- Chance to work for a major player within in the UK's ready meal manufacturers
- Strong UK heritage with recent investment
About Our Client
Our client is a major player within in the UK's chilled ready meal manufacturers, producing retailer own-label ready meals and prepared foods, for some of the biggest food retailers in the Country.
Job Description
- Lead, manage, and develop the Quality Assurance team, including performance management and training.
- Ensure products are manufactured safely and meet customer, quality, and food safety standards.
- Support and prepare for customer and third-party audits, and deputise for the Technical Manager when required.
- Monitor compliance with technical policies, procedures, HACCP requirements, and critical control points (CCPs).
- Maintain quality systems and ensure accurate documentation to support food safety and due diligence requirements.
- Manage testing schedules for raw materials, finished products, environmental monitoring, taste panels, and laboratory samples.
- Oversee equipment calibration schedules and ensure corrective actions are implemented where necessary.
- Conduct and support internal audits, validation, and verification activities.
- Analyse quality and laboratory data, identify trends, investigate non-conformances, and drive corrective actions.
- Manage process deviations, incidents, concessions, and support customer complaint investigations.
- Attend customer panels and liaise with customers on quality-related matters.
- Review contractor and service provider performance (e.g., pest control) and ensure actions are completed.
- Work with suppliers to manage raw material non-conformances and verify corrective actions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver technical projects and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Report quality performance and key metrics to the business and escalate issues where appropriate.
The Successful Applicant
The successful applicant will have:· HACCP Level 3 - Essential
· HACCP Level 4 and Food Safety Level 4 desirable.
· Degree/HND in food-related discipline.
· Chilled Food Manufacturing background - chilled ready meals experience essential
· Management of small team of people
· Good knowledge of Validation & Verification
· Ability to write reports & analyse data
· Internal Auditing Qualification (Lead Auditor or similar)
· Sound knowledge of BRC & interpreting customer policies
What's on Offer
- Salary between £36,000 and £42,000, dependent on the level of experience.
- Permanent role based in Wrexham.
If you're interested in this role, apply now.
Contact
Laura Mallinson
Quote job ref
JN-072026-7074337
Phone number
+441133889065
Job summary
- Job function
- Engineering & Manufacturing
- Subsector
- Production, Manufacturing
- Consultant name
- Laura Mallinson
- Consultant phone
- +441133889065
- Job reference
- JN-072026-7074337