Quality Assurance Manager - #138417

Noble Foods Home Of The Happy Egg Company

Noble Foods is a family-owned company which began in 1920 and includes successful milling, poultry, agriculture, and consumer foods businesses. Within this, Noble Foods owns several successful brands, including the UK’s biggest free-range egg brand the Happy Egg co., Big & Fresh and Purely Organic.

In a recent survey by Best Companies we were rated as one of the Top 10 companies to work for in the Food and Drink industry.

Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday 09:00-17:00

Salary

What are we looking for?

We are looking to recruit an experienced Quality Assurance Manager.

• Responsible for the monitoring of product quality and hygiene standards across the packing centre to ensure they are customer and company compliant, including assistance in sampling and swabbing where requested.
• Manage and provide appropriate support, training and resources for the QA team, taking into consideration risk assessments, quality standards and health and safety. Provide support to all QAs to ensure they are complying with quality standards.
• To manage the QA team attendance, cover availability, and attendance levels.
• Ensure the operational process and production of finished goods are appropriately controlled, via HACCP, to ensure compliance with food safety and customer standards. Ensure compliance to all factory and central systems / paperwork and implementing continual improvement where applicable.
• To be fully involved in all technical external audits, leading Lion Code, RSPCA, and Organic audits. Able to lead audits in the Technical Managers absence.
• Manage the document control system on site to ensure all records are the current versions and correctly completed. Ensure that relevant QA documentation and databases are updated and maintained.
• Trend site non-conformances with customer and company standards (product quality, packaging, food safety, hygiene, documentation, traceability, best practice, and dress code).
• Assist with the close out all customer audit non-conformances within defined timescale, providing full root cause analysis.
• Managed planned duties, and ensure checks and tests are conducted on time by the QA team.
• Be part of the site HACCP team, deputise in the HACCP team leader’s absence.
• Investigate customer complaints, retailer non-conformances, and Defra downgrades, ensuring timely response and corrective actions put in place.
• Assist in site traceability and recalls, ensuring sufficient people are trained on site.
• Monitor and trend pest management on site, taking on board recommendations and ensuring swift close out.
• Conduct periodic audits in line with planned assessments, ensuring internal audit system is maintained.
• Manage the site QA’s, including personal development reviews (PDR’s) and development of the team. Devise a suitable succession management plan for the team.
• Drive Quality Culture with the site management team.
• The management of sampling requirements for the site relating to salmonella testing.
• The management and communication to the site management team of raw material sampling, poor flocks, and grading procedure requirements.
• Manage the site calibration plan relating to technical devices used on site.
  
  

We believe the most successful teams are formed from a diverse talent pool and we strive to employ a wide variety of individuals in our business, selecting the best qualified person for each role regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristics.

What can we offer you?

• Free hot drinks on shift
• Service Awards
• Enhanced paternity and maternity
• Free life insurance
• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
• Access to Perkbox with a variety of discounts including a monthly freebie from Greggs or Café Nero
• Free turkey at Christmas to feed the family
• Discounted eggs and chicken
• A Celebration day after 1 years service enjoy an extra day off to celebrate a life event, such as your birthday
• Access to DigiCare + - Annual Health Check, Digital GP Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Health Opinion and Mental Health Consultations.
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Free Eye Test every two years
• Discounted mobile phone contracts
• Share in our success with the People Partnership - after 6 months service you will be eligible for a yearly bonus
• Additional Allowances for First Aiders and Mental Health First Aiders
• Wellness programme
• Employee Charity Matching Scheme
  
  

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.