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Quality Manager

Job Posted: 25 days ago

Salary: £ 45,000 - 50,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: North Lanarkshire, Dunbartonshire

Expire in: 3 days

Job Description

ROLE- QA MANAGER with a Market Leading Food Manufacturer!

BASED NORTH LANARKSHIRE

Purpose

To champion food safety, product quality, and all aspects of change management and continuous improvement on-site. Ensuring the effective management of product safety, authenticity, legality and quality.

Reporting into the Technical Manager

Managing and developing people and supporting the development of a positive culture:

  * Deputise for Technical Manager when off-site/annual leave

  * Working in partnership with HR to ensure the recruitment, retention and development of team

  * Produce and implement an annual training and succession plan for team

  * Coaching and skills development on a day-to-day basis

Supporting a Continuous Improvement culture:

  * Supporting a continuous improvement culture bringing examples of best practices and new ideas.

  * Having a physical presence throughout production areas.

  * Maximise efficiencies across the site through production practices

  * Effective root cause analysis to improve quality and avoid unnecessary costs

  * Deliver improvement through analysis of non-conformance and customer quality complaints.

  * Provides strong support to the Technical Manager in creating, communicating and driving the site Food Safety & Quality Culture plan.

Leading food safety plan to meet required standards and specifications:

  * Delivering technical operations on-site through the co-ordination of testing and sampling.

  * Drive the food safety plan (HACCP).

  * Manage product release.

  * Support independent audits and action findings.

Managing positive working practices:

  * Responsible for the management of activities which ensure the food safety, authenticity, legality and quality of our products.

  * Ensure that GMP and hygiene standards are adhered to across the site by informal walking tours and formally by auditing.

  * Carrying out and supporting Technical Manager in conducting incident investigations, including risk assessments.

  * Analyse and review relevant data from testing and sampling.

  * Report any out of spec results to the relevant management and ensure that appropriate action is taken to address the issue.

CANDIDATE

  * Manufacturing technical professional with minimum 3 years’ experience within the Food Manufacturing arena.

  * Experience working to the demands of the Major Retailers

  * People Management experience

  * Good experience and understanding of Quality Systems and Quality Management.

  * Qualified to at least A-level in a scientific or related subject.

  * Level 3 Food Safety is desirable

  * Level 3 HACCP is desirable

Working Mon-Thu 8am- 4:30pm, Fri 8am- 4pm, 5 Days a week on site

BENEFITS

5% ER pension, 3% EE pension

33 Days holidays

Salary up to £50K DOE

Excellent opportunities to develop within a professional yet friendly team

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