Senior Quality Manager
Senior Quality Manager
£50-60k
Bury St Edmunds
- Highly competitive benefits package
- Flexibility – 4 days on site
- Days based role Monday to Friday
The Senior QA Manager role in this business is the critical link for the QA Team with production, technical, process and customer service. Complex manufacturing environments cannot thrive without a robust QA team – this vacancy will appeal to someone who is looking for progression and development in their technical career. You will be leading a team that are making a real step change in Technical for the business.
Supplying multiple customers and are high profile in their chosen product category internationally means the focus on quality and customer service is paramount. The business has made significant changes and maintains its focus on continuous improvement. This QA role is a continuation of that change process and will attract those with an eye for detail and the ability to communicate and engage with multiple teams at all levels.
Other information on the business:
- A busy, active food manufacturing site supplying a diverse customer base.
- An enviable position in their chosen product category.
- A progressive Executive Leadership Team.
- A wealth of knowledge and expertise to tap into across the wider team.
- Working closely with an ambitious Senior Leadership Team.
Key points for the QA Manager role:
- Leadership and development of the QA Team.
- Having the technical expertise to understand for the technical aspects of the role.
- Being close and engaging daily with the factory teams driving high levels of food safety and GMP standards.
- A bright and inquisitive approach looking for ways to drive improvements.
- Conduct regular audits to consistently drive improvements and resolve any issues.
- Ensuring the KPI’s are well established and measured to track and improve performance where necessary.
- Problem solving – able to identify any potential and existing issues with creative and long-term solutions collaborating with the wider factory teams.
For this QA Manager role, you will need:
- Food Manufacturing experience as QA Supervisor or QA Manager.
- Ideally a degree in Food Science or related field.
- Good working knowledge of current QA systems and processes.
- Confident communicator who enjoys being involved in the factory.
- An open, proactive and inquisitive mindset.
Please note there will be travel with this role, one day per month, to a further site. Unlike many QA Manager roles there is the flexibility to WFH one day per week with the expectation of 4 days on site weekly. This is an ideal time to join this business as you will be involved in the wider business agenda and your impact will set the scene for future career progression.
For more information on this role, please send in your cv to start the process for a change in your career in 2025.
Senior Health and Safety Manager
Senior Health and Safety Manager
£60-70k plus competitive package
Bury St Edmunds
- Opportunity for a H&S specialist to take that next step
- Strong Benefits package – competitive pension, bonus, health plan, life assurance
- Flexibility – 4 days on site
The role of the H&S Manager is now widely recognized as a senior role in any business and this role is a critical appointment for the site.
Working in food manufacturing, you need to be detailed, know the legislation and be hands on to be in tune with production. There is a progressive mindset in this business, refreshingly positive with an inclusive Executive Leadership Team driving the site forward. This new role has engagement from the Exec and the rest of the leadership team as it’s critical to the next stage in their growth. There is real opportunities to develop in this role further to if you are keen to keep learning this would be an ideal opportunity
More on the business:
- Complex manufacturing business.
- A results focused business with positive and well thought out principles at its core.
- A strong presence in multiple sectors.
- A motivated team and positive culture set from the top that cascades through every area function.
- Highly ambitious.
- Opportunities for future career progression.
In this Multi-site HSE Manager role you will ….
- The ongoing development and introduction of new safety programs to ensure enforcement of those plans across the business.
- Working closely with the production plant ensuring ongoing compliance.
- Staying ahead of any changes in legislation and advising the business accordingly.
- Work across all key stakeholders across the business to ensure consistency of message and culture.
- Leading the audit process ensuring regular safety inspections and audits take place resolving any resulting issues.
- Support improvement projects in all functions.
- Support all strategic sustainability targets.
- Drive the culture embedding a robust structure through processes and procedures.
- Be the subject matter expert on site – a known and trusted figure.
We need to see HSE candidates with the following backgrounds:
- Extensive experience in Health and Safety in manufacturing with a background in food, chemical, FMCG or pharmaceutical.
- NEBOSH qualified.
- Proven ability in influencing key stakeholders in Health and Safety management.
- Knowledge of current and future Environmental Health and Safety legislation.
- Proactive engagement with cross functional teams through clear and confident communication.
- Organised and attentive to detail.
- Self-motivated to consistently drive best practice.
- Familiar with manufacturing environments working closely with the production teams to support and advise.
Excellent package making this a competitive role in the industry ideal for someone ready to take on a role with some travel once a month to a further site. Flexibility is mentioned above and recognised for effective work life balance by this business. Please get in touch with the Novus Team for the next steps in this process.
Hygiene Manager – Nights
Hygiene Manager – Nights
£55-£65k
Location Bury St Edmunds
The Hygiene Manager role – every factory needs one and it’s one of those jobs where the environment has a huge impact on your role, especially when you are working nights. This site is growing and has a track record for investing in the site and its people. Hygiene and Technical are well regarded, seen as pivotal to the success of the business and its performance.
The new Hygiene Manager for the business will develop the team and set the strategy for the site. You will be the Hygiene expert on site.
The key points for the role:
- To develop the overall Hygiene plan and systems and align this with the Manufacturing and Technical Strategy.
- Manage and develop the Hygiene team, putting Hygiene at the core of the factory building in effective training programs.
- Work closely with Technical Controller on site and the technical team.
- Build a collaborative relationship with production and engineering to aid efficient production start-ups and smooth manufacturing processes across the site.
- To ensure that the Hygiene KPI’s are measured, and actions reviewed and delivered.
- To further develop the Hygiene systems in line with the businesses and retailer codes of practice.
- Liaise with hygiene suppliers to ensure all cleaning routines are optimized.
- Manage the hygiene budget.
The Business
- Tangible growth – you can feel the positive vibe.
- Upbeat, successful management team.
- Customer base growing all the time!
- Expanding product portfolio.
- Significant investment.
- Reports to the Technical Controller.
What background do you need for this role?
- Hygiene management experience in the food industry.
- Food hygiene Level 3, HACCP Level 3, COSHH, IOSH and Supervising Food Safety level 3.
- Previous managerial experience.
- Able communicator to liaise cross functionally on all hygiene related issues.
- Strong organisation skills, able to prioritise autonomously.
- Detailed understanding of cleaning processes.
- Confident operator, able to build rapport with ease.
- Good attention to detail for all audit preparation, training and cleaning records.
Interviews are being arranged at pace so don’t delay getting in touch.
