GBR Recruitment are proud to be working exclusively with a well established & progressive North East UK based food manufacturing client recruiting for a Quality Manager to lead the Sunday to Thursday shift QA / QM team to success, ensuring all food product lines are produced to the quality expectations of the Major Retail customers, the company standards & BRC.
This role is a key one involving the Inspection of raw materials, the inspection of ingredients & finished food lines (chilled food product lines).
You will be a Quality professional from the chilled food sector, with strong GMP & CCP Audits, BRC Audits & Standards, QAS, COSHH, HACCP, Food Hygiene & Food Safety in this varied critical role.
QAM Job Responsibilities:
* Manage Quality (QMS), Food Safety & Hygiene teams working to BRC standards & company expectations.
* Review Quality working processes (SSOW / SOPS) on the shop floor.
* Manage Quality compliance, policies & working processes.
* Ensure KPI's are monitored & that targets are achieved
* Factory floor Quality coaching & development (CI focused)
* Manage & carry out all food line non-conformances & complaints investigations.
* Ensure all staff on site follow GMP Quality & Food Safety requirements
* Manage all stock that is on hold & the stock release process
* Supplier & BRC audit assistance
* Site traceability exercises
* Manage the routine analysis from intake to out load of raw materials, packaging, finished product and process (collection and logging of samples for micro, chemical, allergen testing)
* Manage manual and automated testing and recording related results. Completing spreadsheets and highlighting issues when seen
* KPI’s / Reports for the Technical Manager & others in the SMT
* Attend all relevant Management meetings
* Manage the Hygiene / Industrial Cleaning teams, planning deep cleans around production schedules & daily standard cleaning activities
* Manage & control the hygiene cleaning schedules & documentation
* Pest Control Management
Attributes:
* Quality Management or Supervisory experience within chilled food
* Hygiene Management experience (Food)
* HACCP Level 3 or Level 4 & Food Safety Level 3 / 4 qualifications
* BRC & Major Food Retailer Audits experience
* BRC V8 experience & knowledge
* QMS professional
* Chilled Food experience
This position is commutable from; Middlesborough, Newcastle, Sunderland, Redcar, Billingham, Eaglescliffe, Guisborough, Whitby, Hartlepool, Bishop Auckland, Spennymoor, Darlington & areas close to these.
The role could suit a professional foodie, working as a QA Manager, Quality Manager, QA Supervisor, QA Team Leader, Technical Manager, Assistant QA Manager, Assistant Technical Manager or similar job titles with similar responsibilities.
Interviews to take place immediately