The Quality Center Support Manager will oversee food safety and quality measures, lead the FSQ team, and ensure compliance with manufacturing standards.
Job Description
Role: Centre Support Manager - Food Quality
Location: Kitt Green, Wigan UK
Working hours: Monday-Friday 8-4:30pm
Who are we?
We are Kraft-Heinz Kitt Green - Home of our world-famous Heinz Baked Beans, "Nourishing the Nation" and in production since 1959! You will be joining one of the world's best loved Food & Beverage brands, as well as one of the most iconic FMCG factories in Europe.
Purpose of role:
You'll be leading efforts to ensure Food Safety and Quality (FSQ) for our Kitt Green site by making data-driven, pragmatic, and timely decisions. You'll always champion continuous improvement, maintaining the highest standards that protect the Kraft-Heinz brand while supporting the site.
Come and kick-start your career with one of the world's best loved Food & Beverage brands at Kraft-Heinz!
What you will have:
What we can offer:
Location(s)
Kitt Green
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
Role: Centre Support Manager - Food Quality
Location: Kitt Green, Wigan UK
Working hours: Monday-Friday 8-4:30pm
Who are we?
We are Kraft-Heinz Kitt Green - Home of our world-famous Heinz Baked Beans, "Nourishing the Nation" and in production since 1959! You will be joining one of the world's best loved Food & Beverage brands, as well as one of the most iconic FMCG factories in Europe.
Purpose of role:
You'll be leading efforts to ensure Food Safety and Quality (FSQ) for our Kitt Green site by making data-driven, pragmatic, and timely decisions. You'll always champion continuous improvement, maintaining the highest standards that protect the Kraft-Heinz brand while supporting the site.
- Risk Assessment & Leadership: Address quality and technical issues throughout the manufacturing process, from raw materials to finished products.
- Quality Standards & Continuous Improvement: Drive the achievement of quality standards through regular review and enhancement of the Quality System at our Kitt Green site.
- Quality Control Framework: Develop and maintain frameworks to accurately identify and control the quality status of finished goods.
- Finished Product Assessment: Lead on the assessment and release of all finished products, ensuring compliance before customer distribution or appropriate downgrading.
- Quality critical metrics: Use key performance indicators to reduce incidents and risks, driving continuous improvement.
- Compliance Maintenance: Ensure compliance with internal and external food manufacturing standards, maintaining necessary accreditations.
- Team Leadership: Lead FSQ team members to achieve objectives.
Come and kick-start your career with one of the world's best loved Food & Beverage brands at Kraft-Heinz!
What you will have:
- Degree in a science-related field or significant experience in the food safety sector.
- Proactive & dedicated approach with a drive for making impactful improvements.
- Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to challenge and improve processes.
- Analytical problem solver with a talent for problem-solving and adapting quickly to change.
- Confident decision-maker, grounded in data and evidence.
What we can offer:
- A competitive salary
- 27 days annual leave- plus Bank Holidays, with options to 'buy' additional annual leave.
- Tusker Salary Sacrifice Car Scheme - no deposit required. Insurance, servicing and maintenance included.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Discounts on gym memberships.
- Company matches and exceeds your pension contributions (up to 7%).
- 12x Life Assurance.
- Private Medical Insurance.
- Critical Illness Insurance.
- Savings on MOT- servicing and repairs at Halfords Autocentre.
- Savings on Vodafone pay monthly deals.
- And much more!
Location(s)
Kitt Green
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
Top Skills
Data Analysis
Food Safety Standards
Quality Management Systems
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