Nestlé UK&I
Job Title: Area Quality Manager
Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 depending on experience plus additional company benefits and potential bonus.
This is a full-time permanent opportunity based on-site at the factory. Please speak to us about what flexibility means to you as we are always open to discussing individual flexible working needs.
Position Summary
We have an excellent opportunity to join our Nestlé team as an Area Quality Manager at our Confectionery factory in Halifax, Yorkshire. As an Area Quality Manager, you will be responsible for all food safety and quality aspects within your specific department. You will be a key member of the Local Committee and contribute to ensuring the department is producing our fantastic products meeting all quality and safety standards.
Nestlé Halifax Factory in West Yorkshire is the home of the iconic confectionery brand Quality Street, among several other well-known brands such as After Eight. These are produced through controlled process plant and automated filling and packing lines.
A day in the life of an Area Quality Manager
* Contribute as a member of the area Local Committee and factory Quality Assurance team. Work with the team to create and maintain compliance in hygiene, food safety, and quality.
* Deliver quality objectives such as complaints reduction, foreign body reduction, and First Time Right (FTR) improvements.
* Ensure GMP is maintained at the required standard for the area.
* Support the Nestlé Continuous Excellence programme in the quest for zero defects.
* Take a lead on delivering quality within the area to reduce losses.
* Carry out continuous improvement activities using everyday problem solving.
* Promote quality awareness and commitment to quality across the area.
* Ensure successful management of quality incidents by participating in root cause analysis and ensuring corrective actions are closed out.
* Manage non-routine product release and stock status.
* Carry out consumer complaint investigations to provide feedback and identify improvement actions.
* Review, update, and communicate quality systems including HACCP and QMS.
* Support area readiness for internal and external audits (carrying out internal audits as required).
* Perform corrective action follow-up for audit non-conformities.
What will make you successful
* Ideally a degree or equivalent in a Science / Engineering / Quality related subject.
* Demonstrable experience in quality roles working in FMCG (Food and Drink) Factory environments.
* Able to demonstrate working in large teams with a large number of stakeholders under pressure.
* Experience in successfully implementing quality assurance programmes, influencing at all levels within the factory.
* Experience of training, coaching, and challenging people in reaching targets.
* Participating or leading improvement projects delivering tangible quality improvements.
* Ability to establish relationships at all levels both externally and internally.
* Knowledge of working with Quality Management Systems and food safety.
* Good knowledge of manufacturing processes, materials, products, and their norms.
* Understanding of auditing and verification.
What you need to know
What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme, and a real focus on personal development and growth.
Job advert closing date: 31 August 2024
We will be considering candidates as they apply and we may close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.
At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect. We embrace diversity and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be. People of all gender identities, ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBT+ community are strongly encouraged to apply.
We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken!
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