Quality Lead: Food Safety & Continuous Improvement

Highland Spring Group; Blackford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Highland Spring Group is seeking a Quality Leader for the Ochils site to own quality, food safety and compliance, improving standards and driving continuous improvement across the site.

You will maintain the Quality Management System, lead quality projects, investigate complaints, audits, and collate technical data and retailer quality sheets. This role is Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week, with a starting salary of £35,200 per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar quality or technical role, ideally within the food or drink industry.
• Good understanding of food safety, quality systems and compliance requirements.
• Ability to interpret accreditation standards and customer codes of practice, then translate into workable site procedures.
• Strong attention to detail and confidence handling documentation, data and audits.
• Practical, collaborative problem-solving approach.
• Experience with retailer specifications, artwork sign-off systems or food labelling requirements would be beneficial.
• A degree in Food Safety, Food Management, Food Science or related subject would be helpful, but not essential.
• Food Hygiene and HACCP training would be advantageous, but we welcome candidates with relevant experience and a willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Investigating complaints, quality incidents and quarantines, identifying root causes and supporting effective corrective and preventative actions.
• Maintaining the Ochils Quality Management System and supporting document control.
• Managing and improving quality checks, including kiosk and SOP requirements.
• Leading allocated quality projects that support site and Group objectives.
• Reviewing kiosk data and identifying trends or improvement opportunities.
• Completing GMP, traceability and shop floor compliance audits.
• Supporting customer complaint responses and quality-related information requests.
• Creating and maintaining retailer quality attribute sheets.
• Collating technical data and Group information when required.
• Completing scheduled TACCP horizon scrolling.
• Deputising for the Quality Manager and Technical Services Manager when needed.

Skills

Quality leadership

Food safety

Compliance

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Documentation handling

Education

Degree in Food Safety/Management/Science

Job description

Highland Spring Group is seeking a Quality Leader for the Ochils site to own quality, food safety and compliance, improving standards and driving continuous improvement across the site.

You will maintain the Quality Management System, lead quality projects, investigate complaints, audits, and collate technical data and retailer quality sheets. This role is Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week, with a starting salary of £35,200 per annum.