Seniority Level:
Deployment of existing and new operating practices across the department
* Contribute to the prevention of quality defects from reaching our customers
* Provide QA support across site, reacting and responding to quality issues
* Monitor performance ensuring that specifications, systems and procedures achieve intended product quality and food/feed safety requirements
* Undertake routine analysis of samples
* Perform calibration and maintenance on laboratory instrumentation
* Assist with basic Microbiology
* Complete required data entry and interpret and report data
* Present data at production meetings
* Manage hold beer inspections
* Prepare taste room for tasting sessions
* Train and audit Brewing and Operations staff on QA processes
* Involvement in root cause analysis and driving process improvements
Control of cost and budget
* Contribute to initiatives to ensure cost optimisation across all areas of the department
* Contribute to projects and perform required activities on time and to budget
Quality, Environment, Health and Safety and compliance to standards
* Promote safe working practices
* Ensure compliance with Food Safety, Integrity, Legality and Quality Standards.
* Ensure compliance with all company and departmental standards and processes and legal obligations
* Take ownership for creation and maintenance of Departmental SOP's
* Ensure appropriate SLA's are met in regards to maintaining quality standards and specifications
* Support audits undertaken by Zone Brewery Support
* Represent the Quality department in other departmental meetings as required
* Ensure activity within QA department is aligned with the requirements of VPO
Key Skills, Knowledge & Competencies:
* Degree qualified in a scientific or engineering subject or equivalent qualification.
* Excellent computer, numeracy, literacy and verbal communication skills
* Ability to operate effectively as part of a team and to work on own using initiative
* Results focused with a strong attention to detail and an ability to work flexibly to achieve departmental goals
* Strong organisation skills with a structured and systematic approach, adhering to deadlines, able to work on own initiative and prioritise workload effectively
* Experience in contributing to delivery of process improvement
* Excellent knowledge of manufacturing principles, tools and techniques
* Excellent knowledge of the quality management process and the ability to coach and share that knowledge to develop others