QA Supervisor

Bakkavor Group; Scotland; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fresh prepared food company in Scotland is seeking a Quality Assurance Supervisor to lead their QA team, ensuring product quality and compliance with food safety standards. The ideal candidate will have a robust understanding of quality assurance practices, strong leadership skills, and a background in food manufacturing. This site-based role offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits including life assurance and a generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Life Assurance

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Private medical insurance (after 5 years' service)

Stakeholder Pension Scheme

Discount & cashback platform

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a quality assurance role within the food manufacturing industry.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team effectively.
• Good understanding of quality management systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the QA team to monitor product quality and processing practices.
• Coordinate non-conformance actions and ensure corrective measures are implemented.
• Promote a quality culture within the organization.

Skills

Food safety legislation knowledge

Quality Assurance background

Team leadership

Proactivity

Reliability

Education

HACCP knowledge

Food science qualification or equivalent

Job description

We drive our own success

Quality Assurance Supervisor - £30,000 - £34,000 depending on experience

Salary

Salary: £30,000 - £34,000 per annum

Location: Bo\'ness

Ways of Working: Site Based

Shift: Monday - Friday 8:30-17:00
Contract Type: Permanent

Benefits: Life Assurance, 25 Days Holiday

Please be informed that this role offers a job share option, which aims to promote a collaborative approach to workload management and improved work-life balance by sharing a full-time role with another colleague.

About the role

This particular role is based at our Bakkavor Salads Bo\'ness site, which employs over 1,000 people and produces food-to-go salads and salad accompaniments to a number of customers. It is located 3.5 miles from Linlithgow and 8 miles to Falkirk.

As QA Supervisor, your key focus will be to lead and motivate the QA team in monitoring and evaluating product and processing systems and factory practices.

In this busy and exciting role, you will ensure agreed standards of quality are achieved and improved upon, whilst taking a lead in generating and building a quality culture.

Role Accountabilities

• To participate and direct QA team to observe and audit production processes and GMP, ensuring products are made to specification and within customer codes of practice and Bakkavor standards - reporting findings to managers as appropriate
• To assist in delivery of site standards for visits and audits either through direct input, indirect support and/or organisation of QA team activities
• To coordinate non-conformance findings including actions taken and report to relevant department managers - ensuring completion of any required corrective actions from day to day issues e.g. micro results for positive release. In addition, trend non-conformances to identify recurring issues and find and recommend permanent solutions
• To ensure products and ingredients are evaluated against specification
• To support the promotion of a quality culture and help to develop the quality management system
• To coordinate QA requirements for product launches e.g. updating required documentation and systems, liaison with Process team and line support to ensure product is manufactured to correct standard
• With guidance from Line Manager, manage QA activities required to deliver improvement of Technical KPIs e.g. audit of non-conforming processes, complaint investigations, update of swab schedules, GMP audits, glass, and plastic audits
• To plan and co-ordinate work of the QA team to meet requirements of the quality management system and the needs of the business ensuring that the QA team are kept up to date with all business and customer communication as appropriate
• Lead, motivate and inspire QA team to achieve personal development and continuous improvement
• To operate in a safe working manner and support the site/business on continuous improvement relating to health, safety, and the environment

About you

Ideally you will have a good practical working knowledge of food safety legislation and quality requirements.

A strong QA background is desirable for this role but more importantly you will be energetic, punctual, proactive, and reliable with the ability to lead, guide, and motivate others towards achievement.

HACCP knowledge, a food science qualification or equivalent and experience in the manufacturing industry within a high care / high risk environment will be favourable

What you’ll receive

As an equal opportunity employer, we\'re committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

• Life Assurance (1 x salary)
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays as standard (may vary by role)
• Private medical insurance (after 5 years\' service)
• Staff Shop
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Discount & cashback platform
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Free health check
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Free independent mortgage advice
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary
• Free car parking - Site dependant

Plus, a commitment to your wellbeing that includes emotional, physical and financial support services delivered by our fantastic team of wellbeing champions.

Proud to be Bakkavor

We\'re proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We\'re proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury\'s and Waitrose. We\'re driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!

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