Quality Manager

Perm

Up to £49,000 base salary | Annual Bonus

Chichester

My client is currently looking for Quality Managers across their 4 manufacturing sites in Chichester & Selsey, West Sussex. You will ensure successful management of the quality and technical functions, including food safety, legal compliance, and adherence to relevant quality-related standards, as well as the delivery of product specifications. You will collaborate with a variety of people at all levels, including managers, colleagues, customers, and suppliers, to deliver great products of the highest quality.

Panama shift pattern 12-hour days only (7am-7pm / 6am -6pm dependant on site). Responsible for 1 shift rotation, with every other weekend off, working closely with the opposite quality manager on shift to share the workload to enable a level of factory focus with the freedom to make the role your own, driving the quality focus within the factory making us the best at fresh!

Their culture is inclusive, and our people are diverse spanning 39 different languages. They operate four manufacturing facilities capable of producing over 326m units per year. It is an exciting time to join as they are growing rapidly and there are genuine opportunities to progress within the organisation.

What you get:

· Salary of £45,000 - £49,000 (dependent on experience)

· Annual bonus

· Employer matched pension up to 5%

· Health cash plan

· Flexible benefits including; Corporate gym discounts, long service awards, enhanced maternity & paternity policy and many more

· Access to online GP & life assurance

You will already have

· Technical food safety, quality standards and ensuring customer COPs are implemented and adhered to in our factories

· Conducting regular factory walks throughout the working day to assess food safety and GMP standards. Working closely with key stakeholders to promptly resolving and closing out any issues identified

· Ensuring timely and accurate resolution of customer complaints by collaborating closely with key stakeholders to provide a comprehensive response

· Investigating and compiling reports on all customer and BRC audit non-conformance reports (NCRs) to assist the Technical Manager in responding

· Attending product feasibility sessions as required, adopting a proactive approach to upcoming product launches by working closely with Production and Process Development

· Ensure the HACCP plan is implemented and audited as per the HACCP Study

· Direct Management of team of QA Team Leaders. Overall management responsibility for the QA/QC functions

· Manage and prepare for Customer audits

· Ensuring our teams have a safe place to work through risk assessment, training, inspections and performance reviews

· Coaching, mentoring and developing team members and wider stakeholder functions

· Ensure all Nutritional & Shelf-life schedules are kept up to date and accurate in line will product variation additions and removed