Quality Manager

Morrisons; Northwich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading supermarket chain in the UK is seeking a Shift Manager to oversee the technical team in ensuring food safety and compliance at their manufacturing site. This role involves managing daily operations, compliance with legal standards, and developing technical policies. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a relevant field and experience in food safety. In addition to a competitive salary, this position offers six weeks of holiday, store discounts, career progression, and well-being benefits.

Benefits

Six weeks holiday including bank holidays

15% store discount

Career progression opportunities

Subsidised staff canteen

Free parking

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in food technology or a related field.
• Knowledge of safety, legality and compliance in supply chain.
• Experience in high-risk environments with thermal processing.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of the technical team.
• Ensure compliance with food safety and legal standards.
• Develop and ensure compliance with technical policies.

Skills

Analytical skills

Decision making

Communication skills

People management

Problem solving

Education

Degree in science, food technology, chemistry, microbiology or engineering

Job description

Our Shift Managers know how to work at pace and regardless of which department they work in they all have the same goal - to deliver great food to our customers. It's fast and ever-changing - are you up for the challenge? Reporting to the Site Technical Manager, you will be responsible for the day to day management and guidance of the technical team across all departments. Ensuring the team comply to Morrisons Manufacturing / site technical standards and procedures under the guidance of the Site Technical Manager. Other task will include:

• Delivering food safety, legality, quality and integrity for all our customers and brands along with ensuring that all designated procedures and practices comply with legal, BRC and MMS requirements,
• Responsible for investigating and reporting adverse microbiological results,
• Manage product information through M-create portal,
• Responsibility for the site HACCP Plan.
• Support and advise colleagues on technical issues
• Develop, implement and ensure compliance to Technical policies and procedures applicable to the site
• Consistently and proactively manage site trends and risks
• Playing an active role in achieving site accreditations where applicable
• Manage site internal audit process and manage site process validations along with maintaining and managing site document control
• Collate site information for reports weekly, monthly, yearly

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About you

As well as the ability to work at pace, you will also need to have:

• Relevant experience or a degree in science, food technology, chemistry, microbiology, engineering, manufacturing or business
• Knowledge of safety, legality, compliance and quality across supply chain and produce range
• Previous experience/knowledge of high risk coupled with thermal processing knowledge/experience
• Strong analytical and decision making skills
• Excellent communication skills and solution focussed problem solver
• A proven track record of people management and delivering strong results through a team in a people management role
• Excellent communication skills
• A can do attitude and a strong work ethic

In return for your hard work we will offer you:

• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays)
• 15% discount in our stores available from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount More Card for a friend or family member
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Free parking
• Market leading pension and life assurance
• Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Long Service Awards
• Optional Payroll charity donations
• Enhanced Family/maternity/parental leave

About us

You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.

At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.

We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.