Quality Manager
Llantrisant
Permanent Full Time - 40 hours per week with some flexibility needed
Salary - £35,000
Hawk 3 Recruitment are working with a specialist Food Manufacturer based in Llantrisant to recruit a Quality Manager to join their company on a permanent basis. Excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to progress and develop their career with a successful and established firm.
Reporting to Technical Manager
Job Purpose
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
Responsibilities
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.
Competencies
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
Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are operating as an employment agency on behalf of its client.
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