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QA Manager   
Buckinghamshire 

Commutable from – Milton Keynes, Bletchley, Leighton Buzzard, Luton, Bedford, Aylesbury

Monday-Friday Days  

£55,000 – £60,000

Benefits:-    

• 33 Days Holiday (inc. Bank Holidays), Discounted Company Shares Scheme
• 5% Matched Private Pension & Life Assurance
• BUPA Private Healthcare
• Staff Discounts, Subsidised Canteen, Car & Bike Schemes, Team/Family Events
• Skills Matrix Training & Development Plans for all Employees

Our client is a leading food manufacturing company, the site is part of a larger national organisation. Due to growth and further expansion within the factory, they are looking for an experienced QA Manager to lead the food quality assurance function.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Managing a day & night shift team of quality assurance technicians, seniors & supervisors
• A complex role making sure all food quality & safety standards are maintained to the highest standards across 2 teams on different shift patterns
• Manage the whole process – raw material intake to food processing to finished packaged products
• Ensure all objective and procedures are detailed within the QMS and are compliant with BRC Global Standard for Food Safety and Retailer Codes of Practice
• Drive team performance, monitoring KPi’s, efficiencies & suggesting improvements
• Ensure corrective action, non-conformance reports, RCA and preventative actions
• Prepare the site ready for any customer audits
• Listeria and allergen record management
• Contribute and drive a Food Safety Culture First approach

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Must have worked in a “high-care / high-risk” food manufacturing industry
• Strong understanding of food manufacturing QA requirements in line with BRC and retail customers
• At least 5+ years experience in a QA / Technical Manager role
• Must have managed a team across a multiple days & nights shift pattern previously
• Able to build relationships in the team, empower and instruct when needed
• Have a track record of dealing with non-conformance reports and meeting deadlines
• HACCP, Food Safety & Listeria Level 4 Qualified
• Beneficial to have completed a Food Science Degree
• Excellent attention detail, performance related individual
• Must be objective orientated, focusing on developing & maintaining KPi’s
• Good interpersonal skills, communicating and escalating tasks across multiple shifts

“To apply please email your CV / resume to [ chrisg@hunterselection.co.uk ]”. – Chris Gumm – 01908 010 438