Quality Assurance Manager - Fresh Produce
Are you an experienced Quality Assurance professional within food and fresh produce? This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a leading grower of soft fruit; committed to providing high quality produce to customers while maintaining compliant, sustainable and ethical farming practices.
The Quality Assurance Manager is an integral role within the business, ensuring all products meet stringent compliance and quality standards.
The role:
Manage product quality assurance, ensuring conformity to food safety, quality and legal standards and requirements
Deliver the Quality Service Level (QSL) target for the business and customers
Working closely with other departments to manage and investigate quality issues and resolve
Managing the Quality Assurance budget
Undertake regular internal/external quality visits
Promote quality assurance practices through out the business
Record, analyse and report on quality data
You:
A proactive attitude, capable of making sound judgments and decisions under pressure
Previous experience in fresh produce/quality role
Previous experience of leading and supervising a team
Strong understanding of BRCGS, other food safety standards and HACCP principles
Experience communicating with customers on a regular basis
Strong verbal and written communication skills that develop and nurture external and internal stakeholder relationships
Minimum Level 2 HACCP and Food Safety qualification
A degree or similar qualification in a relevant field (advantageous)
Strong IT skills with experience using Microsoft Office applications and other software
Package:
Generous salary, negotiable for the right candidate
Pension scheme - 5% employer contribution
Private Health Scheme
WR Engineering are the recruitment partner for engineering, manufacturing & technical sales jobs. We recruit for permanent and contract jobs UK wide.
WR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
