Assistant Quality Manager (Compliance)

Alexander Steele Recruitment is working with a Food Manufacturer based in Leeds who are looking to hire an AQM Compliance on a 12-month FTC contract. We are looking for a technically experienced and qualified candidate with a background in raw material approval and risk assessment, supplier approval, retailer portal specifications and artwork approval. You will manage the specifications team to deliver launches (raw materials / portal specs / artwork) to agreed deadlines. Responsibilities • Management of business launch critical path technical tasks, team trackers and timings to ensure launch timelines are met. • Manage the specification team, delivering a cross functional team capable of conducting both portal specs, RM specs, supplier approval and artwork sign off. • Attend retailer external launch meeting forums for presentation and management of spec portals, critical path management, liaison for customer specific technical updates and artwork. • Attend customer artwork review meetings where appropriate. • Attend customer spec checks and benchmarking sessions as appropriate, providing artwork and spec advise and support where required. • Maintain the business export guide. • Presentation of the compliance team systems in all site audits and developing the team to participate. • Deputise for all levels of the team to ensure launch and customer timelines are met from a critical path perspective. • Develop business systems for the specifications team, and review processes for efficiency opportunities. • Manage the team training program, and provide support and coaching to deliver a multi-disciplinary compliance team (RM approval / portal specs / artwork) • Manage ACOP RSPO, cocoa and soy 3 keel annual reporting. • Internal QMS auditor – conduct audits as a member of the sites internal audit team m) • Provide technical support to the business project teams. • Cascade horizon scanning (legislation) to the business teams and compliance team systems where appropriate. AQM (Compliance) – V1 01/04/2022 • Review relevant customer codes of practise, relevant to the compliance systems, to ensure compliance systems remain relevant and current. • Provide support to the Quality and Compliance Manager with the VACCP meeting program. On Offer: • £32,700 (12month FTC) • 40 hours per week (hybrid working), Monday to Friday • 33 days annual leave Sound Interesting? If you would like to find out more information, please apply with your most recent version of your CV or call us and ask for Iain Shanley.