Quality Assurance (Shift Based)

Location: Sunderland
Salary: Negotiable
Hours: Shifts
Type: Permanent

Description Summary
To provide specialist quality and technical support, and direction, to all operational departments within the factory, ensuring that all quality standards, objectives, and procedures are complied with, maintained, and continuously improved.

Responsibilities
• To ensure that the output from Production meets all company and customer quality requirements and standards.
• To provide support, guidance and training as required to operational teams (e.g., Sensory training, Basic Food Hygiene)
• To plan, prepare and conduct audits on the QM and Food Safety (HACCP) systems ensuring that appropriate corrective actions are identified, i.

• Ensure that all equipment and services required for quality purposes are maintained, and calibrated.
• To ensure routine microbiological analysis on plant, raw materials and finished products.
• To maintain quality consumables on site within the agreed annual budget.
• Support and co-ordinate trials, as required, of new products, materials, and processes.
• To assist the drive for continuous improvement ensuring that quality and food safety standards are driven forward using the most cost-effective methods.
• Represent the site as required on quality issues with customers, suppliers, and statutory bodies as well as relevant site meetings.
• Coach the shift production teams against the quality framework standards and be an ambassador for the quality department.

Person Specification
• Proven communication skills with ability to flex styles to differing individual needs.

• Sound knowledge of food production process and legislation is essential.

• Competent computer skills required, Excel an advantage.
• Running and supplying reports to represent trending and analysis.

• Proven experience in food safety management and auditing.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills, specifically relationship building, facilitation, written / verbal communication is essential.

• Strong leadership skills.

• Experience of working with in an FMCG environment preferably within a Quality function.

• Experience in developing, implementation and maintenance of food quality management and auditing.

For more information please contact Imperial Recruitment Group

Pay: £30,000.00-£32,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person