Quality Assurance - Maternity Cover in West Bromwich

Great opportunities to help feed the nation at a leading UK food manufacturing company. Here at 2 Sisters Food Group we are proud to be counted amongst the nation's key workers with our relentless work helping to feed Great Britain. We currently have exciting opportunities to join our Quality Assurance team in West Bromwich.

The hours of work and shift patterns are: Monday - Friday 12:00 - 22:00

Rate of pay: £13.37 per hour

• Carry out verification of the Food Safety & Quality Management (FSQMS) and HACCP systems to meet 2SFG, 2nd and 3rd party requirements & standards in order to maintain certifications & approvals.
• Ensure adherence to production specifications within the factory and ensure any deviations are identified, actioned and escalated where required.
• Carry out microbiological and chemical sampling of surfaces and products as required.
• Involvement during factory trials of new products.
• Audit the factory and its processes to verify compliance to technical and quality related policies and procedures. Take action where non-compliance is identified.
• Involvement during customer and third party visits and audits and demonstrating QA related tasks where required.
• Participate in the investigation of complaints to identify root cause and monitor any corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Place non-conforming stock on hold following company procedure, take responsibility for any stock placed on hold.
• Communicate any stock placed on hold to relevant parties and seek authorisation before releasing any stock on hold.
• Ensure all labels are printed accurately and issued in a timely manner in line with company procedure.
• Communicate, liaise & elevate issues where necessary.
• Participate in site projects and ensure that food safety & quality requirements are considered, implemented and maintained.
• When required, represent the site in matters related to factory food safety and quality systems to third party auditors, external regulatory bodies and customers.
• Undertake other tasks relating to the effective operation and continual improvement of the FSQMS, Quality and Operational activities and customer standards and directives that may be required from time to time or as a permanent addition to accountabilities and responsibilities.

• Qualifications (preferable but not essential): Level 3 Food Safety, Level 3 HACCP.
• Experience: Minimum 3 years in a Food Manufacturing environment, previous experience working in a QA function considered essential, demonstrable experience of managing a team and developing people.
• Skills: Good communication skills and attention to detail, able to influence at all levels, excellent written and spoken English, good IT skills and ability to use Microsoft Office applications, ability to communicate professionally at all levels from customers and auditors to factory colleagues and company management, able to prioritise & organise own workload and work to time deadlines, self-motivated and highly resilient, ability to problem solve and influence in a fast paced environment with sometimes conflicting priorities.

• Immediate starts.
• Hours of work: 46.25 hours.
• Pay rates: £13.37.
• Opportunities for overtime.
• Free onsite parking.
• Discounted buses to work are available.
• Exclusive 2 Sisters employee discount platform available via an app offering savings of up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and Tesco.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Grocery Aid - employees access to counselling.
• Death in service benefit, optional - linked to pension.