Quality Assurance Manager

Are you an experienced Quality Assurance Manager within Food Manufacturing? Are you passionate about driving improvements and really making a difference?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Quality Assurance Manager to join a leading manufacturing business based in Telford.

You will be responsible for the leadership and management of the quality team, and will work closely with the wider business to maintain a programme of continual improvement within their areas of responsibility. .


Some of the Quality Assurance Manager daily duties will include:
*Coach, develop and manage the quality assurance team
*Manage customer complaints, driving a swift response to the customer
*Identify and agree any projects which could improve the quality of the process or product
*Identify product Innovation solutions that improve line efficiency or product quality
*Coach and develop problem solving techniques within production teams
*Devising and establishing the company's quality procedures, standards and specifications
*Conduct supplier evaluations, specifying quality requirements of raw materials
*Monitor non-conformances, drive root cause analysis projects and implement preventive / corrective actions as necessary
*Be responsible across all aspects of the business for ensuring that all employees take quality seriously
*Monitor quality control results, work with internal departments to ensure test methods and procedures are correct
*Manage KPI's, create reports to be shared with suppliers, internal departments and customers

Experience/Skills required
*Have knowledge of the BRC packaging and/or food standard
*Have knowledge and understanding of ISO 9001 and the QMS
*Have quality assurance experience within a Food manufacturing or Food packaging business
*Be driven to implement change
*Have a good understanding of modern lean manufacture techniques, problem solving etc.
*Have the ability to deal with colleagues at all levels; shop floor employees, management and directors
*Be able to coach, train and lead

Qualifications
*Significant experience in a high volume manufacturing environment, preferably food or food packaging
*Experience of working in Quality Assurance
*Experience of dealing with customers and suppliers

What will you get in return?

The opportunity to implement changes and really drive improvements
Salary negotiable depending on experience
Additional benefits