QSHE Manager

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Our Mission

At Puratos, we create innovative food solutions for the health and well-being of people everywhere. As the global leader in bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients, we help our customers to be successful with their business, by turning technologies and experiences from food cultures around the world into new opportunities.

We are more than 10.000 employees in over 85 countries and a consolidated turnover of 3.1 billion euros (in 2023). Our passion for innovation, a pioneering spirit and the unique Puratos culture drive our solid growth and vision for the future This, along with our commitment to our local communities, is what makes working at Puratos so magical.

To strengthen our team in the UK, we are looking for:

QSHE Manager

(Buckingham, UK)

Your Mission

Provide leadership and oversight of the Quality, Health, Safety and Environment function. This role will focus on setting and achieving the highest standards for Safety, food safety and product quality within the food industry and will insure compliance with all regulatory requirements.

What you will do

Provide leadership/management of all QSHE employees and be the Voice of Quality, Safety, Health & Environment for the entire UK organization:

• Build the Safety, Health, Quality & Environmental organization to meet production and customer needs
• Provide the vision for all employees to further the QSHE goals of the company
• Ensure the workings of QC laboratories of all sites in the country
• Develop and manage the annual Quality budget
• Insure proper training and development of all employees

Oversee all food safety and regulatory compliance initiatives including HACCP, SQF, FSMA, Pest Control and Sanitation in line with the highest industry standards and regulatory compliance.

Oversee all Health, Safety and Environmental issues in line with local legislation working with all functional departments to ensure their compliance to local law.

Lead customer and third party audits as appropriate.

Oversee the customer complaint and CAPA (Corrective Actions and Preventative Actions) processes using RCFA (Root Cause Failure Analysis) to continuously improve our products and our processes

Oversee the Safety processes and reporting to continuously improve safety practices.

Instigate and co-ordinate the hold/rework and incident reporting program at each plant facility to minimize the financial impact while insuring the highest quality of our products

• Co-ordinate improvement program for holds/rework and any safety investigations
• Co-ordinate structured investigation of product/ingredient defects using RCA and accident/incident investigation and reporting to Group and local bodies (e.g. HSE)

Oversee the Documentation function and requests made by the Customer

• Supply certificates of analyses upon customer request
• Supply Puratos approval information upon customer request.
• Prepare for customer audits as requested
• Lead and implement a mock recall system for selected customers

Lead or sponsor initiatives to advance the QSHE agenda of Puratos and of UK Operations

What we expect from you

• Bachelor's Degree in Food Science, Micro-Biology, Chemistry or equivalent technical degree required; Master's Degree preferred
• At least 3 years of leadership experience from a similar role
• Quality/HSE leadership in the Food industry
• Strong written & verbal communication skills
• Ability to lead large organizations and manage direct reports in various geographic areas
• NEBOSH Diploma preferred for HSE
• Ability to work collaboratively for a common goal and to build partnerships up and down the Organization
• Strong analytic skills
• Strong organizational, planning and influencing skills

What you can expect from Puratos

We are a warm family company with a historical growth track record and a clear long-term vision for the future. We promote a caring, trustful and respecting work environment by putting people first.

Benefits:

• Unicode bonus - 5%
• Loyal Service Awards
• Private healthcare - single covered by Puratos, family added at cost to employee
• Annual salary review
• Pension - 3.5% employee, 5% employer OR 5% employee, 7.5% employer
• 25 days annual leave + UK bank holidays
• Life insurance 2 x salary and 20% spouse pension
• Monthly recognition scheme
• Perkbox discount platform