Quality Manager, Quality Manager

Pilgrim's Europe; Northern Ireland; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food and beverage manufacturing industry is seeking a Quality Manager to drive their quality agenda and ensure compliance with technical standards. The role involves leading audits, developing the quality management system, and fostering a culture of safety and quality across the site. Candidates should possess a degree in Food Safety/Technology and relevant experience in quality assurance, with strong analytical and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading audits.
• Working knowledge of BRC and industry regulations.
• Experience in Technical/ Quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Quality team to ensure compliance with standards.
• Build a culture of food safety and quality across the site.
• Improve current audit grades and prepare teams for audits.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in Food Safety / Technology

Tools

Microsoft Office

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We are currently recruiting for a Quality Manager to lead out the Quality team to ensure compliance with all internal and external standards. To drive the technical excellence agenda and be responsible for the development of the Quality Management System. To lead customer and standard audits and support the operational teams in issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Build a culture of food safety and quality across the site.
• Reduce hazards, risks, and incidents by driving the Technical Excellence agenda.
• Embrace “Go for Zero” by promoting positive behaviours, root causing near misses and coaching team to manage safety in their areas.
• Ensure that all team members have the appropriate training and resource to do their required task in a safe manner.
• Track, report and improve quality & food safety performance metrics
• Improve current BRC/ OPEX MS audit grades, minimum A+ or Green. Prepare team and site for unannounced audits. Ensure all internal and external Technical standards are implemented into site.
• Provide support and technical knowledge for factory issues to ensure resolution and root cause is identified.
• Lead the Quality agenda and Food Safety and Quality Culture programme for site.
• Deliver the requirements of the Food Defence Plan.
• HACCP Team Member, ensuring full implementation of HACCP and pre-requisite programme
• Develop a structures plan for the team with clean succession plan goals and agreed training plans to achieve these goals. Goals to be aligned with bot site and group technical objectives
• Communicate regularly and ensure goals and targets are cascaded through MySucess and team forums.
• Reward both successes and ideal behaviours when demonstrated and address any performance issues promptly and discretely.
• Drive improvement in the cultural survey by addressing actions from the team.
• Set standards, raise standards, and confirm standard work across safety, quality, environmental and manufacture.
• Use data analysis to make problems visible, quantifiable and to guide decisions.
• Use OPEX tools to support operations in getting to root cause
• Drive strong audit performance and improvement in standards.
• To support & assist in projects in accordance with the site goals and gap up activity timelines.
• Ensure compliance to Technical processes and systems (SAP, INNOVA, Foods Connected and Point 74).
• Deliver and measure Technical KPIs and report monthly on time.
  
  

Essential Criteria

• Experience in leading audits
• Working knowledge of BRC and industry regulations
• Experience in Technical/ Quality
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills. Results Focused with the ability to influence others Strong analytical & problem-solving skills.
• IT Skills - proficient use of Microsoft Office
• Good attention to detail
• Degree in Food Safety / Technology or another appropriate discipline
  
  

Desirable Criteria

• 8 Step Problem solving experience
• HACCP Level 4, experience in TACCP and Food authenticity

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Quality Assurance

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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