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: -
- 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
This is a great role for someone who wants to support and manage a team to build the skills of and ensure compliance around Quality Auditing our reputable great products.
You will need to make sure that production are working to the latest legislation and are meeting all of the required quality and safety standards as well as complying with internal procedures and schedules.
Key Responsibilities:
- You will be following up and resolving supplier and factory non-conformances, ensuring that non-compliances are investigated and root cause analysis and corrective actions are implemented
- You will also need to manage raw material, product and environmental testing ensuring that samples and swabs are checked to an agreed schedule
- It will be key for you to assist the Quality Manager in the daily supervision and management of the Quality Assurance team. This includes carrying out absence review meetings, return to work interviews, managing performance, investigations and disciplinary meetings.
- You will need to ensure that regular checks and audits are completed(GMP, traceability, fabrication etc.) in order to monitor compliance with food safety requirements and prepare the necessary reports
- Additionally you will need to calibrate scales, temperature probes and other measuring devices on a frequent basis
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:
- Experience in a Quality or Technical role within the food industry, working with raw meat would be an advantage but is not essential
- An understanding of working to BRC and retail customer standards and trained to an intermediate level in HACCP
- Experience in leading a team of people, with the ability to supervise and coach.
- Computer literate, with working knowledge of Microsoft packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- A relevant degree would be an advantage but not essential, we would be looking at subjects related to food science.
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!