purchase extra holiday scheme
• Flexible benefits (salary sacrifice) – healthcare cover, dental insurance, 10X life assurance, car package, will writing services, financial advice services, activities pass, discounts on major retailers

About The Role

As a Compliance Manager, you'll be the key driver in our compliance and auditing strategy, working closely with the Head of Technical to develop and implement robust policies.

You will ensure your production sites meet BRCGS, customer standards, and all internal quality management systems. Your passion for quality and food safety will be integral to our operational success.

Leadership in Quality & Compliance: Serve as the primary contact for quality, legal, and food safety compliance across three production sites. Lead and mentor teams to meet and exceed standards.

Technical Support & Audit Management: Provide technical guidance, lead audits (e.g., BRCGS), and implement corrective actions from GAP analyses.

Internal Audits & Training: Manage internal audits, promote continuous improvement, and deliver training programs on food safety and quality.

Issue Resolution & Reporting: Investigate quality issues, implement corrective actions, and analyze trends to improve performance.

HACCP & Food Safety: Lead the HACCP team and ensure microbiological safety in all products.

QMS & Policy Development: Develop and implement policies to meet compliance standards.

Collaboration: Build strong relationships with internal teams, external stakeholders, and regulatory bodies.

About You

We encourage everyone to embody our core values: agility, responsibility, passion, excellence, and entrepreneurship. For this role, the ideal candidate will have:

• Recognized Level 4 HACCP & Food Safety qualifications, renewed throughout your career
• Recognized Level 4 TACCP & VACCP (Food defence) qualifications, renewed throughout your career
• A degree in a science subject, preferably food, microbiology, or chemistry
• Recognized Lead Auditor qualification, renewed throughout your career
• Extensive experience as a Compliance Manager
• Significant experience working with the BRCGS standard
• Proven ability to develop and maintain quality compliance strategies
• Strong influencing skills and decisive decision-making capabilities
• A track record of maintaining high standards across multiple production sites

About Refresco:

Our vision is "Our drinks on every table." As a global leader, we produce 12 billion liters of soft drinks across 64 manufacturing plants in 12 countries, including six UK sites. We provide a great working environment for over 1,800 employees, producing private label soft drinks and fruit juices for leading retailers. We ensure our products meet the highest quality standards and are delivered on time to meet customer needs.

Refresco values equal opportunity and promotes fairness and transparency throughout our recruitment process.