Quality Manager

Quality Manager

£45,000 - £55,000 per annum plus benefits

Bridgwater

I'm thrilled to be working on an exciting opportunity for a Quality Manager within the innovative and rapidly growing plant-based food manufacturing industry.

Are you a passionate leader who not only understands the technical demands of food safety and quality assurance but are is also genuinely aligned with the mission of creating sustainable, ethical, and 100% vegan products. This role is ideal for a quality-focused professional who thrives in a fast-paced production environment.

Are you eager to make a real impact in the future of food? Read on.....

Duties / Responsibilities:

• To ensure the quality management system (QMS) is implemented and maintained to guarantee product safety and legality of product dispatched from the factory, and that all products produced comply with the relevant product specification
• Compliance with relevant standards such as BRC/FSSC 22000, Femas, Kosher, Halal etc. as well as legislative and other customer specific requirements
• Site HACCP Plan implementation & Management with POM
• Drive a continuous improvement agenda to ensure a culture of right first time and audit readiness across the site
• Manage external lab suppliers for chemistry & nutritional analysis
• Manage retained sample program
• Ensure Non-conformance resolution and embedding of long-term preventive measures
• Manage Customer Specifications
• Manage shelf life and end of life testing programs
• Devise and implement all product and environmental testing schedules
• Develop and execute site audit schedules such as hygiene & production audits
• Responsibility for managing all site Quality records
• Commit to striving for a strong Health and Safety culture on site
• KPI Reporting as directed by Plant & Operations Manager

Skills, Qualifications and experience required:

• You will have at least 5years experience in Quality Management in a food processing environment that operates to GFSI standards ideally BRC/FSSC 2000.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organisational, and administrative skills
• Committed attitude with the ability to display initiative and make decisions
• Natural problem solver, disciplined in collecting information and ascertaining root cause
• Ability to work to deadlines, under pressure and with a can-do attitude
• HACCP Trained