Quality Manager
Quality Manager
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Job Description
Fresh Kitchen are currently recruiting for a Quality Manager to join the team on site in Bicester on a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract basis.
As Quality Manager you oversee the technical management of Fresh Kitchen and M&J Seafood ensuring full compliance with food safety quality hygiene and legal requirements through the effective implementation monitoring and auditing of the Quality Management Systems (QMS). You drive continuous improvement and enforcement of due diligence systems via regular audits while providing technical support and advice to the site team to maintain a consistent approach to system implementation.
You will manage supplier quality to guarantee food safety quality and legal compliance for supplier/raw material approval product setup and incoming material quality control. You support the management of MSC ASC and BRC certification standards ensuring ongoing adherence to quality GMP hygiene and pest control requirements.
Your role also includes conducting raw material intake checks overseeing traceability and labelling accuracy coordinating sample testing for internal and external assessments and analyzing results for trends to maintain high product standards.
Key accountabilities:
- Continuously improve and enforce QMS through audits technical support and consistent system implementation.
- Support customer regulatory and 3rd party audits (BRC MSC ASC) and ensure compliance with quality GMP hygiene pest control and legal standards.
- Manage non-conformance investigations complaints raw material intake checks traceability labelling and environmental monitoring.
- Maintain QMS documentation review artwork and labels manage product specifications and coordinate internal/external sample testing including sensory and shelf-life assessments.
- Promote food safety culture manage product traceability and recall processes and support food safety training.
- Develop and monitor internal audit programs oversee the Quality Controller and ensure effective communication with customers suppliers and production teams.
- Conduct specification reviews product quality assessments and data management using Assure and Nutritics; analyze KPIs and quality data for improvement.
- Lead allergen management initiatives and support New Product Development and technical projects.
- Ensure compliance with Health & Safety standards including PPE use and lead by example.
About you:
To be successful in this role you must hold a full clean Drivers Licence have a Food Science or Technology degree (or equivalent) and ideally be minimum HACCP level 3 certified and Internal Auditor/ Lead Auditor qualified. You will ideally have high risk manufacturing and seafood knowledge (including food safety and quality requirements) and knowledge of relevant food safety legislation QMS BRC standards and audits. It is key to have excellent communication skills as you will be customer focused and be well organised and use effective project management skills. You will show tenacity and a desire to follow things through to completion with strong planning and organisational skills and a high attention to detail. Previous experience in recipe management systems and developing and reviewing of specifications and artwork approval would be desirable.
What we offer:
- A competitive salary
- Pension scheme
- Generous holiday allowance of 25 days with option to purchase additional holidays bank holidays.
- Huge discounts on all sorts of lovely food and award-winning products through our staff shop
- Discounts on Cinema tickets shopping and earn cashback on purchases through Sodexo.
- Recognition awards and Incentives
- Real career opportunities - being part of Sysco the worlds leading foodservice business opens a world of possibility.
Additional Information :
At Fresh Direct everyone is welcome. We dont want you to fit our culture we want you to help define it and we actively celebrate the unique talents of each and every colleague. We dont just look at your CV were more focused on who you are and your potential. As part of our values we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone has a voice is appreciated and has the same opportunities. We work hard to ensure that everyone feels part of our business as we care for one another and connect the world through food and trusted partnerships. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that everyone belongs and thrives at Fresh Direct and we recognise that Fresh Direct can only thrive when everyone feels they belong. Well do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process speak to our resourcing team who will be happy to support you.
Fresh Direct
Built on a passion for food and feeding the nation at Fresh Direct we are dedicated to making life as easy and efficient for the chefs cooks and caterers we serve across the country. We are the leading specialist supplier of locally and globally sourced fresh produce and dairy across Great Britain bringing the best of the seasons to chefs menus.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Contract
Employment Type
Contract
