Quality Manager

Job description

You have the chance to join a well-established manufacturer with a presence across the UK, as their Site Quality Manager. This role is the most senior Quality position on site and as a result you will be driving quality improvements for the whole Milton Keynes based site.

Client Details

This business manufactures an array of products to other manufacturers and to retailers. Priding themselves on the quality of their products and their efficient working environment, they are constantly striving to drive quality improvements. As the Site Quality Manager, you will be instrumental in ensuring they continue to deliver against customer expectations and that their standards reflect the industries to which they supply.

Description

This role provides the opportunity to lead the site’s Quality Improvement Stategy, developing a high performance & cost-effective quality team that consistently delivers quality products.

Working closely with the Operations Manager, you will be ensuring site processes and activities are clear & standardised. You will be working collaboratively with the senior management team to ensure site wide adoption of SOPs & working on as Operational Excellence programme.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manage the day-to-day activities relevant to Quality and System compliance, coordinating activities required to meet Company, Plant, Stakeholder and Regulatory Standards
• Maintain compliance the Integrated Management System with specific external and internal standards, including ISO 9001, FSSC 22000, ISO 50001, along with product Regulatory requirements.
• Customer facing to support with Quality concerns or improvement initiatives
• Monitor and analyse quality related data using relevant statistical techniques to identify adverse trends.
• Facilitate root cause analysis of quality issues and ensure robust corrective actions are implemented.
• Lead the Quality team ensuring health & safety, standard work, attendance and cover are effectively managed.
• Ensure the training and development needs of the site and specifically the Quality team are evaluated and addressed.
• Support on in the introduction of new products into Production, ensuring required specifications and quality plans are in place and communicated.
• Monitor relevant legal requirements for site products and ensure compliance.
• Maintain quality reporting system that accurately reflects site quality performance and meets corporate requirements.
• Report quality performance and improvement activity weekly to the Site Manager and monthly to the site management meetings.
• Participate as a member of the UK internal quality auditing team
• Participate as a member of the site leadership team to continuously improve all aspects of site performance using corporate tools and processes.
• Lead quality incident management including traceability and recall.
• Lead the implementation of new technology for the quality department.

Profile

This role is suited to a quality professional with manufacturing experience & a passion for driving improvement initiatives. The successful applicant will also have:

• A proven track record successfully managing quality management systems and a quality team within a FMCG or High-volume environment
• Knowledge of working under BRC or ISO 9001 and Food Safety Standards
• Auditing capability
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence and motivate people

Job Offer

Circa £45,000 - £53,000