Quality Manager

Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd.; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent recruitment agency is seeking a Quality Manager based in Rotherham, England. You will lead compliance with standards such as BRC Packaging and ISO14001, manage internal and external audits, and drive continuous improvement within the quality team. Ideal candidates should have experience in quality management and a strong understanding of industry regulations.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of BRC Packaging and ISO14001 standards.
• Experience in managing quality teams and driving compliance.
• Familiarity with auditing processes and customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead site compliance to relevant standards and legislation.
• Manage the internal and external auditing processes.
• Communicate food/product safety information internally and externally.
• Coach and manage the quality team effectively.
• Compile annual management review documents.

Skills

Leadership in compliance standards

Analytical skills

Communication

Project management

Training and mentoring

Risk management

Job description

Quality Manager

Main responsibilities:

• Leading site compliance to relevant standards (BRC Packaging, ISO14001), regulations and legislation.
• Managing site environment monitoring program.
• Ensuring that the IMS (Integrated management system) is established, implemented, maintained and updated.
• Reporting on the effectiveness and suitability of the IMS and input into training requirements in relation to the IMS.
• Ensuring the promotion of awareness of customer requirements throughout the organisation.
• Establishing procedures in conjunction with operating staff.
• Communicating externally and internally any information concerning food/product safety.
• Leading on site HARA team.
• Planning and managing all internal, external, customer and vendor audits including BRC, SEDEX.
• Internal validation, testing and approval of new and modified products.
• Monitoring and measuring key indicators and reporting trends.
• Investigating RCA, implementing CA/PA and reporting to the customer (including customer visits).
• Reporting packaging statistics to government agencies.
• Liaising with Group Expert Team QA on Policy's and new/improved systems and participate in Expert team meetings
• Ensuring compliance with national, international regulations and legislation and controlling DoCs as required for the customer.
• Implementing ongoing improvement with the various departments and at group level.
• Changing management control for IMS system.
• Managing change/sample requests projects.
• Compiling annual management review documents.
• Managing site environmental monitoring program.
• Managing quality incidents, non-conformance and customer complaints.
• Leading site FAT/SAT product approval in conjunction with R&D and Technical Quality Teams.
• Managing & coach quality team.
• Monthly reporting and monitoring of quality KPIs
• Management of risk (product).
• Responsibility for first off approval.

Expert Function

• Defining quality means for new products & implement them.
• Advising project managers on solutions/options (conception, historic of other similar products, raw materials, standards).
• Evaluating the statistical process control.
• Validating quality criteria's & customer specifications (dimensions, tolerances min/ max , functionalities).
• Implementing and continually improve production control standards (testing criteria, specifications, inspection SOPs).
• Organising Training for line operators, technicians to Quality for new products.
• Setting control plans and monitor the results.