Head of Quality & Food Safety UK&I
Job Description
Job title: Head of Quality & Food Safety UK&I
Company: Pladis
Job description: Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.
As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.
To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact
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What will this role achieve?
An opportunity has arisen to join anchor regional UK&I as Head of Quality + Food Safety. This pivotal role has a brad scope of responsibilities and stakeholders, covering the following areas;
- Custodian of the UK&I QFS business standards, ensuring via horizon scanning that we maintain fit for future processes and controls
- Owner of the QFS Internal Audit programme, providing specialist verification of the effective operation of our pladis manufacturing and storage estate.
- Management of the system, data and reporting requirements of SQSE as a whole, governing the business software, its outputs and optimising the data use to best inform business decision making
- Owner of the Supplier Quality Assurance Programme for circa 600 direct, indirect and key service suppliers used across UK, NL and France.
Responsible for a team of 7 specialist, technologists and Auditors, this people-centric role requires high level of organisation and communication. Key Stakeholders include Procurement, R+D, Engineering, Manufacturing, Global and Regional QSF teams, and external networks. Working within the SQSE Leadership Team you will co-create, pla and deliver the QFS strategic direction of the business.
This exciting role has only become available 3 times in the last 20 years. It offers significant development potential for the individual with the chance to contribute across multiple business platforms and make a real and sustainable difference.
What will be your key deliverables?
- Defines UK&I business quality and food safety best practice
- Drives compliance, standardisation, consistency and alignment across all sites
- Ensures teams have robust actions plans in place that are well implemented by working with leadership teams to challenge, review and risk assess the plans and ways of working
- Identify, develop and implement continuous improvements in performance. Set the measurements of continuous performance through determining Key Performance Indicators (e.g. complaints, audit performance, Vendor Non Conformance’s)
- Support the development of the Group Q&FS strategies and implement these in Cluster. · Maintains an awareness of industry developments in Q&FS and integrates into company processes where relevant
- Provides consultancy and guidance in investigations, incidents and crises as appropriate.
- Consults sites in preparation for external audits and prioritises appropriate central resource where necessary
- Delivers specific Q&FS projects
- Drives sites to adopt best practices and standard ways of working for the business
- Manages the 3rd party audit provider and scheduling for the cluster. Cost centre & budget responsibility
- Coaches and advises sites in the implementation of robust Q&FS initiatives
- Ensures training meets the requirements of the Q&FS plan.
Bring your experience
Essential
- Expert knowledge of quality & food safety legislation, regulations, standards and practices
- Proven track record in a cross regional Quality and Food Safety management role
- Clean driving license
- Strong communication and organisation skills
Desirable
Degree in Science or Food related subject
Our Purpose
Bring happiness with every bite
It’s a purpose that every one of our colleagues, all around the world believes in. And while we’re all unique, we also share the same values.
Each of our values is important on its own. In combination they’re incredibly powerful.
Our values have deep personal meaning to us. They’re part of who we are and what we stand for as an employer
Living our pladis values is a key part of success, look out for questions in your interview that link to these key pladis values.
Our Values
Purpose led – We’re energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite
Agile – We’re ever evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and our consumers
Positive – We’re highly motivated optimistic, courageous, and we inspire each other to be better
Resilient – We’re persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forward
Collaborative – We gain strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding together.
Best mix of ingredients
pladis is an equal opportunities employer, like every great recipe we’re a thoughtful mix. A happy and inclusive place to work that’s as diverse as our consumers and the communities we support, live and work in, all around the world. Where every voice is heard, and difference is celebrated. Where fresh perspectives and new ideas help us grow and thrive.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.
We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.
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Location: United Kingdom
