Quality Manager - Food Safety, QA & HACCP Leader

Culina; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Bonus

Private Medical Cover

Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme

Wellbeing Support

Eye Care Vouchers

Reward & Recognition

Everyday Discounts

Job summary

Culina’s Integrated Packing Services division invites applications for a Quality Manager to lead food safety, legality and quality across IPS products. The role is customer facing and will act as the first contact for customer visits and external audits.

You will manage the site QA and hygiene teams, drive improvements, and ensure compliance with the Group QMS and BRC standards while collaborating with internal and external customers to deliver safe, high-quality products.

Qualifications

• FMCG food manufacturing background.
• Managing and accountable for a site QA & Hygiene Team.
• Working to KPI’s/Deadlines.
• Management of Food Safety, Legality and Quality Systems.
• HACCP – Level 3 or above.
• Internal Audit Training.
• IT Literate - MS Packages.
• Ability to communicate in a clear and positive manner and foster an open and collaborative culture.
• Able to work as part of a multidisciplinary team whilst representing the Quality Team within the site Management Team.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to and promote best practice in accordance with company health and safety requirements.
• Represent the Quality Team within the site Senior Management Team.
• Effective management and motivation of the site quality and hygiene teams to achieve commercial, site and quality objectives within the agreed timelines.
• Measuring site standards across all operations in line with business, customer and legislative requirements.
• Review, audit and challenge factory operations with regards to product safety and quality to ensure that manufacturing operations maintain the highest standards in line with the overarching Group Quality Management System.
• Act as the site HACCP Team Leader ensuring development and monitoring of the site HACCP system.
• Manage and conduct Internal Audits to ensure compliance to internal and external standards. All anomalies are to be reported and closed out.
• Champion the Food Safety Quality Culture plan and Customer Complaints reduction for the site and develop and report leading measures.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external customers to effectively deliver change, improvements and new products to the business ensuring food safety and quality whilst demonstrating the business behaviours.
• Work collaboratively with the central group technical function to assist in the development, implementation and management of Quality Management and operating procedures including allergen management, micro management, pest control and hygiene operations.
• Using Root Cause Analysis, ensure that any non-conformances including audit actions and customer complaints, are investigated and acted upon to minimise any future risks.
• Manage the training and development of new starters within own department and provide ongoing training.
• Undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time, that reasonably fall within the scope and grade of the post.

Skills

FMCG

Food manufacturing

QA team leadership

KPI management

Food safety

Quality systems

HACCP Level 3

Internal audits

MS Office

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Job description

Culina’s Integrated Packing Services division invites applications for a Quality Manager to lead food safety, legality and quality across IPS products. The role is customer facing and will act as the first contact for customer visits and external audits.

You will manage the site QA and hygiene teams, drive improvements, and ensure compliance with the Group QMS and BRC standards while collaborating with internal and external customers to deliver safe, high-quality products.