About The Role
Are you an experienced compliance and technical professional looking to make a real impact in a fast‑paced FMCG environment? We’re expanding our Operations Technical team and are looking for a Compliance Manager.
The purpose of the Compliance Manager role is to ensure compliance with Food Safety standards, BRC Standards, customer codes of practice, and Whitworths Quality Systems. You’ll maintain supplier approval documentation, and support audits, product launches, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Support accurate, right-first-time technical specifications
- Ensure compliance with Food Safety, BRC Standards, and customer codes of practice
- Oversee supplier approval systems and maintain audit-ready documentation
- Manage customer complaints, investigations, reporting, and resolution
- Coordinate internal, customer, statutory, and third-party audits
- Drive continuous improvement across technical systems, reporting, and processes
- Maintain allergen and nutritional databases accurately
- Support incident management, traceability, and recall procedures
- Work cross-functionally to support product launches and technical projects
- Support training and development within the technical team
- Build strong stakeholder relationships and support customer visits
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have strong analytical and organisational skills, with the ability to manage technical information and drive compliance within a fast‑paced FMCG environment. You will be detail-focused, proactive, and confident managing stakeholders, systems, and competing priorities.
You will also have:
- Experience in a food manufacturing or FMCG technical/compliance environment
- Knowledge of Food Safety, BRC Standards, and customer codes of practice
- Experience supporting internal and external audits
- Strong analytical, communication, problem‑solving, and stakeholder management skills
- A proactive, detail-focused, right-first-time approach with a continuous improvement mindset
Benefits
You will receive a competitive salary, 33 days holiday, a workplace pension, and access to family friendly, health and lifestyle benefits.
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Are you an experienced compliance and technical professional looking to make a real impact in a fast‑paced FMCG environment? We’re expanding our Operations Technical team and are looking for a Compliance Manager.
The purpose of the Compliance Manager role is to ensure compliance with Food Safety standards, BRC Standards, customer codes of practice, and Whitworths Quality Systems. You’ll maintain supplier approval documentation, and support audits, product launches, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Support accurate, right-first-time technical specifications
- Ensure compliance with Food Safety, BRC Standards, and customer codes of practice
- Oversee supplier approval systems and maintain audit-ready documentation
- Manage customer complaints, investigations, reporting, and resolution
- Coordinate internal, customer, statutory, and third-party audits
- Drive continuous improvement across technical systems, reporting, and processes
- Maintain allergen and nutritional databases accurately
- Support incident management, traceability, and recall procedures
- Work cross-functionally to support product launches and technical projects
- Support training and development within the technical team
- Build strong stakeholder relationships and support customer visits
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have strong analytical and organisational skills, with the ability to manage technical information and drive compliance within a fast‑paced FMCG environment. You will be detail-focused, proactive, and confident managing stakeholders, systems, and competing priorities.
You will also have:
- Experience in a food manufacturing or FMCG technical/compliance environment
- Knowledge of Food Safety, BRC Standards, and customer codes of practice
- Experience supporting internal and external audits
- Strong analytical, communication, problem‑solving, and stakeholder management skills
- A proactive, detail-focused, right-first-time approach with a continuous improvement mindset
Benefits
You will receive a competitive salary, 33 days holiday, a workplace pension, and access to family friendly, health and lifestyle benefits.
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