Quality Systems Group Lead - Portadown, United Kingdom - CRA Group Ltd

CRA Group Ltd

Verified Company

Portadown, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About Kerry
Kerry Group's UK & Ireland dairy related business includes Dairy Ingredients, Dairy Nutritional Ingredients, Dairy Consumer Foods, and Agribusiness. With a revenue in excess of €1bn per year, it is one of the world's leading dairy businesses.

With our strong dairy heritage and deep-rooted connection to our 3,000 milk suppliers, right through to our portfolio of innovative and high-quality brands, the dairy business has a unique and compelling proposition for both consumers and our customers.

Our dairy business has a diversified portfolio of dairy, nutritional ingredients and market leading dairy brands and its vertically integrated dairy processing ensures the highest quality, sustainably produced 1.2bn litres of milk?for our dairy, nutritional ingredients, and consumer foods business - a key consideration among some of our largest customers across the globe.

We have an unrivalled dairy consumer brands portfolio coupled with a track record in innovation underpinned by technology and science.

We manufacture and market our own leading butter, dairy, and plant spreads brands:
Dairygold, Low Low, Pure and Golden Cow.

We are the largest supplier of Private Label dairy spreads, supplying all major retailers in Ireland, the UK and mainland Europe.

Our cheese brands compete in children's cheese snacks (Attack-a-Snak), natural cheese (block, slices and grated), and in processed cheese segments and our leading cheese brands include Strings & Things, Coleraine, and Charleville Cheese.

Through our multi-geographical presence (UK, Ireland, and Western Europe) we have a deep consumer insight which is a key component of the business.

About the role

Here at Kerry, we are currently looking to welcome an enthusiastic and tenacious
Quality Systems Group Lead onsite in
Portadown.

NI on a permanent basis. The role is full time, Monday to Friday 8:30am-5pm (finishing at 4pm on Friday).

Key responsibilities

Following standard procedures:

Recruit and select the right team members.
Induct new members into the team.
Build team skills through skills assessment, training, feedback and support.
Manage ongoing performance of direct reports.
Identify those who have the interest and ability to progress into bigger or different roles and facilitate this through agreed procedures.
Manage grievance and disciplinary issues as required with the support of HR as necessary.
Standard Confirmation Check that standards set within the Quality function are adhered to through layered confirmation
Facilitate Continuous Improvement Continuously improve standards set by facilitating and executing 8 Step Practical Problem Solving and other appropriate KPS methodologies within the Technical function and as required within the Production Stream.
Manage the Quality Systems Team Maintain product quality and safety through management of the Quality Systems Team ensuring Standards are defined for quality assurance processes, operational practices and product quality.
Develop the Site Quality Management System Develop site Quality Management System (QMS) framework procedures to incorporate Kerry Group, Regulatory, Customer and 3rd Party Standards (policies, procedures, COP's)
Develop Process Quality Documentation Develop process quality documentation ensuring alignment with Kerry Group, Regulatory, Customer and 3rd Party Standards. This will include Process Inspection Schedules.
Competent Authority Liaison Liaise with Competent Authorities on site quality/technical issues relating to the manufacturing process such as consumer complaint investigation or factory audit.
Develop the Site HACCP Plan and Lead the HACCP Team Develop and Standardise (best in class) the site HACCP plan and associated documentation and facilitate HACCP review meetings
Facilitate Factory Audits (Including Customer and 3rd Party) Facilitate the internal and external Quality audit process with a primary focus on Quality Management Systems.
Manage Audit Corrective Action Response To include Collation and reporting of NCs to VS or relevant person, close out of NC's upon receipt of verification, prepare and agree formal audit response with relevant parties prior to approval by site TM, facilitation of mock product recalls and traceability challenge
Develop and Maintain Quality Training Programme content ensuring alignment with central training materials and the site QMS.
Raw Material and packaging artwork and specifications approvals
Food Safety Culture Ambassador for the site
Key Accounts contact eg McDonalds/Burger King/Tim Horton's
Complaints investigation and root cause analysis
Management of site Intelex systme and related reporting attributes
Implementation of Kerry Golden 6/Golden guardians program
Working knowldege of Optivia/Loftware/Dragonfly systems