We are looking for a Quality Manager to join our Nuneaton-based Technical team. At PROPER SNACKS, the Technical team are the tastemakers and gatekeepers of quality and food safety, ensuring the most delicious products are ending up in our snackers’ hands. The Person: Passion and energy for the best possible results, day after day. You have a relentless drive to motivate and develop the production team to help them create superb products for our consumers. You understand people and care about producing brilliant food, you are the heartbeat of the business! - The individual should thrive in a fat-paced environment and be capable of managing multiple tasks simultaneously. - Be hands-on and highlight visible and credible on the factory floor. - A strong communicator and relationship builder, capable of developing cross-functional relationships across the business - Good influencing skills and able to motivate others to improve performance - Self-motivated and determined The Role: The Quality Manager is responsible for driving implementation and compliance to site standards with consideration of all aspects of food safety, quality and legality. The role is responsible for leading and developing the QA team. Responsibilities: - QA Team Management: - Manage the QA function to ensure ways of working are fit for purpose - Coaching and development of the QA team - Maintain and ensure adherence to QA compliance checks Compliance and Standards: - Ensure full implementation of factory-based site audit plan to improve standards and encourage an audit ready everyday approach - Lead decision making and resolution for non-conforming material and on hold stock - Involvement in development of hygiene methods, schedules and monitoring programmes - Support and coach factory teams to ensure full understanding and adherence to factory standards - Drive right first time - Support factory preparation for 3rd party and customer audits and visits - Involvement and support with factory improvement projects and complaints reduction initiatives - Support with development of site food safety culture Data and Reporting: - Ensure information needed for generation of reports is recorded accurately and in a timely manner - Meet data reporting commitments for the business to ensure full visibility and flow of information. - Review and analyse data to identify improvement opportunities - Drive Red zone implementation across all areas for completion of QA checks Strategic Planning: - Collaborate with the Technical Manager to define and achieve the overall strategic business plan and objectives. Requirements: We are looking for someone with extensive and proven technical experience in a food manufacturing business. - A Quality, Food Science, or Science Degree (or related discipline) is preferable - Natural co-ordinator with the ability to communicate effectively with all departments About PS: PROPER SNACKS is the home of PROPER and Eat Real. The UK’s fastest-growing major snacks company. We’re a diverse team of builders, thinkers, creators and makers - based in London and Nuneaton and serving snackers across Europe. Our brilliant team are united by an insatiable curiosity and driven by an entrepreneurial spirit. At PROPER SNACKS, we don’t sit still. We scale fast, dream big and back our people to make stuff happen. Our values keep us grounded: Be builder. Dream bigger. Seriously fun. Whether you're joining us in London – where the brands are built, and big ideas take flight. Or in Nuneaton where magic happens in our factory and every bag gets made – you’ll be part of a team shaking up the snacking world. Get a flavour of what life is like at PROPER SNACKS here. Nuneaton - Manufaturing Site – Townsend Dr – Nuneaton – CV11 6TJ London - Commercial office - Drummond Street – London – NW1 3HP Our Approach: PROPER and Eat Real is an equal opportunities employer and we do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age.