Food Safety and Quality Ingredients and Product Manager

The Opportunity

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QA Ingredients and Product Manager – Acting as the first point of contact for both suppliers and customers regarding technical queries and compliance.

What You Will Contribute

• Manage the flow of all raw materials and finished products, ensuring they meet the rigorous quality and safety standards.
• Conduct and update risk assessments covering allergens, microbiological, chemical, physical and vulnerability aspects to ensure the integrity of all raw materials and finished products.
• Onboard new suppliers, reviewing manufacturing controls and ensuring all necessary documents are accessible and up to date.
• Lead the HACCP and Food Defence Teams, ensuring robust systems are maintained and driving improvements in safety processes.
• Work with NPD to review and approve new ingredients and specifications for new launches.
• Responsible for Food Safety, Quality, Legality and Hygiene across all Bread production plants, managing a team of FSQ Specialists across 4 shifts.
• Oversee the management of customer complaint investigations, reporting and trending, and oversee the management of internal audits including system, GMP and GWP audits. xwzovoh
• Coordinate sampling schemes and laboratory operations, including equipment maintenance and calibration.

What You Will Bring / Essential Experience

• Supplier auditing
• Experience in the food industry with previous leadership or supervisory responsibilities in an FSQ setting
• Specification writing experience
• Extensive knowledge of HACCP
• Risk assessment and management; working knowledge of BRC and major retailer standards
• Leading in 3rd party audits to build on current compliance platform

Essential Skills

• HACCP L3 (L4 Desirable)
• Food Safety L3 (L4 Desirable)
• Food Defence Internal
• Auditing Allergen management

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