Job Description

Right Match Recruitment Group is working in partnership with a well established and international organisation based in Rainham, Essex to recruit a forward 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 programmesIf you are interested please apply directly or call Tom Kurczab at Right Match Recruitment Group