Lead QA Supervisor, Food Manufacturing Excellence

Greencore Group plc; Northampton; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and job-related ben

Competitive matched pension provisions

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive Greencore employee discount

Wellbeing Centre access

Enhanced parental leave and menopause

Job summary

Greencore Group plc in Northampton is seeking a QA Supervisor on a fixed-term basis to support the QA team in ensuring safety and conformity of all materials and finished products to specifications, legislation and customer requirements.

As QA Supervisor you will lead audits, KPI tracking, train staff, build production team capability, investigate non-conformances, and coordinate organoleptic panels while upholding health, safety and GMP standards across a busy food manufacturing site.

Qualifications

• Ideally educated to Higher National Diploma level and/or experience within a similar role in food manufacturing
• Experience of managing a team and leading people
• Holds a Level 2/3 food safety certification
• Basic knowledge of weight legislation and allergen awareness/practical management of allergens
• Experience and knowledge of good manufacturing practice (GMP)
• Has CCP training including Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) principles for Manufacturing Unit
• Demonstratable non-conformance reporting techniques
• Microbiological awareness - understanding of basic of food safety
• Basic knowledge of hygiene principles and legal labelling practice

Responsibilities

• Complete audits and KPI monitoring for compliance
• Train the team to adopt new processes and procedures
• Build production team capability and communication of technical standards
• Investigate customer complaints or non-conformances and provide data for resolution
• Organise organoleptic panel for consistent quality
• Ensure safe working environment and health and safety standards
• Support QA management and ensure tasks align with schedules
• Monitor micro results and initiate investigations
• Collaborate with hygiene team for swabbing and hygiene audits

Skills

QA leadership

HACCP principles

GMP knowledge

Allergen awareness

Food safety

Auditing

Microbiological awareness

Hygiene audits

Education

Higher National Diploma

Job description

Greencore Group plc in Northampton is seeking a QA Supervisor on a fixed-term basis to support the QA team in ensuring safety and conformity of all materials and finished products to specifications, legislation and customer requirements.

As QA Supervisor you will lead audits, KPI tracking, train staff, build production team capability, investigate non-conformances, and coordinate organoleptic panels while upholding health, safety and GMP standards across a busy food manufacturing site.