Quality Shift Manager - Technical

Morrisons; Colne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Colne is seeking a Shift Manager to oversee the technical team and ensure food safety and quality standards are met. Responsibilities include managing day-to-day operations, investigating quality issues, and developing compliance procedures. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in food technology or a related field, strong analytical skills, and excellent communication abilities. This role offers competitive benefits including six weeks holiday, store discounts, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Six weeks holiday

15% discount in stores

Career progression opportunities

Subsidised staff canteen

Market leading pension

Qualifications

• Relevant experience or a degree in a related field.
• Previous experience/knowledge of high risk and thermal processing.
• Proven track record of people management.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of the technical team.
• Ensure compliance with food safety and quality standards.
• Investigate and report adverse microbiological results.

Skills

Strong analytical and decision-making skills

Excellent communication skills

Knowledge of safety, legality, compliance and quality

Can do attitude and strong work ethic

Education

Relevant degree in science, food technology, chemistry, microbiology

Job description

Our Shift Managers know how to work at pace and regardless of which department they work in they all have the same goal - to deliver great food to our customers. It's fast and ever-changing - are you up for the challenge? Reporting to the Site Technical Manager, you will be responsible for the day to day management and guidance of the technical team across all departments. Ensuring the team comply to Morrisons Manufacturing / site technical standards and procedures under the guidance of the Site Technical Manager. Other task will include:

• Delivering food safety, legality, quality and integrity for all our customers and brands along with ensuring that all designated procedures and practices comply with legal, BRC and MMS requirements,
• Responsible for investigating and reporting adverse microbiological results,
• Manage product information through M-create portal,
• Responsibility for the site HACCP Plan.
• Support and advise colleagues on technical issues
• Develop, implement and ensure compliance to Technical policies and procedures applicable to the site
• Consistently and proactively manage site trends and risks
• Playing an active role in achieving site accreditations where applicable
• Manage site internal audit process and manage site process validations along with maintaining and managing site document control
• Collate site information for reports weekly, monthly, yearly

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About you

As well as the ability to work at pace, you will also need to have:

• Relevant experience or a degree in science, food technology, chemistry, microbiology, engineering, manufacturing or business
• Knowledge of safety, legality, compliance and quality across supply chain and produce range
• Previous experience/knowledge of high risk coupled with thermal processing knowledge/experience
• Strong analytical and decision making skills
• Excellent communication skills and solution focussed problem solver
• A proven track record of people management and delivering strong results through a team in a people management role
• Excellent communication skills
• A can do attitude and a strong work ethic

In return for your hard work we will offer you:

• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays)
• 15% discount in our stores available from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount More Card for a friend or family member
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Market leading pension and life assurance
• Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Long Service Awards
• Optional Payroll charity donations
• Enhanced Family/maternity/parental leave

About us

You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.

At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.

We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.