Compliance Manager in Walton

At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations' worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 150 years. Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.

As the UK's No. 1 Bakery Brand we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family, with the introduction of the sixth generation, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free. Family and values are what makes us different, and we are a proud bunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.

We have a new opportunity for an experienced Compliance Manager in our new Bakery, 41 Bakery. Our Compliance Manager is the food safety and hygiene subject matter expert and will lead our operations in achieving and improving our compliance standards. You will support the site to always be audit ready for unannounced BRC audits, working with Kosher and Halal food standards, and have experience of managing external audits in your previous roles. You'll be our safe pair of hands, able to pick up the day to day from a supported handover whilst also being able to make your own impact with ongoing projects. We have a brilliant team in Bolton and with additional support from our Centre Quality teams, you'll be able to hit the ground running.

The Recipe: Working closely with the Food Quality team and Manufacturing teams you will be the food safety & hygiene lead to ensure processes are proactively managed using evidence led data, continuous improvement techniques that are measured by company KPIs and implementing the Unbeatable Quality Strategy to ensure Warburtons manufactures and distributes products to the required standard. As part of our food technical management team and as our Compliance Manager, you will work in close conjunction with production, health & safety, and hygiene teams, driving a mixed agenda of planned and reactive work through quality and consistent processes. You will be able to build relationships quickly and effectively with the national Quality Compliance team, suppliers, auditors for food safety & hygiene and other site contacts.

Our Compliance Manager is responsible for implementing and managing the food safety and hygiene standards in the Quality Management System (QMS) to ensure that all relevant standards are achieved. You'll work in partnership with the production teams to ensure operations are conducted in compliance with Warburtons standards whilst meeting all applicable external requirements. You'll be the site lead for food safety requirements including microbiological product and environmental monitoring, Legionella and allergens. You'll be a key contributor to the generation and delivery of national and local strategies, management of budgets, profit delivery plans and implementation of business plans.

Our Compliance Manager will be the food safety and hygiene subject matter expert in leading the site to achieving and improving compliance standards. Working collaboratively, you'll ensure that our colleagues fully understand the importance of food safety and hygiene at site; responsible for ensuring training and delivery plans are in place to enable our teams to have the appropriate skills and competency. Also working with our Head Office Quality team, manufacturing, and distribution to write and develop appropriate food safety and hygiene related training. We are looking for you to have a coaching and motivational style to encourage the team to achieve plans, goals, and targets; working with site engagement plans to ensure delivery. You'll be strong in people leadership and performance management with a natural communication style.

The Role: Lead and enable the site(s) activities in delivering unbeatable quality products working in collaborative partnership with site and Centre Quality colleagues. Act as the food/feed safety and hygiene subject matter expert to lead the sites in achieving and improving compliance standards. To identify opportunities and development plans for improvements and achieve within agreed timescales. Implement and manage the food/feed safety and hygiene standards in the Quality Management System to ensure that all relevant standards are achieved. As part of the Manufacturing Leadership Team, contribution to the generation and delivery of national and local strategies. To work in collaboration with the Technical Manager to manage all internal (site and inter-site) and external audits, including relevant regulatory body interventions. To manage suppliers of services & products that can impact hygiene. To ensure at site that all employees understand the importance of food/feed safety and hygiene at site(s). To lead, motivate, coach and develop Compliance team member(s) to achieve the plans, goals and targets set.

Essential Ingredients: You'll have experience of managing food safety and a hygiene function within a food manufacturing business. Have previously managed BRC audits. A background and experience managing quality systems and external standards implementation. Science or food-based experience with food technology qualifications or similar. Level 4 HACCP & Food Safety qualifications as a minimum. Trained and competent in COSHH & IOSH Managing Safely. Working knowledge and understanding of food microbiology. Knowledge of Quality and Food Safety systems and legislation. Management of people & teams.

Desirable: Understanding of CIP systems, risks and optimisation opportunities. Knowledge of SAP ERP applications. Knowledge of industrial bakery processes: plant, product, ingredient functionality and process technology.

Extra Dough: Last but by no means least, you'll want to know what your bread's worth. A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share). Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra week's annual leave. Award winning pension scheme with company contributions. Private medical insurance and life assurance. Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website. Continued investment in your personal development. Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew! Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service.

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.