Why Greencore?
We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better.
We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY24, we generated revenues of £1.8bn.
Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,500 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.
Here at Northampton, we operate one of the most impressive facilities in Europe, based across a campus of 5 manufacturing units, and we have a team of around 2,000 colleagues making high quality premium products every day. We are the sole supplier of sandwiches, wraps, rolls and sushi for Marks & Spencer.
What you'll be doing
Shift Pattern: Nights - Friday to Tuesday (start Thursday 21:30 - finish Tuesday 06:00)
As QA Supervisor on nights you will lead a quality assurance QA team to verify that all materials including finished products are safe and conform to all relevant specification, legislation and customer requirements.
Complete audits and key performance indicators and monitor the consistency of outputs across the team for compliance purposes
Train the team to ensure that new process and procedures are adopted
Building production team capability to improve communication and understanding of technical standards
Investigating customer complaints or any non-conformance raised internal or externally to provide data which informs resolution
Organise organoleptic panel to ensure consistent quality
Ensure that a safe working environment exists for all colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the Health Safety and Environment policy
Supporting the management of QA team, ensuring tasks are completed in line with schedules and trackers.
Monitoring of micro results and initiating any investigations as required.
Working closely with the hygiene team to ensure swabbing and hygiene audits are completed in line with schedules What we're looking for
Able to work nights
Ideally educated to Higher National Diploma level and/or experience within a similar role in food manufacturing
Experience of managing a team and leading people
Holds a Level 2/3 food safety certification
Basic knowledge of weight legislation and allergen awareness/ practical management of allergens
Experienced working with computer systems
Understanding of internal audit process and technical key performance indicators
Has CCP training including Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) principles for Manufacturing Unit
Experience and knowledge of good manufacturing practice (GMP)
Demonstratable non-conformance reporting techniques
Microbiological awareness - understanding of basic of food safety
Basic knowledge of hygiene principles and legal labelling practice What you'll get in return
Competitive salary and job-related benefits
Pension up to 8% matched
Life insurance up to 4x salary
Company share save scheme
Greencore Qualifications
Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
Enhanced parental leave and menopause policiesThroughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career