Twinings
Head of Quality & Food Safety
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Application Deadline: 16 September 2022
Department: Tea Supply Chain
Location: Hybrid
Description
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Are you searching for a career with bags of variety, in an environment that celebrates differences and empowers collaboration, which values individuals and will encourage you to make an impact? Do you want the freedom to explore, and the opportunities to find new ways and to innovate? If so, TwiningsOvo delivers.
We’re looking for people who don’t just come here to get the job done, but who have a real passion for the brand and a desire to do the best job they can. In return, we offer an inspiring package of employee benefits - to show just how much we value you. This role will offer you the scope for growth and the tools to aim high.
As a Twinings Supply Chain team, our mission is to create value through agility and great partnerships to ensure that we are catalysts for growth for the business and we continue to delight our consumers. The Head of Quality & Food Safety will create, implement and maintain fit for purpose end-to-end quality assurance/control and food safety systems to protect our consumers and brands. The role requires an in-depth understanding and proactive involvement in each step of product development and supply chain, demonstrating the technical knowledge and critical thinking abilities to enhance the quality of our finished goods and to prevent or eliminate the potential for food safety issues.
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Key Responsibilities
- Creates and shapes the vision and strategy for quality and food safety that supports Twinings Supply Chain mission and goals.
- Leads the quality and food safety agenda across Twinings Manufacturing sites and supervises the Quality within Twinings’ Co-Manufacturing sites, including establishing consistent policies, processes, systems and ways of working that support the overall strategy.
- Develops and reports appropriate KPIs that monitor the health and cost of quality, ensuring KPIs are visible at all levels within the organisation and that suitable corrective and preventative actions are implemented to address shortfalls.
- Leads the food recall and crisis management processes.
- Represents the organisation in technical forums at relevant industry and trade meetings.
- Promotes a positive culture of quality control and food safety performance with an emphasis on continuous improvement.
- Develops and executes strategic and tactical quality plans to ensure the vision, strategy and company growth plans are achieved in a compliant manner.
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
- 10+ years’ experience within food quality and safety roles
- 2+ years in a senior management position holding responsibility for quality management and initiatives, with the ability to manage a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience in building strong quality and food safety teams and systems
- Proven track record in challenging the status quo & delivering results with a strong growth mindset
- Experience of working with senior leadership teams & working in, and influencing, global teams
- Experience of managing diverse and international teams, with high levels of cultural awareness
- Experience of delivering results in difficult environments, being highly resilient and embracing change and challenge
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Benefits
- Yearly bonus based on personal contribution and financial performance
- Flexible working options
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays
- Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre
- Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more
- Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary
- Cycle to work scheme
- SimplyHealth Cash plan
- Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts
- Private Medical Insurance
If you think this role sounds like your cup of tea, we’d love to hear from you. Please apply below.
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