Quality Assurance Supervisor in Bow

Why Greencore? We're a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day.We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of £1.9bn.Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.Here at Bow, we have a team of around 800 colleagues. We produce sandwiches, wraps, platters, sub rolls and salads for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Sainsbury's, Co-op, Asda, Morrisons and BP Wild Bean Café.What you'll be doingDue to an internal promotion we have a Quality Assurance Vacancy in the team working Nights (4 on 4 off - 6PM to 6AM)As a Quality Assurance Supervisor you will lead a quality assurance team to verify that all materials including finished products are safe and conform to all relevant specification, legislation and customer requirements by:Managing the Quality Assurance team to ensure cover across all shifts as requiredCompleting audits and key performance indicators and monitor the consistency of outputs across the team for compliance purposesTraining the team to ensure that new process and procedures are adoptedBuilding production team capability to improve communication and understanding of technical standardsInvestigating customer complaints or any non-conformance raised internal or externally to provide data which informs resolutionOrganising organoleptic panels to ensure consistent qualityEnsuring that a safe working environment exists for all colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the Health Safety and Environment policy What we're looking for At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.Ideally educated to HND level and/or experience within a similar role in food manufacturingExperience of managing a team and leading peopleHolds a level 2/3 food safety certificationBasic knowledge of weight legislation and allergen awareness / practical management of allergensExperienced working with computer systemsUnderstanding of internal audit process and technical key performance indicatorsHas CCP training including HACCP principles for Manufacturing UnitExperience and knowledge of GMPDemonstratable non-conformance reporting techniquesMicrobiological awareness - understanding of basic of food safetyBasic knowledge of hygiene principles and legal labelling practiceThese may be trained or developed. These do not all need to be in place at recruitmentIf this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.What you'll get in returnCompetitive salary and job-related benefitsHolidaysPension up to 8% matchedLife insurance up to 4x salaryCompany share save schemeGreencore QualificationsExclusive Greencore employee discount platformAccess to a full Wellbeing Centre platformThroughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career