Job Overview
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a QA Manager within our Technical team at our Thetford site.
Responsibilities
* To comply with and uphold all company Health and Safety Procedures.
* To manage the completion of periodic Food Safety, Quality and GMP related audits and evaluate data noting key trends etc.
* To manage and distribute relevant ad-hoc audits as deemed necessary and track completion.
* Ensure that the site CCP's are effectively managed by the Operations team in-line with the defined procedure. All deviations from procedure are to be robustly managed and brought back into control.
* Issue Non-Conformance Reports (NCR's) where an established protocol or standard has been compromised. The NCR is to be managed by the issuing Quality Auditor/SQAM until completion of the corrective action. Where necessary sign off on corrective action should be reviewed by SQAM.
* Coaching and mentoring of operations employees on technical issues where necessary.
* Competency assessments of operations employees completing CCP's and QCP's.
* Managing non-conforming product across the site. Agreement and sign off of corrective actions where required.
* To conduct spot checks on temperatures of product on production lines as required.
* To ensure compliance with all QAS/Quality Contracts.
* To conduct and record all swab checks.
* To ensure key ingredients meet the required specifications through inspection upon intake.
* Ensure daily start-up checks on Checkweigher and ACS systems are completed by Quality Auditors.
* Attend all Tier 2 meetings & spot check Tier 1 & SIC meetings - communicate issues and cascade information both downwards from senior team to shop floor and upwards from shop floor to management where required.
* Carry out job related tasks on an ad-hoc basis as and when required.
Qualifications & Skills
* Solid level of Computer Literacy, Microsoft packages such as Excel, Word and Outlook.
* Knowledge of Quality.
* Excellent communication skills.
* Food Safety Lvl 4.
* Internal Auditing.
* HACCP Lvl 3.
* Allergen Management.
* Root Cause Analysis.
* Understanding Microbiology.
* Problem Solving.
* Dealing with conflict.
* Assertiveness.
* Time Management.
* Junior management/supervisory training course.
Employment Details
Hours of work and shift patterns: 10.00 - 22.00, on a 4 on 4 off shift rotation.
Rate of pay: £20.70 per hour.
Benefits
* Exclusive 2 Sisters employee discount – offering savings of up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks & Spencer, and Tesco.
* 50% off your total bill in all of our group restaurant brands.
* Cycle to Work Scheme.
* Employee of the Month awards.
* Fantastic development opportunities available for promotion and career development.
* In-house training.
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