Shift Quality Manager

Overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a Shift Quality Manager to join our team within the Dungannon Retail site. Working closely with the Production team, Customers, Engineering, supply chain and our employees, this will be a hands on role with scope to shape and develop a high performing and effective Quality Team, driving a Food Safety Culture throughout the site and working proactively and collaboratively with our production colleagues to ensure we deliver on our quality commitments to our customers.

Responsibilities

Role:

• Responsibility for Quality standards within the production area
• Being the driving force behind Food Safety Culture initiatives
• Providing up to date reports, analysis and feedback to the Site FSQ Manager
• Supplier non-conformance reporting and actions
• Integrity of process including label verifications
• Investigating with Root Cause Analysis on any Customer complaints
• Maintaining the Quality Management system
• Attending Lean 6s & Pit Meetings as well as daily Production Meetings
• Ensuring regular meetings and action updates with Hygiene manager
• Completion of Audits GMP, Allergen etc
• Follow up Pest control CAs
• Schedule Validations and Schedule Calibrations
• Review Service Level Agreements & Haulier approvals
• Responsible for Quality team on the shift, in terms of work structure, communication and effectiveness
• Employee Interviews, performance management and development plans
• Drive the continuous improvement agenda within the team
• Building strong collaborative relationships with all departments
• Following our Business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence

Qualifications

The Person:

• Formal Qualification in a Food Science or related area
• Experience in a Supervisory or Management position within Food Manufacturing
• Strong Understanding of FSQ Management systems including HACCP
• Experience dealing with customer and 3^rd party audits
• Good knowledge of industry standards
• Strong relationships and networks with Industry and Community
• Ability to help deliver change and manage a team through a change process 
• Keen interest in people development and performance management
• Ability to make decisions, help develop strategy and drive an agenda forward
• Strong communication skills and the ability to positively influence stakeholders
• Self-motivated and driven with the ability to deliver improvements
• Ability to work on a shift pattern basis
• Willing to build knowledge base above and beyond core experience

This role operates on a shift basis, including weekend work, which will be discussed at interview.

All candidates must be flexible and prepared to work additional hours when required to meet customer demand.