Quality Assurance - Maternity Cover

2 Sisters Food Group; Harvills Hawthorn; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK food manufacturing company seeks a Quality Assurance professional in Harvills Hawthorn. Responsibilities include verifying Food Safety & Quality Management systems, conducting sampling, and ensuring compliance. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 3 years in Food Manufacturing and experience in a QA role. Salary is £13.37 per hour for a full-time position from Monday to Friday with various benefits including discounts and employee assistance programs.

Benefits

Free onsite parking

Discounted buses to work

Exclusive employee discount platform

Employee assistance programme

Death in service benefit

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Carry out verification of FSQMS and HACCP systems.
• Ensure compliance to production specifications.
• Conduct microbiological and chemical sampling.
• Participate in customer audits.
• Conduct investigations into complaints.

Skills

Good communication skills

Attention to detail

Excellent written and spoken English

Good IT skills

Ability to prioritise workload

Self-motivated

Problem solving

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 to join our Quality Assurance team in West Bromwich.

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
• 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
• 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 & escalate 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.

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

Hours of Work and Shift Patterns

• Monday - Friday 12:00 - 22:00

Compensation

Rate of pay is £13.37 per hour, Immediate starts. Hours of work: 46.25 hours. Pay rates: £13.37.

Benefits

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 & Spencer and Tesco. Employee assistance programme. Grocery Aid – employees access to counselling. Death in service benefit, optional – linked to pension.