Senior Quality Assurance Officer

Are you a looking for a Senior Quality Assurance role within a small but vastly expanding company?

Do you have your Level 3 HACCP and are looking to consolidate your experience?

Reed Food and FMCG have been briefed to recruit for a Senior QA to join a friendly team within a company, who are in a exciting situation of developing their BRC standards and growing their Quality and Food Safety systems. They are looking for the person coming in, to be a self-starter, driven to succeed and someone who is prepared to work hard and get involved in the team and company ethos.

Please find more details on the Job Responsibilities and key requirements below:
Senior Quality Assurance Officer
£30,000 - £35,000 Per Annum
Location: Stevenage
Experience required:

• Verbal & written communication, negotiation, report writing and presentations.

• Knowledge of Food Legislation/BRCGS Food standard

• Knowledge of Quality & Food Safety Procedures, HACCP microbiological and analytical techniques and interpretation of results and factory and Company Procedures, Policies and Quality Standards.

• Understanding of quality, safety and legality management, manufacturing and statistical techniques.

• Knowledge and experience of assessments of raw materials.

• Computer literacy

Key Responsibilities:

• To ensure that the Company Quality and Food Safety System, Policies, Procedures and Standards are being adhered, to meet safety, legality, and quality requirements.

• To ensure that Factory Personal Hygiene and Food Safety Regulations are enforced.

• To advise and consult with all relevant parties within the business and others concerning safety, legality and quality issues.

• To provide QA support to the manufacturing operation and to assist in problem solving concerning safety, legality and quality issues throughout the site.

• Completion of daily, weekly monthly QA/technical records/internal audits

• To process raw material complaints and to work with the team to solve any related technical/QA problems.

• To process customer complaints and to work with customers to resolve any problems relating to product safety, legality and quality.

• To liaise with the Production Manager/Business manager/external consultant regarding the effectiveness of hygiene procedures and to advise on the preparation and improvement of hygiene schedules and cleaning instructions. To work with the site team to improve the effectiveness of cleaning operations and the use of chemicals.

• To liaise with the Management Team regarding actions arising from information concerning safety, legality and quality from internal and external audits, the laboratories, customer complaints and other sources and to advise senior management and operatives accordingly in these areas. To manage and develop the role of all site personnel in quality assurance.

This is a unique role within an organisation full of great people, therefore if you are keen to know more about this opportunity, please do apply at your earliest convenience, to be considered for an immediate interview.