Reed
Group Compliance Manager – Food Manufacturing
12 Months Maternity Cover
£55,000 – £60,000
Wrexham
Are you an experienced Technical or Compliance leader in the Food Manufacturing sector with demonstrable internal auditing experience and looking for a role with an incredible amount of responsibility for multi-site compliance?
This leading Food Manufacturer specialises in ready meal solutions for big supermarkets & foodservice providers, having over 100 years of history and a strong footprint in the UK. They operate several modern production facilities and have benefited from significant investment in recent years.
In this role you will be responsible for leading and delivering audit programmes across the company’s UK manufacturing sites, ensuring they consistently meet internal, customer and regulatory standards. You’ll play a critical role in identifying risks, implementing improvements and strengthening overall performance.
The ideal candidate will have experience working as a Lead or Group auditor – or will have held this responsibility in a Technical or Compliance leadership role – where they have overseen multiple audit programmes and continuous improvement activities in line with BRC and major retailer standards.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to step into a high-impact role at the group level where they will be able to significantly influence standards and performance across multiple sites.
Day-to-day of the role:
- Leading and delivering internal audit programmes across multiple sites while ensuring technical teams are capable of carrying out their own internal audits
- Assessing site compliance against food safety, quality, and regulatory standards
- Identifying risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities, and supporting sites in implementing corrective actions
- Collaborating with technical and operational teams to drive audit readiness and best practice
- Monitoring trends and performance data to inform continuous improvement initiatives
The ideal person will have:
- Significant experience in the Food Manufacturing sector as a Technical or Compliance leader, with a proven track record in carrying out internal audits
- Excellent knowledge of BRC standards and those of major retailers
- Demonstrable experience implementing or improving FSQA or Technical Management systems
- Full UK driving license and comfortable with travel to sites near London when required
- BRC Lead Auditor certification
If you are interested in this position, click apply or contact Stuart Goble at Reed.
To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.
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