Compliance Manager

Compliance Manager

Location: Leeds

Salary: £42000-£47000

Reed Food & FMCG are recruiting on behalf of an established Manufacturer based in Leeds. Our client is seeking a highly diligent Compliance Manager with exceptional attention to detail. This pivotal role requires a conscientious individual who understands the significant impact of defective products on a company’s financial standing and reputation. The Compliance Manager will be instrumental in maintaining and enhancing our quality and compliance standards.

Day to Day of the role:

• Manage BRC and ISO accreditation requirements, ensuring compliance with both standards
• Oversee the site’s Quality Management System, implementing improvements, conducting reviews, and ensuring updates are made
• Lead the HARA team and manage the site HARA plan
• Conduct third-party and customer site audits related to quality
• Manage the internal audit process, scheduling, and completion
• Handle nonconformances from audits, ensuring they are logged, actioned, and monitored for effectiveness
• Establish and monitor quality and compliance objectives and KPIs
• Prepare for quality meetings and senior management review meetings, including report presentations
• Manage supplier approval and performance monitoring processes
• Oversee the calibration schedule for equipment
• Act as the contact for the pest control contractor
• Write, review, and update site policies and management procedures
• Manage document and record control
• Present compliance updates during customer quality reviews and daily meetings
• Lead the crisis management team, arranging mock withdrawals and traceability exercises
• Assist with quality aspects and cover for the Quality & Technical Coordinator when absent

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Proven background in quality and regulatory compliance with essential field experience (Within FMCG - Food, Beverage or Packaging)
• Strong influencing skills and the ability to articulate messages clearly
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a busy and varied workload
• Problem-solving and proactive thinking abilities
• Flexibility and exceptional attention to detail
• Proficiency in MS Office packages, including Excel and Word
• A willingness to learn and ambition to grow within the organisation
• Experience working to deadlines and targets in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in building relationships and liaising with stakeholders
• Data analysis and statistical skills
• A high degree of accuracy and attention to detail

If you think this could be the role for you, please do not hesitate to get in touch, as interviews will begin to be scheduled w/c 21st October.

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