Quality Manager - Co-manufacturing and Packaging

Quality Manager - Co-manufacturing and Packaging

Weetabix Burton Latimer, England, United Kingdom

Quality Manager - Co-manufacturing and Packaging

Weetabix Burton Latimer, England, United Kingdom

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We are not supporting candidates who require sponsorship for this position.

We utilise our Preferred Agency Supplier Partners as and when we require additional support.

We are committed to improving diversity and equality throughout Weetabix especially within our Recruitment processes.

We are always looking to enhance our current teams with diverse skills, experience, backgrounds and personalities ; so if your skills and experience look a little different and you believe you can add value to the role and/or Weetabix, then we would love you to drop us your CV or apply! No candidate will ever meet 100% of the desired qualifications, skills and/ or experience, but we are ambitious to attract the right talent for how we want our business to grow.

You might not be right for the role, yet but we are always looking for talented people!

Closing date: 1st June 2025

Interview process: Two Stage Interview Process

Working pattern: Hybrid - 4 Days on site required. Weetabix Wednesday is a non-negotiable where we all come into the office for business partnering and meetings.

The recipe!

The primary goal of this position is to ensure the quality and food safety of all finished products produced externally, along with their packaging. You will champion quality enhancement and work diligently to minimise food safety risks.

• Own and update the Weetabix Standards for Food Safety (WSFS) for Co-manufacturers and Packaging, aligning with industry best practices and legislation
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to establish standards for Co-manufacturing and packaging
• Approve co-manufacturers and packaging suppliers for Weetabix products
• Manage food safety and quality incidents and complaints related to external manufacturing and packaging
• Enhance supplier quality and food safety through initiatives, improvement plans, KPI reporting, and relationship management
• Engage and manage stakeholders effectively
• Provide technical support for innovation projects
• Deputise for the Supplier Technical Manager as needed

We are not supporting candidates who require sponsorship for this position.

We utilise our Preferred Agency Supplier Partners as and when we require additional support.

We are committed to improving diversity and equality throughout Weetabix especially within our Recruitment processes.

We are always looking to enhance our current teams with diverse skills, experience, backgrounds and personalities ; so if your skills and experience look a little different and you believe you can add value to the role and/or Weetabix, then we would love you to drop us your CV or apply! No candidate will ever meet 100% of the desired qualifications, skills and/ or experience, but we are ambitious to attract the right talent for how we want our business to grow.

You might not be right for the role, yet but we are always looking for talented people!

Closing date: 1st June 2025

Interview process: Two Stage Interview Process

Working pattern: Hybrid - 4 Days on site required. Weetabix Wednesday is a non-negotiable where we all come into the office for business partnering and meetings.

The recipe!

The primary goal of this position is to ensure the quality and food safety of all finished products produced externally, along with their packaging. You will champion quality enhancement and work diligently to minimise food safety risks.

• Own and update the Weetabix Standards for Food Safety (WSFS) for Co-manufacturers and Packaging, aligning with industry best practices and legislation
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to establish standards for Co-manufacturing and packaging
• Approve co-manufacturers and packaging suppliers for Weetabix products
• Maintain supplier due diligence documentation
• Manage food safety and quality incidents and complaints related to external manufacturing and packaging
• Enhance supplier quality and food safety through initiatives, improvement plans, KPI reporting, and relationship management
• Engage and manage stakeholders effectively
• Provide technical support for innovation projects
• Deputise for the Supplier Technical Manager as needed

Requirements

Non-negotiables

• Technical and Quality background with experience in food safety and compliance
• Proven experience of driving quality improvement / continuous improvement
• Proven experience of Auditing, HACCP, Food Safety, Microbiology, Allergen Management
• Previous experience in managing external suppliers
• A good understanding of BRC requirements
• Knowledge of Retailer standards
• Understanding of quality management in a food environment
• Working knowledge of packaging
• Alignment to Weetabix values
• Are always curious to finding new ways to do business!
• Have the ability to demonstrate how you keep up to date in your field of expertise

Benefits

Competitive salary & Annual Flexible benefits

• Annual bonus %
• Excellent Double-matched ER contributed pension scheme up to 12% from us
• Annual Salary review
• Healthcare plan
• Access to 24/7 counselling service (in partnership with Grocery Aid)

To support our employees we also offer:

• Maternity Pay / Paternity leave
• Dependants and Carers Leave
• Additional Time Off for Fertility Treatment
• Neonatal Care Leave
• Flexible Working Policies
• Working Parents Support Group

Check out our website for more information:https://weetabixfoodcompany.co.uk/careers/

Please Note: Our company policy is not to advertise salaries as we want to benchmark all candidates based on skills and experience that need to be evidenced upon application and screening.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Manufacturing

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations and Primary and Secondary Education

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