Join Our Team as a Quality Manager!
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Fresh Kitchen is on the lookout for a Quality Manager to join our vibrant team in Bicester on a 12-Month Fixed Term Contract. If you’re passionate about food safety and quality, this is the perfect opportunity for you!
Your Role
As our Quality Manager, you will play a crucial role in overseeing the technical management of Fresh Kitchen and M&J Seafood. Your mission? To ensure full compliance with food safety, quality, hygiene, and legal requirements through the effective implementation, monitoring, and auditing of our Quality Management Systems (QMS).
You will be the driving force behind continuous improvement and the enforcement of due diligence systems via regular audits. Your expertise will provide essential technical support and advice to our site team, ensuring a consistent approach to system implementation.
Key Responsibilities
* Continuously improve and enforce QMS through audits, technical support, and consistent system implementation.
* Support customer, regulatory, and 3rd party audits (BRC, MSC, ASC) to 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 a 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 thrive in this role, you should possess:
* A full clean Driver's Licence.
* A degree in Food Science or Technology (or equivalent).
* Ideally, HACCP level 3 certification and Internal Auditor/Lead Auditor qualification.
* High-risk manufacturing and seafood knowledge, including food safety and quality requirements.
* Familiarity with relevant food safety legislation, QMS, BRC standards, and audits.
* Excellent communication skills and a customer-focused mindset.
* Strong organizational and project management skills, with a keen attention to detail.
* Previous experience in recipe management systems and developing/reviewing specifications and artwork approval is desirable.
What We Offer
At Fresh Kitchen, we believe in rewarding our team members. Here’s what you can expect:
* A competitive salary.
* A robust pension scheme.
* A generous holiday allowance of 25 days, with the option to purchase additional holidays + bank holidays.
* Huge discounts on a variety of delicious food and award-winning products through our staff shop.
* Discounts on cinema tickets, shopping, and cashback on purchases through Sodexo.
* Recognition awards and incentives.
* Real career opportunities within Sysco, the world’s leading foodservice business, opening a world of possibilities.
If you’re ready to make a difference and grow your career in a dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!