Quality Manager

Our client is a successful and well-established manufacturer, they are looking for a Quality Manager to join their team.

NOTE: Due to the location of site, you must have a full UK driving licence and your own transport.

Salary: Up to £55,000 depending on experience.

Hours of work: Monday to Friday, 8.00am – 5.00pm

Requirements

• Experience in a similar role as a Quality Manager in the Feed industry (Animal Feed).
• Confident in challenging the teams, holding people accountable for positive changes to be implemented.
• Quality Management System (QMS) knowledge.
• Competency of writing SOP.
• Experience in & HACCP systems.
• Experience in Internal Auditing.
• Experience managing staff and working closely with other teams, training teams on best practices.
• High attention to detail, with good problem‑solving skills.
• IT literate – intermediate level with MS Office packages such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Proactive, with good written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Managing, motivating and developing the Quality Compliance Officers and Laboratory Assistants.
• To provide an effective quality system in all areas of the factory ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and customer specifications.
• Maintain the externally audited GMP+ system.
• Assist with the maintenance, monitoring and development of the quality systems in the factory, reporting on findings to the Rendering Operations Management and Head of SHEQ.
• Own and maintain site HACCP systems, conduct HACCP reviews.
• Own and maintain Quality Management systems, assist with both development and implementation.
• FOSS system compliance monitoring.
• Ensure the factory standards and systems are compliant to meet legal and customer standards, and ensure non‑conformances are tracked and closed in a timely manner.
• Lead customer audits and provide documentation.
• Ensure Calibration schedule is maintained, and calibration certificates are within tolerance.
• Manage customer complaints/request when required.
• Own and monitor Laboratory equipment performance.
• Maintain product testing schedule and report on any out of specification results.
• Identify and deliver continual improvement through quality projects that will result in improvements and cost against KPI\’s.
• Manage and monitor Pest Control performance and advise of revisions and improvements.
• Liaise with other managers with a view to improve best and consistent practice.
• Keep up to date with relevant legislations and action any changes.
• Comply with the site health & safety requirements: assist with risk assessments and assisting with the writing of SOPs through liaison with the wider SHEQ team.
• Carry out PDR\’s and reviews of team members performance, liaising with the Head of SHEQ on team development plans.

Additional Benefits

• 20 days holiday entitlement, increasing with service.
• Company pension.
• Company sick pay scheme.
• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice.
• Life Assurance.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Occupational health.
• Employee Assistance Program offering free, independent and confidential counselling and support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Rewards scheme (retail / restaurants / gym discounts).
• Financial education and guidance through external providers.
• Introduce a friend reward £300.

This role would suit someone with previous experience in a senior Quality role, previous job titles could include; QA Manager / QC Manager / Quality Control Manager / Quality Assurance Manager / QA Officer / QC Officer / Quality Control Officer / Quality Controller / Quality Control Assistant / Quality Assurance Assistant / Quality Advisor / QA Technician / QC Technician / Quality Engineer / QA Inspector / QC Inspector / similar.