QA Supervisor

Join the Samworth Brothers Family!

Working for Walker & Son, part of the Samworth Brothers Group, a 4th generation family business, we offer competitive benefits to all our colleagues including:

• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• Private Health Scheme
• Employee Discount Scheme
• Annual Pay Review and Profit related pay
• Training and Progression opportunities

The Opportunity

We have the opportunity for you to join our team as a QA Supervisor working 06:00 – 14:00 Monday to Friday on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. You will be responsible for the front line Quality Team ensuring that the technical policies and procedures are correctly implemented and that standards of food safety, quality and legality are maintained. Some of what you can expect to be doing includes:

• To ensure the maintenance and auditing of systems and procedures is completed.
• Manage and lead the QA Team maintaining strong leadership, always ensuring that a well-structured and motivated team is in place.
• To set and maintain GMP and Bakery Standards, driving the best bakery standards across all functions
• To conduct Internal Audits across all areas
• Support the continued development of the Quality Management System, working closely with the Quality Manager and other members of the Technical team.
• Investigate and resolve any quality issues on raw materials, work in progress and finished goods and ensure that any
• To communicate across the Bakery Team regarding any quality and food safety related issues
• Monitoring and usage of site Technical KPIs to ensure that trends are monitored appropriate corrective actions are implemented to ensure KPI targets are achieved.
• To ensure that effective cover is in place for weekend working and to support the team in person at weekends when required.

The Right Person

We are one big team and we look for people to join our business who want to work with others but take responsibility for doing their best every day to help to make the business a success.

• HND in a food related subject.
• Level 3 HACCP and or Food Safety
• Experience in a QA role ideally in a Food/FMCG environment.
• Good decision making.
• People Management & Interpersonal skills
• Focussed on achieving results
• A self-starter able to use of own initiative with a pro-active approach
• Problem Solving skills
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Experience of high risk chilled products
• Attention to detail
• Knowledge of quality management systems including quality culture

The Company

Walker and Son is part of the Samworth Brothers group, a long established and successful chilled food manufacturer and market leader, supplying cold pies to a majority of the major retailers. The business has experienced outstanding growth over the last few years whilst continuing to focus on delivering quality products and a first class service to our customers.

We take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.

Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative