Quality/Technical Manager | Glass | Surrey - Hybrid

About the job

An exceptional career opportunity for a Quality & Technical Manager to become a key part of a supportive senior management team. In this pivotal position, you'll take charge of formulating, deploying, and managing the regulatory, technical, and quality protocols across production and service. Your role will be crucial in establishing robust systems to meet the demands of our company, customers, and regulatory bodies, ensuring food safety, product excellence, efficiency, and outstanding customer service.

Quality/Technical Manager | Glass | Surrey - Hybrid | £45k - £55k

A market leader in crafting and supplying superior glass packaging solutions. The company distinguishes itself by offering a comprehensive selection of glass containers, caps, and decorative services tailored to the specifications of globally renowned food and beverage brands. Renowned for blending its rich legacy with innovative practices, they excels in adapting to the dynamic needs of the packaging sector. Among its technical strengths are its commitment to sustainability, cutting-edge design capabilities, and the ability to deliver customized packaging solutions that enhance brand identity and consumer experience. This dedication to innovation and quality has established them as a pivotal player in the global packaging industry.

As Quality/Technical Manager you will be responsible for:

• Applying proven Quality management leadership experience within highly regulated environments
• Working in both an internal and external facing role, liaising with customers and supply chain
• Working across internal teams managing performance and compliance
• Contributing to sustainability processes, working with suppliers, evaluating ESG and emissions, reporting internally, helping the business achieve internal targets of neutrality
• Implementing and reviewing processes to deliver company, customer, and regulatory authority requirements for food safety, product quality, and cost

Key attributes required:

• Essential experience working in a comparable role within the glass/closures packaging industry
• Quality program development experience desirable but not essential, including knowledge of audits and standards; BRC / ISO / ISF / HACCP
• Knowledge of problem-solving techniques, reporting and desirable experience of lean practices
• Relationship builder – able to forge strong relationships with the team and external stakeholders
• The ability to inspire as Quality Champion, applying high technical knowledge and the skills to deal with any non conformance or process improvement

If you want to work for a state of the art company and lead their technical development and accreditation processes into a new chapter we want to hear from you!