Food Safety and Quality Manager (Mat Cover 1 year)

Food Safety and Quality Manager

South Derry Area

Salary is dependent on experience (£34-40K Approx)

The Role:

• To develop and implement all aspects of the systems, policies and procedures within the company's Quality Management System while constantly reviewing them through a rigorous and structured auditing system that promotes improvement ensuring the integrity.
• Management of critical paths for new product and artwork
• Technical oversight of the implementation and introduction of product launches
• Technical oversight of product quality
• Customer and BRC audit preparation.

Day to Day Activities:

• Ensure food safety, Integrity and quality objectives are always met
• Ensure all raw materials meet the standards set out by customers in specific codes of practice
• Work closely with retailers on critical paths, regulatory requirements and raw material queries
• Work closely with the production management team to ensure timescales for projects are in line with production requirements
• Facilitate NPD/Process Development during innovation, design and launch of new products.
• Robustly investigate complaints and report findings related to raw materials and packaging
• Assist the Head of Technical in developing our quality management system and key processes in line with site requirements
• Part of the HACCP/TACCP/VACCP team
• Prepare & be involved in site visits and audits
• Conducting Internal audits e.g., Quality Systems, GMP, Hygiene, Glass audits etc
• Manage areas within the QMS system as agreed with the Head of Technical.

What you will bring:

• Food or Science related Degree qualification, or equivalent
• Experience in a similar role
• Strong working knowledge of HACCP, BRC, retailer codes of practice and food legislation
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excel, Word and PowerPoint and/or other presentation platform skills
• Strong attention to detail, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to work to strict deadlines
• HACCP training