David Wood Baking
Quality Assurance Manager - Kearsley, Bolton

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Quality Assurance Manager - Kearlsey, Bolton
The Role:
Reports to the Head of Technical, working in conjunction with another QA Manager and sharing full responsibility for the QA Department.
Duties:
- Responsible for ensuring product safety and quality is maintained throughout the process chain
- Ensuring adequate monitoring systems are in place focused on food safety, process control, good manufacturing practice, and food handling.
- Complaint handling, trending, and reduction plans.
- To be a key part of the site HACCP team ensuring legal, customer, and third-party compliance.
- Liaise with Customers and Suppliers regarding day-to-day queries and issues surrounding quality and technical management.
- Carry out appraisals and set targets for the quality team.
- To assist the Head of Technical and Technical Systems Manager in developing the quality management systems and processes in line with legal, customer, company, and other best practice requirements, which create, maintain, and improve the integrity and food safety and quality of all products manufactured.
- To develop and maintain strong leadership across the Quality function, always ensuring that a well-structured and motivated team is in place.
- Deputise for the Head of Technical and Technical Systems Manager in their absence.
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Requirements:
- Team management experience within chilled food manufacturing
- Degree, or equivalent, in Food Science or similar is desirable
- HACCP trained
- Internal audit trained
- Retailer-facing experience
- Strong management skills
- Quality assurance: 2 years (preferred)


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