Qa Supervisor

QA Operative (Food Production)

4on 4off (B Shift), 06:00-18:00

Cranswick Country Foods, Riverside, William Wright Dock, Hull, HU1 2ET

An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a QA Supervisor to join the team at our Riverside site.

The main purpose of this role is to provide support to the Technical Manager and QA Managers by assisting in the running of the QA team, ensuring that standards are maintained in line with external audit requirements. To support with customer complaint responses, reviewing and maintaining technical systems, statistical analysis and project work, as well as ensuring product is produced to high quality and customer standards and within safety, integrity and legality requirements.

Main Duties Include (but not limited to):

• Directly managing the site-based QAs, ensuring strong leadership and direction is provided to achieve and maintain a single vision for the technical team
• Supporting the QAs, providing training and development plans
• Building relationships with other departments including production to support a ‘single team’ approach
• Managing day to day issues with the production teams and ensuring appropriate actions are taken and documented where deviations from specified controls occur
• Providing production teams with effective trending of key data such as quality assessments so as to support continuous improvement
• Reviewing microbiological results and implementing appropriate recommendations where high counts are seen
• Assisting in new product trials and providing feedback of any key challenges early in the process
• Developing specific paperwork and procedures required for new products prior to launch
• Undertake such ad-hoc duties as maybe required to benefit the business
• Conducting label / process control audits every 1-2 hours to ensure records are being completed correctly and at the right times as well as raising and issues at the time
• Conducting temperature verification checks (including sterilizers, hand washing stations, product, environmental) at various stages of the process ensuring all results are recorded and any corrective actions are completed in a timely manner
• Ensure the timely collection of chemical, microbiological and organoleptic samples in line with current schedules
• Conducting calibration checks and record the results ensuring any corrective actions are communicated and closed out in a timely manner
• Conducting pre-operational hygiene inspections and report any failings immediately and ensure that corrective actions are completed
• Conducting GMP and fabrication audits to ensure any corrective actions required are communicated and completed in a timely manner
• Conducting daily canteen checks and ensure that any non –conformance are communicated and resolved in a timely manner

What We Look For:

• Previous experience of FMCG manufacturing (preferably food related)
• Proven track record of managing teams
• Food Safety Level 3
• Computer skills (Microsoft Office) ideally with knowledge of FOPS, Innova & Traksys systems

What We Offer:

• Job stability at a growing and expanding company
• Excellent and competitive rates of pay
• Progression and personal development
• Profit sharing through discounted share scheme
• Company pension scheme including enhanced contribution options
• Access to the Cranswick Package which includes Cycle to Work Scheme, Free Parking, Discounted products, ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ platform, ‘Hapi’ discounts app and buying extra holiday entitlement

A full job description is available upon request.

Please apply on Indeed or submit your CV & Cover Letter to: CCF.Careers@Cranswick.co.uk

Closing Date: 15th December 2024

Please note that if a suitable candidate is found, this closing date may be brought forward.

If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying and confirm this when submitting your application.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £14.26 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Free parking
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Kingston upon Hull HU1 2ET: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person