Quality Manager (Food Manufacturing)

Job Introduction

Sodexo have an exciting opportunity for a Quality Manager to join their catering team in Colchester, Essex. 

Reporting to the Central Food Production Unit Operations Manager, within the catering department, this role will be responsible for ensuring the safety, quality and legality of all products made on site. 

Our ideal candidate would be someone who has a level 3 CIEH Food safety or equivalent certification, IOSH or equivalent along with industry knowledge of chilled/ frozen food manufacturing. A level 4 HACCP would be beneficial although training for this will provided. 

Our wealth of experience partnering Government Agencies means we are able to transfer best practices from the corporate sector to create better working environments in the public sector. We bring services that increase employee engagement, wellbeing and productivity to the public sector to help support government to deliver on its promised outcomes while reducing costs. Our goal is to improve service outcomes and reduce overall costs to the taxpayer.

Role Responsibility

• Maintain and develop a positive working culture and environment for all colleagues through sound leadership, effective communication and delegation 
• Management of client relationships and expectations. Maintain formal and informal communications with both client and customer 
• Manage all aspects of Health and Safety, Environment, Quality Assurance and Food Safety. Role modelling safe behaviour and reporting unsafe behaviour, near misses and accidents/incidents to management in a timely manner 
• Maintaining company compliance by ensure that the company/contract accountancy, documentation, audits and administration procedures are carried out to the required standard 
• Maintaining legislative compliance by ensuring that all aspects of the business are conducted in accordance with all relevant statutory requirements and codes of practice. Including cook chill guideline requirements are met utilising Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and other risk analysis systems where appropriate 
• Manage all aspects of third party accreditation standards. 

Please see attached job description for further information regarding the role requirements

The Ideal Candidate

• Advanced level 4 HACCP desirable or commitment to complete once in role 
• Level 3 CIEH food safety or equivalent 
• IOSH or equivalent. 
• Industry knowledge and experience of chill /frozen food manufacturing (essential) 
• Demonstrate attention to detail and adherence to standards 
• Experience or evidenced ability of interpreting laboratory results (micro/chemical) 
• Proven experience of managing long-term client relationships 
• Must be able to demonstrate effective verbal and written communication 
• Excellent influencing skills for peers and the wider business  
• Able to work on own initiative and within a team environment. 
• Computer literate. 

Package Description

Up to £29,000 plus benefits

Sodexo offers the best range of employee benefits on the market. From discounts that reduce the cost of the weekly shop, to exclusive deals on holidays and keeping active. Our award-winning employee benefits platform offers everything YOU need to make life that little bit better every day.

• Health and wellbeing incentives
• Training and development opportunities
• Reward and Recognition schemes
• Flexible working considered
• Volunteering days
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance

We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities, and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be natural, and be the best versions of themselves. We recognise that we’re on a journey with regards to diversity and inclusion and would therefore welcome applications for candidates from underrepresented backgrounds.

All offers are subject to full security clearance checks

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence, and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory, and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their age, disability, gender, transgender, marital or family status, race or ethnicity, religious belief of sexual orientation are welcome to and included within our business. We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process