Quality Assurance Manager

Amsterdam Printing; London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a QA Manager at their Meals London site, where you will lead a dedicated Quality Assurance team. This role is crucial for ensuring that all products meet the highest standards of safety and quality, while also fostering a culture of continuous improvement. You will be part of a supportive environment that values teamwork and personal growth, working with a market leader in the fresh prepared food industry. If you have a passion for quality and a commitment to excellence, this is the perfect opportunity to make a significant impact in a thriving organization.

Benefits

Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)

Private medical insurance

Annual Bonus Scheme

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Staff Shop

Stakeholder Pension Scheme

Discount & cashback platform

Personal Accident Insurance

Free health check

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a Technical/QA Manager role in food manufacturing.
• Strong leadership skills and ability to drive a quality culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate the QA team in monitoring product quality.
• Implement and maintain quality management systems and standards.

Skills

Quality Assurance Management

HACCP

GMP Audits

Team Leadership

Communication Skills

Education

Degree in Food Science or related field

Tools

Quality Management Systems

Job description

We bring out the best in each other

QA Manager - Meals London - Abbeydale site

Competitive salary

Based in London

Tuesday - Saturday 8.30am - 5pm

Excellent rewards package including - life insurance, staff shop, MyBargains discount platform

Why join us?

We're a family and that's what families do. We champion each other, support each other and help each other to grow and improve. A place of safety, stability and belonging, we put a protective arm around everyone and, when we see talent or potential, we give it a leg up. Finding ways for everyone, whatever their circumstances or background, to develop, progress and become the best they can be.

What we do.

This particular role is at our Bakkavor Meals London. Split across 3 factories and 1 distribution centre. The factories make chilled ready meals, houmous dips, deli products & savoury accompaniments and employs over 2,000 people.

About the role.

A fantastic opportunity for a QA Manager to join the Bakkavor Meals, London. You will be responsible for leading and motivating the Quality Assurance team in monitoring and evaluating product and processing systems. Your main accountabilities will include understanding and applying relevant standards so that Bakkavor, Customer and Legal requirements are achieved and maintained. This role is key to driving improved GMP Audits across the site.

Role Accountabilities

1. Understand and apply relevant standards and codes of practice so that Bakkavör, Customer, BRC and legal requirements are achieved and maintained.
2. To ensure that the requirements of HACCP are implemented, maintained and achieved. Involvement in the evaluation of risks and defining controls, prior to the introduction of a new process, product or raw material.
3. Understands, implements and reviews quality management systems associated with the production of food to the agreed safety and quality standards.
4. Implement, maintain and review an audit system to ensure that critical procedures for product safety, legality and quality are in place and complied with. In addition review all internal findings, identify trends and implement appropriate preventative measures.
5. Supports the Technical Manager & the business with management of audits, hosting audits as appropriate. Manages response & close out of non-conformance reports from audits as required.
6. Effectively communicates with internal and external customers, suppliers and production teams to ensure all the Technical needs of the business are met. Deputise for the Technical Manager in their absence.
7. Manages the training & development requirements of the Technical team and ensures that direct reports are properly equipped to undertake their roles.
8. Manage the QA team & is responsible for its activity. Recruit and retain the right calibre of people. Lead, motivate and inspire the Quality team in line with Bakkavör Values to achieve personal development, continuous improvement.
9. Generate technical business KPI information, communicate, trend and highlight issues. Develop and agree action plans and through Continuous Improvement drive the business forward.
10. Provides practical support and drive to promote a Quality Assurance culture in the Business.
11. Ensures that a safe working environment exists for all employees within the QA team and that as a minimum the standards set out in the H&S manual are met.

About you.

You will have previous experience within a similar Technical/QA Manager role within a food manufacturing environment. You will be a great people leader and have experience driving a quality culture. You will be able to demonstrate our key values of customer care, can-do, teamwork and not just getting it right but keeping it right.

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 (2.5 x salary)
• Private medical insurance
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays as standard (may vary by role)
• 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

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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Bakkavor

We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,000 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 3,000 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.

Category:

Technical

Location:

London, GB, HA0 1TW

Date:

3 Jan 2025

Req ID:

21870