Acorn by Synergie are searching for a Quality Manager to join the technical team at our client, a manufacturer based in Runcorn, Cheshire.
Reporting to the Technical Manager, the purpose of the role is to take responsibility for raising quality and site standards and providing technical support across the business. The role comes with a level of autonomy allowing the successful candidate to develop the role.
Duties will include:
- Developing, creating and implementing quality systems, to ensure compliance of food safety and quality standards.
- Conducting and coordinating internal audits and audit preparation, implement action to correct non-conformances.
- Leading site HACCP reviews.
- Managing and supporting Quality Auditors and Hygiene Operators assisting with their development.
- Conducing root cause and gap analysis to identify weaknesses and areas for improvement.
- Investigating 'out of specifications' for site, provide support and guidance on issues raised.
- Taking responsibility for all quality control aspects of the process (pest control, testing, operations, environment testing, raw materials, consumable stocks, production, finished product or services).
- Coordinating traceability challenges for QMS and audits.
- Deputising for Technical Manager.
- Supporting development of the sites Food Safety Culture
- Developing and ensuring that the sites requirements for its Hygiene Management system is met.
- Coordinating Quality meetings and training, participate in Quality Steering Meetings and representative meetings.
- Investigating customer complaints/quarantine incidents, determining root cause to mitigate recurrence
- Supporting the reduction of department costs and best practice development
- Trend KPIs and complaints, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement
The successful candidate must have experience of working in FMCG, in accordance with BRC requirements. A degree level qualification or similar and a minimum of Level 3 Food hygiene and HACCP
Strong experience of identifying areas for improvement and implementing change, policies and procedures and the ability to effectively lead, manage and motivate a team.
Salary is dependent on knowledge and experience to offer.
Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.