QA Supervisor - Maternity Cover
Salary: Negotiable
Work Type: Permanent
Location: Grimsby, England
Industry: FMCG
Role: QA Supervisor (Maternity Cover)
Type: FTC, 12 months
Salary: Competitive
Shift: 14:00-22:00
Location: Grimsby, Laforey Road
About us:
We are a company that takes pride in our people as it is our people who are at the centre of everything that we do.
We have multi-category expertise with a focus on quality and innovation. We deliver what customers need and consumers want with expert taste and growth mindset.
Our business began with meat, and we've developed and extend a market-leading expertise within Seafood, with unmatched quality globally. We're always investing in new technology to deliver more value, efficiency and consumer-led innovative solutions.
What we are looking for:
We are looking for a professional and experienced QA Supervisor to support the Technical Team Manager in the delivery of Safe and legal products, and to deputise in periods of absence.
To lead, support and coach where applicable the factory technical quality auditors.
To maintain and continually improve the site technical strategy and the technical standards set by Hilton Food Group and our retail customers and to embed and drive the Quality Culture across site.
Key responsibilities as a QA Supervisor will be to:
- To lead, support and coach where applicable the factory technical quality auditors.
- To deputise for the Technical Team Manager during periods of absence, responding in a timely manner to their requests.
- To ensure through the QA and factory teams that the factory technical systems and controls are fully implemented and verified across the site.
- Direct coaching of the production team to drive and support a continuously improving quality culture across the organisation that supports a clear 'one team' approach across the related ways of working.
- Knowledge and consistent use of, the incident management system/ Site alert system, supported with root cause analysis to drive robust preventative action plans.
- Monitoring of routine QA records for trends with the demonstrated use of Root cause analysis to minimise reoccurrences.
- Support in the update, approval and issuing of internal specifications for both new and existing products.
- Development and maintenance of technical training materials and associated team training matrix's
- Part of the sites HACCP, TACCP and VACCP teams
- Implement the relevant customer codes of practise, ensuring the internal 'ways of working' accurately reflect them.
- Co-manage and lead all 'out of spec' micro investigations with the technical team manager as directed by the technical manager and deputy technical manager, implementing robust plans that tackle the root cause(s) of the issue and actively driving measurable improvement.
- Ensure KPI's and Technical metrics are, communicated and implemented across site.
- Work on specific projects as and when required to support the technical manager.
- Drive the implementation of clear QAS standards across site that drive quality, reduce waste, and improve control.
- Technical SOPs delivered to Operations and competency assessments in place to verify understanding.
- Sustained use of on-site systems for capturing all non-conformances, highlighting repeat failures, and using root cause analysis to implement robust preventative action plans.
- Clearly documented factory trial reports issued to both NPD and Site Technical teams with action plans and clear follow up and closure of actions.
- Support of all customer and third-party audits within the factory and subsequent documentation/traceability challenges.
- Drive the Quality Culture through Quality near miss reports and WIBITS.
- Attend the relevant DRM's ensuring issues are highlighted for robust corrective and preventative actions.
Required experience/expertise to succeed as a QA Supervisor will include:
- Proven track record for developing, leading, and motivating high performing teams. Ability to draw on experience to drive the department forward.
- Experience in Technical systems implementation and development that demonstrates continuous improvement.
- Broad experience gained working with the major retailers and a trusted and earnt reputation for absolute integrity.
- Ability to simultaneously manage numerous projects and workstreams.
What you get in return:
Great package with competitive holiday allowance
Opportunities for development and internal promotion
Staff shop
Share Save scheme
Free car parking on site
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