Welcome

My name is Lee Bladon, I am 40 years old and I live in Ripon, North Yorkshire. I am a self-employed Interim Manager and Technical Consultant to the food industry. I have a first class honours degree in Food Quality Management, 14 years experience and a proven track record in the food industry.

Please take your time to explore my website to discover how I can help your business. Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Key Skills

  • An experienced Interim Technical Manager, Quality Manager, QA Manager, Specifications Manager, Project Manager and Food Technologist.
  • A hands-on manager with a pro-active, solution-focussed approach to quality and systems improvement.
  • An expert in developing effective HACCP, BRC & EFSIS quality systems.
  • Excellent knowledge of retailer specifications and associated websites and software, including: Aspect, TTL, Inspire, Enterprise, FIND, WRSpec & SKSPP.
  • A versatile, efficient and focussed team player with good people and project management skills.
  • A natural leader who likes to bring out the best in others and help develop their abilities.
  • A strong work ethic with a passion for providing first class service.

Services

  • Interim Technical & Quality Management Support.
  • HACCP & Quality Systems Design.
  • Retailer Specification Writing.
  • Project Management.
  • BRC, EFSIS, HACCP, ISO, TFMS, GFSI & FSSC Consultancy.
  • Staff Training & Development.

Clients

I have worked for a diverse range of food manufacturers and have experience of many different food groups including: meat, seafood,             ready meals, dairy, bakery, sauces, food ingredients, ready-to-eat,          ambient, chilled and frozen.

Clients include: Cumbrian Seafoods, Apetito, Grampian Country Foods (Vion),  Rich Complements, Cavaghan & Gray (Northern Foods),
R&R Ice Cream, Pro-Pak, Uniq Prepared Foods, Agentrics, RF Brookes, RWI Catering, Hazlewood Foods (Greencore), Merck, MH Foods, Avance Bakeries (Primebake), Manor Bakeries, Esso Petroleum and Ryvita.

Operational Area

My operational area includes: Yorkshire, Humberside, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester,  Cumbria and County Durham.

Typical Rates

Interim management services from £300 per day (plus expenses), depending on the type of work and contract length. BRC, EFSIS & HACCP consultancy and auditing services from £400 per day (plus expenses).

Contracting my services directly saves you the additional 20% commission that you would typically pay when sourcing an interim manager or consultant through an interim management or recruitment agency.