QA Manager

QA Manager

Milton Keynes

Monday-Friday Days

£55,000 - £60,000

Benefits : -

33 Days Holiday (inc. Bank Holidays), Discounted Company Shares Scheme

5% Matched Private Pension & Life Assurance

BUPA Private Healthcare

Staff Discounts, Subsidised Canteen, Car & Bike Schemes, Team / Family Events

Skills Matrix Training & Development Plans for all Employees

Our client is a leading food manufacturing company, the site is part of a larger national organisation. Due to growth and further expansion within the factory, they are looking for an experienced QA Manager to lead the food quality assurance function.

Role & Responsibilities :

Managing a day & night shift team of quality assurance technicians, seniors & supervisors

A complex role making sure all food quality & safety standards are maintained to the highest standards across 2 teams on different shift patterns

Manage the whole process - raw material intake to food processing to finished packaged products

Ensure all objective and procedures are detailed within the QMS and are compliant with BRC Global Standard for Food Safety and Retailer Codes of Practice

Drive team performance, monitoring KPi's, efficiencies & suggesting improvements

Ensure corrective action, non-conformance reports, RCA and preventative actions

Prepare the site ready for any customer audits

Listeria and allergen record management

Contribute and drive a Food Safety Culture First approach

Knowledge, Skills & Experience :

Must have worked in a 'high-care / high-risk' food manufacturing industry

Strong understanding of food manufacturing QA requirements in line with BRC and retail customers

At least 5+ years experience in a QA / Technical Manager role

Must have managed a team across a multiple days & nights shift pattern previously

Able to build relationships in the team, empower and instruct when needed

Have a track record of dealing with non-conformance reports and meeting deadlines

HACCP, Food Safety & Listeria Level 4 Qualified

Beneficial to have completed a Food Science Degree

Excellent attention to detail, performance related individual

Must be objective orientated, focusing on developing & maintaining KPi's

Good interpersonal skills, communicating and escalating tasks across multiple shifts

'To apply please email your CV / resume to [

]'. - Chris Gumm - 01908 010 438

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

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