GBR Recruitment are proud to be working exclusively with a well established & progressive North East UK based food manufacturing client recruiting for a Quality Manager to lead the Sunday to Thursday shift QA / QM team to success, ensuring all food product lines are produced to the quality expectations of the Major Retail customers, the company standards & BRC.

This role is a key one involving the Inspection of raw materials, the inspection of ingredients & finished food lines (chilled food product lines).

You will be a Quality professional from the chilled food sector, with strong GMP & CCP Audits, BRC Audits & Standards, QAS, COSHH, HACCP, Food Hygiene & Food Safety in this varied critical role.

QAM Job Responsibilities:

* Manage Quality (QMS), Food Safety & Hygiene teams working to BRC standards & company expectations.

* Review Quality working processes (SSOW / SOPS) on the shop floor.

* Manage Quality compliance, policies & working processes.

* Ensure KPI's are monitored & that targets are achieved

* Factory floor Quality coaching & development (CI focused)

* Manage & carry out all food line non-conformances & complaints investigations.

* Ensure all staff on site follow GMP Quality & Food Safety requirements

* Manage all stock that is on hold & the stock release process

* Supplier & BRC audit assistance

* Site traceability exercises

* Manage the routine analysis from intake to out load of raw materials, packaging, finished product and process (collection and logging of samples for micro, chemical, allergen testing)

* Manage manual and automated testing and recording related results. Completing spreadsheets and highlighting issues when seen

* KPI's / Reports for the Technical Manager & others in the SMT

* Attend all relevant Management meetings

* Manage the Hygiene / Industrial Cleaning teams, planning deep cleans around production schedules & daily standard cleaning activities

* Manage & control the hygiene cleaning schedules & documentation

* Pest Control Management

Attributes:

* Quality Management or Supervisory experience within chilled food

* Hygiene Management experience (Food)

* HACCP Level 3 or Level 4 & Food Safety Level 3 / 4 qualifications

* BRC & Major Food Retailer Audits experience

* BRC V8 experience & knowledge

* QMS professional

* Chilled Food experience

This position is commutable from; Middlesborough, Newcastle, Sunderland, Redcar, Billingham, Eaglescliffe, Guisborough, Whitby, Hartlepool, Bishop Auckland, Spennymoor, Darlington & areas close to these.

The role could suit a professional foodie, working as a QA Manager, Quality Manager, QA Supervisor, QA Team Leader, Technical Manager, Assistant QA Manager, Assistant Technical Manager or similar job titles with similar responsibilities.

Interviews to take place immediately