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Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!
At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -
At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -
- Enhanced pension scheme
- Private health scheme
- Employee discount scheme
- Experience annual pay reviews
- Profit related pay
- Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
The Opportunity
In this role you will manage the Quality Assurance Team across 24/7 operations and be the point of reference for matters relating to Food safety within the business. Ensure good relationships are maintained between QA and operations functions. Where issues ( non-conformances ) have been raised ensure that relevant departments have completed the appropriate actions. Ensure that the QA systems are completed to a satisfactory standard ( ie meeting Tesco Manufacturing Standards ) Deputize for the Technical Manager.
- To manage the Quality Assurance Department and build a strong team.
- Action out of specification microbiological, raw material and process issues, to reach a satisfactory conclusion
- Train and develop QA auditors to enable them to complete a full factory audit
- Develop the auditing system within the factory
- QA audit team to audit critical paperwork highlight errors and omissions raise with QA Manager and formulate a resolution
- Play an active role in the continued development of the HACCP system on-site
- Monitor Pest Control contracts, ensuring required actions are completed on a timely basis.
- Establish a calibration schedule for all measuring equipment, and allocate responsibilities for inspections /calibration.
- Develop a robust positive release system for all high-risk products, ensuring all new raw materials are assessed against preset criteria
- Monitor spending on microbiological and nutritional items – ensure to within budget on a monthly basis.
- Achieve 30 % of time spent on the factory floor – training, Resolving issues, and challenging the norm.
- Complete auditing of raw material suppliers as required.
- Monitor the performance of raw material suppliers in terms of Technical performance, ensure QA Department completes checks as per schedules and associated documentation is completed
The Ideal Candidate
We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -
We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -
- Experience in a similar role in chilled multi component food manufacture.
- Experience in dealing with the major multiple retailers and implementation of their Technical standards / COP’s.
- Experience of external customer audits and BRC
- Experience in root cause analysis and problem-solving techniques
- HND / Degree in a Food Science or related discipline / or equivalent experience in the industry.
- A formal up to date qualification in HACCP (minimum level 3).
- Proven skills in managing teams to achieve results
- Strong influencing skills and positive attitude to bring the teams along and drive positive engagement
- Good working knowledge of all Microsoft Office packages
- A need to be flexible, working in a 24/7 manufacturing facility
We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.
Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member – you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!
Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member – you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!
About Us
We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.
Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.
