At Valeo Foods UK we bring together a family of much-loved UK food brands supported by the scale and ambition of a global investment partner. From Kettle’s bold crunch to Rowse’s natural sweetness, through to Matthew Walker and Barratt Sweets, our portfolio blends heritage, craft and category-leading innovation.
Alongside our branded portfolio, we are also one of the UK’s largest suppliers of private label products, partnering with major retailers to deliver quality and category expertise that meets the needs of millions of households every week.
As a business, we’re on a journey of transformation. We’re strengthening our operations, driving quality and investing in our people. It’s an exciting, fast-moving environment where heritage meets new thinking, and where every colleague contributes to shaping the future of food across the UK.
Join us and play your part in building the next chapter of some of Britain’s most loved brands.
Job DescriptionBuzzed about quality? We need YOU!
We are looking for a Quality Systems Manager on a 12 month fixed term contract to join our team in Wallingford. You’ll be the guardian of all things sweet and systematic, ensuring that the processes, procedures, and standards that keep our honey flowing smoothly are not just followed, but optimized—because only the best will do for our bees (and our customers!).
Key duties:
- Maintenance and communication of the site Food Safety and Quality Manual (FSQM) systems.
- Management of retail and consumer customer complaints system for the site and ensure responses and corrective actions are adequate and timely and reports are generated.
- To manage the generation of KPI reports for customers in line with their requirements.
- To ensure all systems are monitored in line with Customer COP requirements and that records of these activities are maintained in line with company, customer and legal requirements and incorporated into the internal audit system.
- Management of COA's for co-packed products and maintenance of traceability of incoming finished product
- Complete admin for the honey product list issuing and control.
- To produce routine and non-routine reports as required by Management.
- TACCP team member/leader and deputies for the team leader.
- Conduct regular 1:1’s with direct reports and agree performance objectives and conduct appraisals.
- Degree or equivalent in Food Science or related discipline or previous experience in role
- Experience in retailer quality systems
- BRC Compliance and audits aware.
- HACCP level 3
Qualities and Experience
- Strong communication skills
- Diligent and attention to detail focused.
- Problem solving skills.
- A drive to succeed.
- Organised and able to both multi-task and prioritise effectively
- Knowledge of HACCP Principles.
- Knowledge and experience of systems
- A working knowledge of food production techniques.
- Self - motivated with an ability to work on own and as part of a team.
- Good supervisory and communication skills with the ability manage a team to work to deadlines and use initiative.
- Computer literate.
- A logical and methodical approach.
Salary: up to £49,600 per annum
Location: Wallingford (2/3 days on site, hybrid role)
Hours: Full-time
What we offer you in return
- Excellent Salary
- Matched pension scheme up to 5%
- Death in service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Retailer discount platform
- Staff discount
- And plenty more!
Skills Required
- Degree or equivalent in Food Science or related discipline or previous experience in role
- Experience in retailer quality systems
- BRC Compliance and audits awareness
- HACCP level 3 certification
What We Do
We are a leading producer and innovator of high quality, category-defining branded food products that have a proud history that dates back to 1845. At Valeo Foods, we are passionate about food and our portfolio of over 20 iconic food brands, which includes Jacobs, Batchelors, Kettle, Rowse Honey, Balconi, Schluckwerder, are tried and trusted by consumers across Ireland, UK and Europe for their quality, wholesomeness, nutrition and fun. We are a diverse business that combines food production, brand development and innovation, distribution and sales. We are Ireland’s largest ambient food supplier to the grocery trade, a major supplier to the food service market through Valeo Professional, and an increasingly prominent supplier to the UK market and a range of European Markets now. We are focused on the continued development of our excellent portfolio of category defining food brands as we look to expand our footprint across Ireland, UK, Europe and beyond with our latest acquisition in North America. We are committed to delivering quality food products through continued innovation and excellence in manufacturing. This commitment ensures that our brands retain a market leading position in each of their respective categories. We continue to recruit people with the best skills and expertise across a range of areas including manufacturing, food science, research and development, nutrition, distribution, sales, operations, marketing, human resources and finance, and aspire to be a best in class employer, focused on developing and empowering our people.
