Quality Manager

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

Salaryup to 50K DOE

Excellent opportunities to develop within a professional yet friendly team!

If you are interested in this position then please forward a copy of your most up to date CV to or contact Andrew Donaldson on 0.