Rainham
Right Match Recruitment Group is working in partnership with a well established and international organisation based in Rainham, Essex to recruit aforward thinking QA Manager to join their team.This is an exciting, full-time and fixed 9 months maternity cover contract role. Overall purpose of job: Ensure the successful management and development of the QA Team and Quality function including food safety, legal compliance and quality standards. Key areas of responsibility: Primary Responsibilities • To manage, maintain and improve company's Health and Safety, Food Safety and Quality standards, and the requirements of any accreditation (ie. BRCGS, FEMAS, ), legislative, and customer requirements., • To work in compliance with company's Quality Policy and support the company's Health & Safety and Food Safety & Quality Culture., • To operate in line with the requirements detailed within the company's policies and practices detailed within the company's Quality Management System (QMS)., • Be a champion for food safety & quality throughout the business, • Lead, manage and develop a team of quality assurance professionals, including, but not limited to, managing performance, setting goals and objectives, and measuring outcomes., • Act as front-line contact for quality and/or food safety issues within the manufacturing, • Within defined levels of responsibility, make decisions on food safety, quality and compliance to standards, to ensure our consumers receives the highest quality product., • Lead the site HACCP, with support from the Technical Manager and other business functions, • Ensure pest control visits take place and ensure agreed recommendations of the pest control company are tracked, trended and implemented., • Identify, develop and implement Food Safety and Quality Assurance policies and procedures as required, • Manage and support NCR & DMR processes internally and externally ensuring a thorough and appropriate RCA is provided with supporting corrective actions, • Play an active role in solving quality issues, continuous improvement programmes, and other quality and/or Food Safety projects, • Carry-out audit activities such as GMP audits, GHP audits and Internal audits as required Additional Responsibilities • Support Food Defence activities such as Horizon Scanning, facilitating communication within the site to mitigate risk to the business as required., • Lead and facilitate Technical Department administrative activities such as sampling, calibration, consumable monitoring & restocking etc., • Lead and/or support training for peers with relation to food safety and/or quality, • Record and monitor all consumer/customer complaints, facilitate investigation, closure and, • Support the business' Food Safety & Quality Culture plan, • Participate and/or lead external and third-party audits as, • Liaising with internal and external stakeholders as required, • Deputise for the Technical Manager as required by the business, • Support for Technical Department and/or other business functions as and when required Qualifications/Experience required: • Minimum of 5 years' experience within a similar role and industry, • HACCP level 3, • Strong knowledge of food safety regulations, BRCGS Requirements, and best practices, • Demonstrable experience of managing a team, • Proven track record of quality improvement activities, • Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer-based skills Desirables • Bachelor's degree in food science or other related field, • Food Safety Level 3, • Experience of Thermal Processing activities, • Audit trained (Internal or Lead Auditor), • Ability to develop and deliver training programmes If you are interested please apply directly or call Tom Kurczab at Right Match Recruitment Group. JBRP1_UKTJ