STUART SHELLARD

Quality and food safety professional with experience in raw material quality assurance, auditing, supplier management, yield analysis, and operational leadership within the food manufacturing sector. Rapidly progressed through multiple quality roles at Aquascot, demonstrating strong technical knowledge, attention to detail, and leadership capability. Experienced in quality compliance, root cause investigation, corrective action management, food safety monitoring programmes, raw material assessment, and continuous improvement initiatives. Skilled at using data-driven analysis to identify quality risks, improve operational performance, reduce waste, and support commercial decision-making. Combines technical quality expertise with extensive leadership experience gained through management roles within Boots UK, delivering strong results in compliance, team development, customer service, and operational performance.

• Enhanced Audit Efficiency: Improved audit efficiency by approximately 30% through process improvements and better planning.
• Reduced Quality Incidents: Contributed to a 15% reduction in raw material quality issues through strengthened controls and monitoring.
• Hygiene Compliance: Supported achievement and maintenance of 95% hygiene compliance standards.
• Customer Service Improvement: Improved customer satisfaction and service delivery through effective leadership and people management.