Quality Assurance Lead

As a Quality Assurance Process Lead, you will report into the Technical Team Leader on shift at Rudie’s Kitchen and Ace’s Pantry. You will ensure that the specified company quality systems and processes are operated in a controlled and effective manner, maintaining product quality from raw materials through to dispatched goods.

This role sits somewhere between your normal Quality Role and that of a Senior QA, offering the freedom of a senior role without any line management responsibilities.

In this role, you can expect to:

• Ensure a pro-active approach to process and system control/management through educating the broader team.
• Conduct product testing on incoming raw materials and finished goods.
• Monitor and trend product quality, identifying improvements and working with other functions (Operations, Process, NPD Engineering and Raw Materials) to deliver them.
• Ensure daily/weekly/monthly QA scheduled tasks (i.e. GMP, calibrations, audits and sampling) are completed on time and any subsequent actions are followed up.
• Conduct investigations into non-conformance (i.e. incidents, analytical testing, audits and customer complaints) and agree corrective actions and measure effectiveness.
• Attend process trials.
• Ensure new products, processes and equipment are smoothly integrated into everyday operation and fully supported by the Quality Management system.

Shift Pattern: Work a shift pattern of 7am to 7pm days and nights consisting of:

• 7pm-7am 4 on, 5 off = 2 day, 2 nights
• 5 on, 4 off = 3 days, 2 nights
• 5 on, 5 off = 2 days, 3 nights

Qualifications:

• Previous QA experience from food is essential.
• Pragmatic, adaptable, resilient and humble.
• A proven track record of QA, systems management or HACCP in food manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of production and packing processes.
• Working knowledge of process capability and target setting.
• Hungry for a challenge and keen to build something from the ground up.
• Someone who loves the pace and excitement of FMCG manufacturing.
• Loves dogs (naturally).

Benefits:

• Enjoy hours of holiday per year, plus an extra 8 hours for each year of service (up to 40 hours).
• 39 hours of pre-booked paws days to support good wellbeing and self-care.
• Unlock a £500 annual budget for personal learning and development.
• Get discounted Private Medical Insurance and dental cover.
• Discounted Gym membership with "MyGymDiscounts".
• Satisfy your taste buds with subsidised food from a variety of street food vans, and of course, pay day pizza.
• Butternut branded uniform provided (fleece, footwear, hi-vis).
• Enrolment into the company pension scheme and sick pay.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Private showers, changing facilities and dedicated locker space.
• Treat your furry friend with an employee discount on Butternut Box.
• Comfy, bright and airy kitchen space with lunch making facilities and large screen TVs.
• Free tea, coffee, and fruit (and pay day pizzas).
• Opportunity to grow, develop and learn with internal training programmes.
• Be part of an energetic and high performing team.
• Refer a friend bonus of up to £500.
• Say goodbye to parking woes with free parking and electric car charging.

A few things to note: There is no closing date for this role. However, we normally experience a high volume of applications so if you are interested, we suggest applying as soon as possible. We aim to respond to all applicants personally. Our recruitment team is small so do bear with us. Butternut Box is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. We’re not afraid of putting extra weight on candidates from underrepresented groups. We want strong, diverse teams built from different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We’re ready for the ongoing work that goes into building an inclusive, supportive place for you to do the best work of your career.