Main tasks:

1. Maintaining operating procedures with the appropriate levels of control and hygiene required by our customers in the health & beauty sector and ISO22716 (Cosmetic GMP).

2. Authorisation of Product Specifications for finished products.

3. Review of Batch Manufacturing Records to ensure compliance with agreed specifications.

4. Management and training of staff responsible for in-process QC testing of finished products.

5. Management of the Internal Audit programme.

6. Responsible for maintaining SHEQ Policies & Procedures and ensuring compliance with current legislation and relevant standards.

7. Completing risk assessments for equipment, manufacturing procedures and the working environment to ensure staff safety.

8. Responsible for ensuring compliance with SMETA standards for ethical trading.

9. Being the primary point of contact with external auditors (Quality, Health & Safety, Ethical, Chain of Custody).

10. Maintaining the technical details (raw materials and finished products) as required to demonstrate product safety and substantiate environmental claims.

11. Liaising with third party testing companies to ensure compliance with purchasing specifications and current regulations.

12. Approval of suppliers and review of supplier performance.

13. Management of the Customer Complaints Procedures and identifying root causes for compliance failures and updating SOPs to drive better performance.

14. Key part of management team responsible for Operational Excellence and reporting results of KPIs for SHEQ.

Key skills and characteristics:

1. Broad technical and operational experience gained in a regulated/hygienic manufacturing environment (pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, food or similar manufacturing environment).

2. A trained auditor in a relevant field of SHEQ.

3. A proven ability to drive continual improvement/ excellence in a manufacturing environment.

4. A knowledge of nonwoven textiles and their technical specifications would be a great advantage in this role but is not essential.

5. Ability to generate clear & concise operating procedures and communicate details of these procedures to members of the production team.

6. Organised & disciplined individual who demonstrates the necessary attention to detail and accuracy in preparing technical documents.