We've got two fantastic new positions to join our brilliant Technical Team as a Quality Manager based at our Poole Bakery!
Who We Are
At The Compleat Food Group, we're on a mission to create delectable food that not only brings joy to your taste buds but also extends love to our planet. We fondly refer to it as 'Food to Feel Good' because we believe in savouring every bite whilst making a positive impact.
Our team of over 5,000 remarkable individuals forms the core of all that we undertake. Their genuine passion drives the creation of delectable products for UK consumers, prominent retailers, and our thrilling market-leading brands such as Wall's Pastry, Squeaky Bean, and Unearthed.
Our site at Poole Bakery produces chilled savoury sausage rolls, hot pies, pasties, and slices. The business has been producing products at its current site since 1937 and previously as Millers of Poole.
Hours: 3 on 3 off shift pattern 6am – 6pm
Location: Poole Bakery, BH15 2AS
Salary: £38,000
Purpose: To ensure the business complies with the group, customers, BRC standards and drives continuous improvement to factory standards to provide the company with a robust due diligence defence.
Your Duties Will Include:
* Conduct food safety risk assessments and validations management.
* Design and perform CCP, vegan cleaning, allergen cleaning and prerequisites validations following Group and customers’ standards.
* Review cleaning instruction card to reflect correct working methods.
* Support HACCP Team as required.
* Sample collection as required.
* Conduct internal audits; quality system, fabrication, CCPs, traceability, mass balance, and GMP audits according to company schedule.
* Conduct trend analysis for non-conformances and work with other departments to ensure corrective and preventative actions are in place addressing the root cause.
* Ensure CCPs QC are properly trained with up-to-date CCP procedures, and CCPs production documentation are completed to standard.
* Update and maintain auditing templates, procedures and provide coaching to internal auditors.
* Support the Factory Technical Manager to ensure site is audit ready every day.
* Manage a small team of Quality Control Technicians.
* Complete gap analysis and traceability investigations as required.
* Deputise for the Factory Technical in the event of holiday and absence.
* Be the Subject Matter Expert for CCPs including troubleshooting of metal detectors, X-Rays, Auto coding and checkweighers.
* Manage customer complaints investigations.
* Manage exports documentation based on traceability.
* Concessions management, including risk assessment and granting/rejecting concessions needed by factory, and trending concessions while liaising with relevant departments to lower the number of concessions.
* Conceive different KPI reports as required by the site, group, and/or customers.
Knowledge, Skills And Experience:
* Food degree or relevant field qualification.
* Experience working with Quality Management systems.
* Applied knowledge of quality assurance principles and GMP.
* HACCP Level 2 (minimum).
* Food Safety Level 3 (minimum).
* Internal audit experience.
* Gap analysis and traceability skills.
* Proficient written, numerical and verbal skills.
* Experience of managing a small team (desirable).
* Influencing skills.
* Ability to meet deadlines.
* Proficient Microsoft Office skills – Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Benefits To Include:
* Free on-site car park.
* Subsidised on-site canteen.
* 2 Employee Volunteering Days per year.
* Online and High-street retailer discount scheme and well-being portal.
* Employee well-being and community support groups.
* Charity Initiatives and Team events.
* 24/7 Access to Grocery Aid.
The Compleat Food Group is proud to have built an inclusive and respectful culture where our colleagues feel safe, supported, and valued. A place where they can bring their whole selves to work to achieve exceptional results and thrive.
We continue to attract diverse talent into our teams because we know greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life. That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do.
Recruitment Agencies: We have an active and trusted Preferred Supplier List to assist us if required. We do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies.
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