Compliance Manager

Job Description

This year, for the 2nd year running, we achieved AA* BRC status for our site. Food safety and integrity is at the heart of everything we do at Whitworths, and we are looking for a Compliance Manager to join our Technical Team to continue to support and drive improvements.Here at Whitworths, we are passionate about bringing people the very best nature has to offer. We go to great lengths to source and select the finest naturally tasty ingredients to fulfil our purpose To help everyone eat a little healthier everyday.We are proud to be widely recognised and trusted by our working partners, international suppliers and most importantly, by millions of consumers as the home of healthy eating and we have big ambitious to continue our journey of growth to become the UKs bestloved healthier, tastier food brand.As our Compliance Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with Food Safety standards, BRC Standards, customer codes of practice and Whitworths Quality Systems. Reporting into our Technical Account Controller, you willassist in managing all audits, engage with stakeholders to facilitate the delivery of successful product launches and execution, and deliver continuous improvement activities.You will work closely with our team of Specification Technologists, who deliver right first-time technical specifications; maintain our supplier approval documentation, manage our customer complaints system and are administrators of QADEX.To be successful, you will need to have a good working knowledge of food safety legal requirements, audit standards and customer codes of practice and has experience of applying these in a food manufacturing environment. It would be ideal if you are familiarwith supplier approval processes and customer specification systems.You will need excellent organisational skills, a working knowledge of continuous improvement approaches and good first line management skills. In this role, there is a lot of data, we need you to demonstrate how you can turn that into working informationthat informs and drives change.There are many other reasons to come and work with us, but the biggest reason is having a job you love and a company you are proud to say you work for. You will receive a competitive salary, 33 days holiday, a workplace pension,and in addition, youllalso have access to a number of family friendly, health and lifestyle benefits.Culturally, we believe strongly in investing in our people, developing them in role and developing their careers within Whitworths. Dont just take our word for it, our peoplesay the same, as demonstrated by our recent accreditation from Investors In People.If this is you and you believe you have the skills and experience required to join the Whitworths family as ournew Compliance Manager, then click applynow! We look forward to receiving your application.All applications will receivea responsePlease note, Whitworths is committed to eradicating modern slavery from its business and within our supply chain. Our modern slavery statement is available on our web site. If you have any concerns, you can contact the following organisations: The SalvationArmy Human Trafficking Helpline - () and the Modern Slavery Helpline().