Quality Assurance AM

2 Sisters Food Group; West Bromwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK food manufacturing company in West Bromwich is seeking Quality Assurance professionals to join their team. The role involves verifying compliance with food safety and quality management systems, adhering to production specifications, and conducting sampling. Candidates should have at least 3 years' experience in food manufacturing and previous QA experience. The position offers competitive pay of £13.37 per hour, opportunities for overtime, and a range of employee benefits in a COVID-safe environment.

Benefits

Free onsite parking

Employee assistance programme

Discounted buses to work

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years in a Food Manufacturing environment.
• Essential previous experience in a QA function.
• Demonstrable experience of managing a team.

Responsibilities

• Verify compliance to Quality Management systems.
• Ensure adherence to production specifications.
• Conduct microbiological and chemical sampling.

Skills

Good communication skills

Attention to detail

Good IT skills

Self-motivated

Ability to problem solve

Education

Level 3 Food Safety

Level 3 HACCP

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Great opportunities to help feed the nation at a leading UK food manufacturing company. Here at 2 Sisters Food Group we are proud to be counted amongst the nation's key workers with our relentless work helping to feed Great Britain. We currently have exciting opportunities for Quality Assurance to join the team in West Bromwich.

The hours of work and shift patterns are:

• Tuesday to Saturday 6am - 4pm

The rate of pay is: £13.37ph

Main Responsibilities

• Carry out verification of the Food Safety & Quality Management (FSQMS) and HACCP systems to meet 2SFG, 2nd and 3rd party requirements & standards in order to maintain certifications & approvals
• Ensure adherence to production specifications within the factory and ensure any deviations are identified, actioned and escalated where required
• Carry out microbiological and chemical sampling of surfaces and products as required
• Active involvement during factory trials of new products
• Audit the factory and its processes to verify compliance to technical and quality related policies and procedures. Take action where non‑compliance is identified
• Active involvement during customer and third party visits and audits and demonstrating QA related tasks where required
• Participate in the investigation of complaints to identify root cause and monitor any corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• Place non‑conforming stock on hold following company procedure, take responsibility for any stock placed on hold
• Communicate any stock placed on hold to relevant parties and seek authorisation before releasing any stock on hold
• Ensure all labels are printed accurately and issued in a timely manner in line with company procedure
• Communicate, liaise & escalation issues where necessary
• Participate in site projects and ensure that food safety & quality requirements are considered, implemented and maintained
• When required, represent the site in matters related to factory food safety and quality systems to third party auditors, external regulatory bodies and customers
• Undertake other tasks relating to the effective operation and continual improvement of the FSQMS, Quality and Operational activities and customer standards and directives that may be required from time to time or as a permanent addition to accountabilities and responsibilities.
• At all times act in the best interests of 2SFG, its employees, its brands, 2SFG customers and the final consumers of the products manufactured by 2SFG. Participate in developing and embedding a quality focused culture of behavioural food safety to enable continuous improvement to standards.

Ideal Candidate

• Qualifications (preferable but not essential)
  • Level 3 Food Safety
  • Level 3 HACCP
• Experience
  • Minimum 3 years in a Food Manufacturing environment
  • Previous experience working in a QA function considered essential
  • Demonstrable experience of managing a team and developing people
  • Good knowledge of cleaning practices
• Skills
  • Good communication skills and attention to detail, able to influence at all levels
  • Excellent written and spoken English
  • Good IT skills and ability to use Microsoft Office applications
  • Ability to communicate professionally at all levels from customers and auditors to factory colleagues and company management
  • Able to prioritise & organise own workload and work to time deadlines
  • Self‑motivated and highly resilient
  • Ability to problem solve and influence in a fast paced environment with sometimes conflicting priorities

Package Description

• Immediate starts
• Hours of work: 46.25 hours
• Pay rates: £13.37
• Opportunities for overtime
• A COVID 19 safe environment.
• Free onsite parking
• Discounted buses to work available
• Exclusive 2 Sisters employee discount platform available via an app offering savings of up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and Tesco.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Grocery Aid - employees access to counselling
• Death in service benefit, optional - linked to pension

Quality Assurance • West Bromwich, United Kingdom