Reporting to the Technical Manager you will;
- To be active in all areas of factory, to ensure high standards of GMP and compliance with company standards are being achieved, working closely with key personal to understand and correct any areas of non-compliance, escalating and recording as appropriate.
- Carry daily preoperative checks.
- Assessment of raw material intake against company/customer standards and collection/submission of samples for lab testing.
- Validate and verify product compliance, safety & legality.
- Reviewing daily paperwork, legal process checks such as weight control, recipe validation & collection / submission of microbiological/chemical samples for lab testing.
- Encourage and help drive the site’s food safety culture, to help prevent deviation in the process that impacts the safety, quality and legality of our products.
- Drive product quality and work closely with the manufacturing team to promote a QA culture throughout all aspects of the business.
- To motivate and coach production operatives into a cohesive team who follows company standards. To regularly assess the manufacturing operative’s performance and output and effectively manage any shortfalls.
- Support the technical management team with BRCGS certification and maintenance.
- Direct and active involvement in customer and third-party schemes from site preparation, to preventative and corrective action, applying root cause analysis as appropriate.
- Investigate non-conformance’s.
- To implement quality improvements through ongoing QA assessment against standards and procedures / policies, ensuring that business and customer expectations are exceeded.
Skills:
- Holder of HACCP level 3
- Holder of Food safety to level 4 standard or equivalent.
- Consistently applies hygiene and quality standards, focus and compliance.
- IT literate including Excel and working knowledge of customer portals/retailer specifications.
- Able to plan and prioritise balancing day to day production needs with the longer-term objectives.
- Ability to analyse data and solve problem.
- Leads by good example, consistently sets standards of operation and encourages teamwork.
- Organised with the ability to plan and prioritise different tasks, work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
