QA Manager

Market Leading Food Manufacturer now looking to recruit

LOCATED PEMBROKESHIRE, SOUTH WEST WALES ROLE: QA MANAGER Purpose

To champion food safety, product quality, and all aspects of change management and continuous improvement on-site. Ensuring the effective management of product safety, authenticity, legality and quality.

Reporting into the Technical Manager

Managing and developing people and supporting the development of a positive culture

• Deputise for Technical Manager when off-site/annual leave
• Working in partnership with HR to ensure the recruitment, retention and development of team
• Produce and implement an annual training and succession plan for team
• Ensure all annual PDRs are complete and robust
• Coaching and skills development on a day-to-day basis

Supporting a Continuous Improvement culture

• Supporting a continuous improvement culture bringing examples of best practices and new ideas.
• Having a physical presence throughout production areas as well as the laboratory.
• Maximise efficiencies across the site through production practices
• Effective root cause analysis to improve quality and avoid unnecessary costs
• Deliver improvement through analysis of non-conformance and customer quality complaints.
• Provides strong support to the Technical Manager in creating, communicating and driving the site Food Safety & Quality Culture plan.

Leading food safety plan to meet required standards and specifications

• Delivering technical operations on-site through the co-ordination of testing and sampling.
• Drive the food safety plan (HACCP).
• Manage product release.
• Management of and maintaining standards in the on site laboratories.
• Support independent audits and action findings.

Overseeing technical budgets and financial planning

• Monitor site technical analysis budget.

Managing positive working practices

• Responsible for the management of activities which ensure the food safety, authenticity, legality and quality of our products.
• Ensure that GMP and hygiene standards are adhered to across the site by informal walking tours and formally by auditing.
• Carrying out and supporting Technical Manager in conducting incident investigations, including risk assessments.
• Analyse and review relevant data from testing and sampling.
• Report any out of spec results to the relevant management and ensure that appropriate action is taken to address the issue.
• Coordinate COA creation and issuing process.
• Document all antibiotic fails and action.

CANDIDATE

• Manufacturing technical professional with minimum 3 years' experience.
• Experience within any consumables industry desirable
• People Management experience is not essential for this role
• Good experience and understanding of Quality Systems and Quality Management. Alternative manufacturing and quality management experience will be considered.
• Qualified to at least A-level in a scientific or related subject.
• Proficient understanding & knowledge of food microbiology is desirable.
• Level 3 Food Hygiene is desirable
• Level 3 HACCP is desirable

37hrs per week Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, 5 Days a week on site

BENEFITS

3% ER pension, 5% EE pension

3% site based bonus

26 Holidays + 8 stats

Salary £45K- circa £48K DOE

Probation 3 months

Excellent opportunities to develop within a professional yet friendly team

If you are interested in this position then please forward a copy of your most up to date CV to or contact Andrew Donaldson on .