Quality Officer

Morson Edge; Northwich; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

37 days holidays

Holiday rollover

Holiday purchase scheme

Volunteer day

37.5 hours per week

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Healthcare cash back

Job summary

Tata Chemicals Europe, the UK’s only manufacturer of sodium bicarbonate and a leading producer of food and pharmaceutical grade salt, is seeking a proactive Quality Officer.

You’ll support maintenance and continuous improvement of our Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with internal procedures and external regulations across multiple sites, including Winnington, Northwich, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Degree in science/engineering with 3+ years in a regulated QA role.
• Experience with QA systems for food/feed/chemical/pharma and audits.
• Knowledge of ISO9001, BRC, GMP, FEMAS and MHRA.
• Strong analytical and written/verbal communication skills.
• Proficient IT; data analysis and trend reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise to line management on quality standards and compliance.
• Deploy QMS processes: customer complaints, audits, document control, CAPA, reviews.
• Work with QA colleagues to ensure full coverage of the business.
• Manage quality KPIs and report trends aligned with priorities.
• Lead quality improvement teams and projects using improvement tools.
• Liaise with customers, accreditation bodies and suppliers for registrations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Excel/data analysis

Multitasking

Independence

HACCP

Health & safety

Quality standards knowledge

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Science/engineering degree

Tools

Document control software

QA systems

Job description

Quality Officer

Founded in science, deep rooted in values and driven forward by our amazing people, here at Tata Chemicals Europe, the UKs only manufacturer of Sodium Bicarbonate and leading manufacturer of food and pharmaceutical grade salt, we're committed to delivering premium products with excellent customer service, whilst also caring for our local community and environment.

As we transition from our commodity chemicals history towards an increasingly higher end, regulated food and pharma ingredients business, we have an excellent opportunity for someone who wants to be part of our journey!

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Quality Officer to support the maintenance and continuous improvement of our Quality Management System. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring compliance with internal procedures and external regulatory requirements, while driving a culture of quality across the organisation.

If you have a degree in a scientific or engineering discipline and have a minimum of three years working a in a quality assurance role then this could be the role for you.

Supporting primarily our Sodium Bicarbonate plant in Winnington, Northwich, there will be a requirement to travel to our other sites so a full clean UK driving license with no bans or convictions is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expertise and support to line management and employees across the business regarding compliance with quality standards, including internal management of change as well as external changes to standards to ensure that compliance is maintained.
• Support the effective deployment of key QMS processes and procedures including customer complaints, internal and supplier audits, document control, corrective/preventive actions, management review and business level quality review processes, QA review and release of product and any other duties in relation to the role deemed necessary.
• Work closely with the Quality Officer from our British Salt plant and QA Manager to ensure full coverage and support for the business is always maintained
• Support the management of quality related KPIs, systems and processes to report and act on quality performance issues and trends in line with business priorities.
• Drive improvements across the QMS including leadership / facilitation of quality improvement teams (QIT's) and projects using appropriate improvement tools and techniques.
• Liaise with customers, external accreditation bodies and suppliers in support of TCEL product registrations and customer satisfaction.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Hold a degree in a scientific or engineering discipline with 3 or more years experience working in a Quality role within a regulated environment
• Previous experience working within QA systems that include food/feed/chemical/pharma, and experience of internal and external audits.
• Knowledge of standards such as ISO9001, BRC, GMP and FEMAS and knowledge of regulatory bodies such as MHRA
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• IT proficient - Comfortable with data input, interpretation and report writing as well as a sound knowledge of spreadsheets used to pick up trends
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail
• Confident working independently as well as collaboratively within a team
• Knowledge of HACCP and Food Safety standards.
• Health and safety knowledge of a chemical or pharma environment

What are the perks?

Our people have always been at the centre of the company's success and in return for their hard work and commitment, we offer a generous benefits package including:

• 37 days holidays per year, inclusive of Bank Holidays
• Roll over of up to 5 days and salary sacrifice holiday purchase scheme
• An additional paid day off each year to volunteer for a good cause in the local community
• 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Excellent contributory Pension scheme up to 9% company contribution
• Life insurance
• Healthcare cash back scheme

About Tata Chemicals Europe

Tata Chemicals Europe (TCE) is one of Europes leading suppliers of sodium carbonate, salt and sodium bicarbonate and other products, from our plants in Cheshire, UK.

We are the UKs only manufacturer of sodium bicarbonate, the many grades of which have applications ranging from haemodialysis and pharmaceuticals, food and animal feed, flue gas treatments through to detergents and personal care products. Sodium carbonate (also known as soda ash) is primarily sourced from our US sister company, TCNA, and used in the manufacture of glass, detergents, chemicals and in several other industry applications.

Our British Salt Business is the UKs leading salt business, producing pure white salt for a variety of uses from food, water-softening, and industrial uses through to de-icing.

We have a long and proud history. Having been founded in 1874, and being a founder-member of ICI. Now owned by Tata Chemicals, we are proud to be part of the Tata Group of companies.