QA Manager, Rutland

Job Description

Are you ready for the next stage of your Quality career?
My client is a major food manufacturer based in Rutland, looking for a Quality Assurance Manager to provide day to day leadership and control of the QA team.

The Role:
• Determine, negotiate and agree on in-house quality procedures, standards and specifications.
• Carry out independent quality checks within production and warehouses to ensure product specifications and in-house testing are followed.
• Plan and organise customer audits.
• lead Internal auditor for all customer specific and regulatory audits.
• Investigate, liaise, determine route cause analysis and implement preventative action for customer complaints and Non-conformances.
• Conduct independent warehouse and goods out checks.
• Update on-line portals with product information and testing.
• Control and manage product testing.
• Work with production management and staff to ensure housekeeping standards are met.
• Work with production team to create new methods of working
• Work in conjunction with other departments to establish procedures for the production, packaging and palletising of new products.
• Work together with operating staff to establish, improve and introduce new ways of working.
• Act as a catalyst for change and improvement in performance and quality.
• Monitor performance through reports and independent audits.
• Have a good awareness of health and safety and hygiene.
• Identify and determine training needs.
• Have a good understanding of Goods In and Goods out.
• Engage with other departments to continuously improve working methods.

The Candidate:
• Relevant Quality Control / Assurance experience
• A confident individual
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Drive and passion for the Quality of the products and customer fulfilment
• Be able to work in a fast-paced environment
• Planning and organisational skills
• Team working Skills
• Problem solving skills
• Have good attention to detail
• Ability to lead and engage
• Ability to challenge and motivate
• Ability to facilitate and deliver training

What’s on Offer?
• A salary of around £40,000 – 45,000 per annum
• Monday–Friday
If the above role could be of interest and you would like further information, please call Ryan Baptie at D R Newitt Recruitment on 0131 226 5060 or send an email over to ryan.baptie@drnewitt.com