Built In Quality Leader

About Princes The Princes Group has over 7,000 employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures 350 different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business. Role Description Princes Bradford is looking for a Built In Quality Leader to join our centre of excellence for fruit squash, home to the Jucee brand and a broad portfolio including cordials, premium high juice, quadruple strength, and standard squash. As proud partners of Capri‑Sun, Bradford now produces over 250 million juice pouches annually for Great Britain and Ireland—combining trusted quality with global reach. The Manufacturing - Built In Quality (BIQ) Leader will ensure that the Manufacturing / Operations, production processes, and operational procedures meet and maintain expected standards & requirements, and also function effectively, to meet customer requirements. They will collaborate with site, Technical, Product development, Engineering, and Production teams, in the design and implementation of these systems, processes, and standards across the Bradford site. They will be responsible for the manufacturing elements of the quality management system, and monitor operations adherence to these defined manufacturing processes, and the impact on the quality / safety and integrity of products directly linked to failures, in or adherence to these processes. They will lead investigation in Incidents, process failures or product performance failures. To lead and coordinate root cause analysis, corrective, and preventative actions for manufacturing process failures (intake to dispatch). This role will report directly to the Site Operational Excellence Manager. The role includes two direct reports: Site Trainer Factory Analyst Day based (with flexibility to work on shifts as may be required). Benefits 25 Days Annual Leave plus Birthday off 14.5% Pension – 5% employee opt in / 9.5% employer Flexible Holiday Option - Buy 5 Additional Days Enhanced Family Friendly & Carers Policies Life Assurance Cover Private Medical Insurance Critical Illness Cover Learning & Development Opportunities Working Hours This is a site based role working Monday - Friday 08.45 - 17.00. Due to the nature of manufacturing there may be times where flexibility is needed to meet business needs. Key Responsibilities Strategy and Development Contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice manufacturing quality & food safety culture, vision, strategy, policies, processes, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance measures that matter [MTM] Establishing strategies to improve process efficiency, the delivery of operational / manufacturing right first time [RFT], and profitability through process review / waste reduction. Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on operational activities. General and Task Management Work proactively with all functions, Leaders, and employees, to maintain a program of continual operations improvement within their areas of responsibility. Lead problem solving methodology (Lean multi step), perform operations root cause analysis and resolution. Lead the team to achieve operational quality / waste target Measures that Matter [MTM] for manufacturing & continuous improvement [CI] objectives. Ensure operations / manufacturing processes, deliver on product safety, quality and consistency expectations of customer and brands. Provide clear leadership & coaching for the development of a food safety and quality culture within the operations / manufacturing / production environment. To be the communication conduit for production and technical lead, on the operations / production team engagement with customers. Develop and conduct controls plans & Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA). Implement all relevant procedures in the Quality Management System (QMS), as they relate to the areas of operational responsibility and accountability. Ensure that all in-house (manufacturing) systems and procedures are maintained, updated, revised and modified to meet requirements. Train out and communicate to identify learning opportunities to improve standard working methods. Support the Shift teams to develop and maintain an accurate skills matrix. Identify skills gaps and prioritise training needs including deployment of Site Trainer to develop the capability of our teams. Champion a program for the implementation and sustainment of a continuous improvement and food safety & quality culture, within the sites operations teams. Lead regular operations BIQ events with representatives from appropriate departments to establish an action plan for improving food safety & quality culture / built in Right First Time (RFT) and product & process waste as they relate to operations areas of responsibility. Produce written reports and make presentations. Identify and deploy the necessary skill sets, resource levels and systems to deliver projects, including the engagement of external resources as required. Gain a detailed understanding of the Princes Operating System (POS) and maturity matrix, and support in the audit and regular reporting of adherence to key elements of the Operational Excellence Strategy. Management of Factory Analyst, responsible for data and reporting across the balanced scorecard (SQCDP). Development of MTM to facilitate the successful delivery of the Site Must Win Battle Plan (MWBP). This includes accountability for accurate reporting of daily, weekly and monthly measures to support decision making throughout the site. Management of Site Trainer, responsible for identifying and prioritising training gaps across manufacturing teams. Supporting all shifts to successfully deliver the production plan and develop teams to ensure skills are balanced across the teams. Including the assessment and sign‑off of skills within the team. To maintain product Food Safety, Legality, Integrity, Authenticity and Quality standards by ensuring all associated policies and procedures are adhered to. Role Requirements Process / Production / Mechanical Engineering Data analysis quality tools – SPC, DoE etc Problem Solving – 8D / DAMAIC Internal Auditing Creation of operational processes and procedures Effective verbal and written communication including training, facilitating, and presenting HACCP L3 Food Safety L3 Essential Skills Process / Production / Mechanical Engineering Data analysis quality tools – SPC, DoE etc Problem Solving – 8D / DAMAIC Internal Auditing Creation of operational processes and procedures Effective verbal and written communication including training, facilitating, and presenting Desirable HACCP L3 Food Safety L3 Six Sigma Green Belt At Princes we are committed to making all stages of our recruitment process accessible to all candidates (including application). 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