Title: Quality Assurance Manager

jobs24.co.uk; Stonehouse; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Quality Assurance Manager, where your expertise in Quality Management Systems will drive operational excellence. In this pivotal role, you will oversee the quality management system, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement. Collaborate with teams to enhance processes, manage audits, and build strong relationships with suppliers and customers. With a competitive salary and benefits, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on product quality and operational standards. If you are passionate about quality assurance in the dairy industry, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Up to 10% annual bonus

4x life assurance

33 Days Annual Holiday

Müller Rewards discount scheme

Free onsite secured colleague car parking

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Technical Coordinator is essential.
• Must possess strong influencing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Governance of quality management system for best-in-class products.
• Responsible for laboratory management and QMS duties.

Skills

Quality Management Systems Knowledge

Strong influencing and communication

Advanced problem solving

A3 problem solving

Retailer codes of practice

BRC audit experience

IT skills (Word and Excel)

HACCP Level 4

Advanced Food hygiene

Microbiology

Job description

We're recruiting at our Severnside Dairy for a Quality Assurance Manager to join us on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will provide governance of the quality management system to ensure delivery of best in class products whilst striving to continuously improve in line with Müller values. They will enable Operational Excellence through quality compliance.

Quality Assurance Manager Role & Responsibilities:

• Provides expertise through Quality Management Systems Knowledge.
• Displays drive and motivation to continually improve quality based performance.
• Demonstrates active involvement in solving problems.
• Plays an active part in building QMS capability across site.
• Responsible for laboratory management and other QMS duties.
• Supports and process confirms operations quality control responsibilities.
• Displays strong IT skills and capability.
• Provides governance and ownership of Quality Index and other monthly reports.
• Responsible for internal and external audit processes.
• Creates positive and collaborative relationships with suppliers and customers.
• Looks and encourages others to find "waste" opportunities in everything that we do.
• Seeks out improvement opportunities within the workplace and converts to own CI projects.
• Owns and delivers CI initiatives and is recognised for these.
• Utilises all available opportunities, enabling others to improve the way we do things.
• Collaboratively works with other teams to improve our business.
• Supports team to demonstrate CI contribution through PDP process.

Minimum Requirements:

• Previous Technical Coordinator experience
• Strong influencing and communication capability
• Advanced problem solving
• A3 problem solving
• Retailer codes of practice
• BRC audit experience
• Word and Excel literate
• HACCP Level 4
• Advanced Food hygiene
• Microbiology
• Dairy Experience highly desirable

Benefits:

• A competitive salary
• Up to 10% annual bonus
• 4x life assurance
• 33 Days Annual Holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Access the Müller Rewards discount scheme offering over 800 discounts online and in-store
• Free onsite secured colleague car parking