David Jones

Experience

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  Superior International Ltd

  Jul 1990 - Jun 1997

  Quality Assurer

  At its peak Superior Int were the primary importer of fresh produce for UK prepacking direct to the big 4. Continuous full and part time employment from age 16 - 22 (higher education years) positions starting at line operative then stock control, line leader and finally quality control.... the career started here.

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  York House Foods

  Jul 1997 - Sept 2002

  Technical Co-ordinator

  Progressive Technical positions.Raw and cooked meat (High Risk) products manufacturing to foodservice sector. Part of team to obtain and retain Higher Level BRC Global Food Standard V1. Responsible for QA & Hygiene teams; 15 staff.

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  DeliCo

  Oct 2002 - Oct 2004

  Quality Manager

  Ready to eat (High Risk) cooked meat manufacturer to retail sector (J.Sainsbury). Part of team responsible for obtaining BRC Global Food Standard accreditation (grade A). Responsible for QA team (4 members)

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  Vion Snowbird Foods

  Nov 2004 - Jul 2008

  Technical Manager

  Ready to eat (High Risk) cooked meat manufacturer to the foodservice sector (e.g. Greencore, Brakes, Samworth Bros, M&B). Obtained indirect J.Sainsbury approval, obtained and maintained BRC Global Food Standard grade A. Responsible for Food Technical, QA, Hygiene & H&S functions, led a team of 16. Part of wider management team responsible for rapid growth and company development.

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  SSP Group plc

  Jul 2008 - Aug 2015

  International foodservice caterer & retailer primarily located in travel environments (Air, Rail, Centre Parcs, Shopping Centres) with £650m UK turnover (Group circa £1.6bn). Own and franchised brands operated, e.g. Upper Crust, Caffe Ritazza, Millies Cookies, various casual dining brands, 50+ bars, various concept brands including Mi Casa Burrito, Nampo (Noodle & Sushi), franchise brands include M&S Simply Food, Starbucks & BK. Responsible for SSP UK & Ireland own brands Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA). Based centrally within the UK Purchasing team who's focus is to find, screen, contract & develop all vendors to provide a functional and value added service to SSP. Lead and/or support purchasing initiatives e.g. Make or Buy Show less

  • Head of Supply Chain

    Oct 2011 - Aug 2015

  • Technical Manager

    Jul 2008 - Oct 2011
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  Bidfood UK

  Sept 2015 - Oct 2018

  Director of Technical Services

  Senior Management of the Technical Services function at Bidfood this entails own brand and branded food technology responsibility, wider B2B and B2C food technical support, product and supplier master data management, supplier approval and performance monitoring, general technical compliance and fresh produce quality management.

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  Reynolds Catering Supplies Ltd

  Nov 2018 - now

  Technical Director

  Food safety, legality and quality for RCS group activities