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Quality Systems Manager to drive food safety and quality standards as part of the Technical Excellence agenda. Lead the development of Quality Systems to ensure they meet the needs of the retailer customer and for the site.
Responsibilities
Safety is a condition
- Build a culture of food safety within the area of responsibility.
- Promote positive behaviours, root causing issues and coaching team members to understand food safety.
- Ensure that all team members have the appropriate training to do their required tasks in a safe manner.
- Drive safety improvements though behaviour based safety observations
Technical Strategy
- Develop technical excellence at all levels within operations, through a programme of training, coaching and mentoring to enable a high performance against Technical Standards.
- Support the activities that are defined within the Technical strategy, improvement in KPIs and non-conformances root cause analysis.
- Have strong working knowledge of retailer policies, portals and audit requirements.
- Support the development of the Quality Management System and ensure it meets the PEQMS requirements.
- Ensure the operational team has strong Technical knowledge on GMP, Allergen Control, Quality system procedures. Build a high performing team
- Build strong relationships with each team member.
- Train the team on OPEX tools systems and standards and ensure team have the correct resource and capability.
- Involve the team in priority problem solving activities and promote a culture of learning and development.
- Communicate regularly and ensure goals and manufacturing targets are clear through team forums and MySuccess.
- Reward both successes and ideal behaviours. Address any performance issues promptly and discretely.
OPEX Improvement
- Collect and analyse data to understand metrics and where improvements can be made.
- Ensure standard work is adhered to using audits and regular reviews.
- To provide support in root cause analysis and continuous improvement processes.
Deliver value for the business and for the customer
- To deliver the Quality agenda through the production teams ensuring that the customer gets the best quality product.
- To be the values champion and drive the cultural survey actions through the team.
- Ensure that necessary, training, coaching and support to the systems team
Essential Criteria
- HACCP level 4
- Proficient written, numerical, and verbal skills.
- Fluency of English language (Oral and Written).
- Ability to record, interpret and analyse key process data.
- Experience in Technical Standards.
- Problem solving and troubleshooting.
Desirable Criteria
- Degree / Diploma in Food Safety / Technology or equivalent subject
- Proficient with MS Office tools.
- Understanding of lean tools and formal problem solving
- Detailed understanding of the processes in the area of responsibility.
