QA Supervisor | Bakkavor Group

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

Job summary

A leading fresh prepared food company is seeking a QA Supervisor in Bo’ness. The role involves leading the QA team to ensure product quality and compliance with food safety regulations. Successful candidates will have a strong background in QA, knowledge of HACCP, and the ability to inspire others. Attractive benefits include life assurance and 25 days holiday. Join our dedicated team and help us maintain the highest quality standards.

Benefits

Life Assurance

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Private medical insurance (after 5 years' service)

Discount & cashback platform

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Strong QA background is desirable but less important than leadership abilities.
• Good practical knowledge of food safety and quality requirements.
• Experience in a high care/high risk manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the QA team to monitor product and processing systems.
• Ensure agreed standards of quality are achieved and improved upon.
• Coordinate QA requirements for product launches and audits.

Skills

Leadership

Quality Assurance

Food Safety Legislation

HACCP knowledge

Proactive

Education

Food Science Qualification or Equivalent

Job description

Job Title: QA Supervisor
Employer: Bakkavor Group
Location: Fife, United Kingdom
Salary:
Employment Type: Permanent
Reference Number: 23643_223913102

Job Details:

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.

Why join us?
We’re proud to offer you a career with a global leader in the fresh prepared food industry. We’re proud to give everyone the opportunity and support to develop and progress their career. To nurture talent, fuel ambition and work with resilience and purpose to achieve the highest possible standards.

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.

You’ll enjoy:

• 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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