Quality Assurance Manager - St Helens

Job description

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Quality Assurance Manager to work within a busy chilled meal assembly site for Compass Group. As Quality Assurance Manager you will report into the General Manager and will lead, manage and develop the QA department to ensure all food produced is safe, legal and meets quality standards and customer specification.

The product, Steamplicity & Esteem is going from strength to strength and is heavily used within healthcare and education contracts, both within Compass and external customers. As a result of this growth there is lots of potential to progress in this role and within Compass.

To work Monday to Friday 7am to 330pm / 8am to 430pm

• Lead, manage and motivate the department, coaching and encouraging people to achieve results
  
• Motivate and develop the QA Team by setting individual and departmental objectives to encourage the achievement of goals, identifying skills gaps and initiating recruitment and training as appropriate.
  
• Monitor and review Quality Management & H.A.C.C.P system versus legal requirements and EFSIS standards, in accordance with Kerry and Customer codes of practice. Implementing changes as required, in order to maintain due diligence.
  
• To review and enforce all codes of practice requirements and relevant Company Policies, through auditing and corrective action that will maintain due diligence and result in continuous improvement.
  
• Plan resources and take corrective actions to address shortfalls within budget, up to six weeks ahead to meet known technical requirements, including new products, processes, QA department staffing and skills.
  
• Liaise cross functionally to resolve operating technical problems and drive improvements in factory standards.
  
• Liaise and communicate with Training Officer on Company Quality training standards to support effective skills and knowledge in all employees.
  
• Generate and maintain a set of technical K.P.I’s for the site that measure performance against EFSIS standards, Compass and Customer codes of practice.
  
• Management and control of customer product specification and factory recipes.
  

• Ideally Food Science / Technology Degree
  
• Proven successful leadership of a Q.A department
  
• Food manufacturing safety & hygiene legislation
  
• Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Advanced Food Hygiene Certificate.
  
• Knowledge and experience of Good Manufacturing Practice
  
• BRC Audit Knowledge and experience
  

Medirest is the specialist healthcare services arm of Compass Group, the world’s largest provider of catering and support services. The entire company is focused on providing not just professional, cost-effective and sustainable services for our clients and customers, but also on doing so safely and consistently. Our teams are on hand 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to manage essential services on behalf of over 30 NHS Trusts. This support gives assurance and peace of mind for clients to focus fully on providing quality patient care.

This is the secret of how we provide the best value services possible, and with the global strength of Compass Group behind us, it enables us to bring unrivalled expertise, skills, and resources to the sector. As a result, we are trusted to deliver great care services across the UK, Europe, North America, Middle East and Australia.

Medirest’s national coverage includes service provision in over 50 acute hospitals, as well as a large number of smaller treatment centres, surgeries and other facilities. We have a hard-won reputation for being the first to market in developing and introducing innovative solutions to cleaning, catering and other areas of the healthcare industry. This means that we are consistently at the leading edge of best-value service provision.