Quality Manager

Quality Manager – Day Shift (MUST HAVE FOOD/DRINK MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE)

Location: Andover

Salary: £40,000 - £43,000

Are you passionate about maintaining the highest standards in food safety and quality? Join our team in Andover as a Quality Manager and lead our Quality Assurance (QA) function to new heights.

Key Responsibilities:

• Line Management: Oversee the QA function within our business, ensuring excellence in all quality-related activities.
• Stakeholder Support: Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders, providing a strong presence on the factory floor to educate and drive improvements in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), food safety, quality, and overall compliance.
• Audit Preparedness: Ensure the facility is always audit-ready, meeting all regulatory and customer standards.
• Systems Implementation: Implement, embed, and monitor systems and procedures generated by the Technical department to maintain and enhance quality standards.
• Food Safety Testing: Ensure microbiological, water quality, and other necessary food safety testing is conducted to meet customer requirements, and support corrective actions as needed.
• Taste Panels Management: Manage taste panels, communicate results to relevant departments, and support initiatives to identify and rectify controllable quality issues.
• Process Validations: Support with process validations and manage the calibration schedule to maintain the integrity of our processes.
• Customer Complaints: Assist with customer complaints investigations and contribute to complaint and micro reduction projects.
• Promote Food Safety Culture: Support and promote an improved food safety and quality culture across the business.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Proven experience in a similar quality management role within the food industry.
• Strong knowledge of GMP, food safety standards, and quality compliance.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various departments to drive continuous improvements.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive salary of £40,000 - £43,000.
• Opportunity to make a significant impact on the quality and safety of our products.
• Dynamic and supportive work environment.

If you are a dedicated professional with a keen eye for detail and a commitment to excellence, we would love to hear from you. Apply today to join our team in Andover and take the next step in your career as a Quality Manager.