QA Manager
Description✓The Role
✓* To supervise and manage the quality function on a daily basis, in order to achieve compliance with legislation and agreed customer requirements.
✓* To ensure that the quality system is adhered to and that all possible measures are taken to ensure quality within the business.
✓* To support the Technical Manager in the implementation of systems at factory level to drive continuous improvement.
✓* To manage objectives set by the Technical Manager to ensure completion within agreed timescales
✓* Lead and manage the quality team to ensure that all quality assurance activities from are carried effectively and efficiently.
✓* Develop and maintain the site’s quality management system.
✓* Work closely with the production team to identify and resolve any quality issues that arise during manufacturing.
✓* Ensure training and coaching is provided to the quality team to ensure they are able to carry out their roles effectively.
✓* Address customer and regulatory-raised quality issues promptly and effectively.
✓* Develop and implement ongoing strategy to reduce instances of non-conforming product.
✓* To conduct and monitor GMP in the factory and ensure corrective action is taken where necessary.
✓* Ensure routine inspections i.e
✓glass and hard plastic, fabrication, hygiene, foreign body and GMP are carried out to schedule, with the appropriate corrective action implemented.
✓* Establish root cause and implement preventive action plans for non-conformances raised.
✓* To develop and maintain raw material intake inspection processes, ensuring materials are assessed based on risk and non-conforming product is reported back to the supplier.
✓* Develop and report KPI measures for raw material suppliers.
✓* To review non-conformances and weekly KPI’s to identify trends, problem areas and instigate corrective actions
✓* Keep abreast of current and new legislation that is likely to impact the business.
✓* Ensure customer standards and expectations are met on a day to day basis.
✓* Support with NPD product launches.
✓* To ensure food safety issues are actioned immediately and escalated appropriately.
✓* To ensure the quality system documentation is audited and correctly archived.
✓* To assist with all customer visits and third party audits and to actively support the Technical Manager as required.
✓* To work within the appropriate Health and Safety procedures and to promote a strong awareness amongst all staff of a safe working environment.
✓The Person
✓* Working knowledge of relevant legislative criteria and industry standards for food production.
✓* Good working knowledge of food hygiene- preferably trained to intermediate food hygiene as a minimum.
✓* Basic awareness of health and safety requirements
✓* Relevant process and product knowledge
✓Our Referral Incentive:
✓Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from us you have not been shortlisted for this role
✓Please continue to check our website for any other roles which may be of interest.
✓We offer a £500 referral if you introduce someone we place - see our website for details
✓We regret that this client is not prepared to sponsor work permit or work permit transfer applications
✓Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK Show more →
✓* To supervise and manage the quality function on a daily basis, in order to achieve compliance with legislation and agreed customer requirements.
✓* To ensure that the quality system is adhered to and that all possible measures are taken to ensure quality within the business.
✓* To support the Technical Manager in the implementation of systems at factory level to drive continuous improvement.
✓* To manage objectives set by the Technical Manager to ensure completion within agreed timescales
✓* Lead and manage the quality team to ensure that all quality assurance activities from are carried effectively and efficiently.
✓* Develop and maintain the site’s quality management system.
✓* Work closely with the production team to identify and resolve any quality issues that arise during manufacturing.
✓* Ensure training and coaching is provided to the quality team to ensure they are able to carry out their roles effectively.
✓* Address customer and regulatory-raised quality issues promptly and effectively.
✓* Develop and implement ongoing strategy to reduce instances of non-conforming product.
✓* To conduct and monitor GMP in the factory and ensure corrective action is taken where necessary.
✓* Ensure routine inspections i.e
✓glass and hard plastic, fabrication, hygiene, foreign body and GMP are carried out to schedule, with the appropriate corrective action implemented.
✓* Establish root cause and implement preventive action plans for non-conformances raised.
✓* To develop and maintain raw material intake inspection processes, ensuring materials are assessed based on risk and non-conforming product is reported back to the supplier.
✓* Develop and report KPI measures for raw material suppliers.
✓* To review non-conformances and weekly KPI’s to identify trends, problem areas and instigate corrective actions
✓* Keep abreast of current and new legislation that is likely to impact the business.
✓* Ensure customer standards and expectations are met on a day to day basis.
✓* Support with NPD product launches.
✓* To ensure food safety issues are actioned immediately and escalated appropriately.
✓* To ensure the quality system documentation is audited and correctly archived.
✓* To assist with all customer visits and third party audits and to actively support the Technical Manager as required.
✓* To work within the appropriate Health and Safety procedures and to promote a strong awareness amongst all staff of a safe working environment.
✓The Person
✓* Working knowledge of relevant legislative criteria and industry standards for food production.
✓* Good working knowledge of food hygiene- preferably trained to intermediate food hygiene as a minimum.
✓* Basic awareness of health and safety requirements
✓* Relevant process and product knowledge
✓Our Referral Incentive:
✓Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from us you have not been shortlisted for this role
✓Please continue to check our website for any other roles which may be of interest.
✓We offer a £500 referral if you introduce someone we place - see our website for details
✓We regret that this client is not prepared to sponsor work permit or work permit transfer applications
✓Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK Show more →