Production Stream Quality Leader | Attleborough
| Company: | Pilgrim's UK |
| Location: | Norfolk |
| Salary: | Competitive |
Role Description
- Shift Pattern: 4 on, 4 off 06:00-18:00
Provide technical support to the production teams, ensuring current product quality & safety standards are maintained and enhanced where appropriate.
Working with the Production Management team to build relationships, develop trust and promote a quality first culture therefore enabling the effective and sustainable transfer of Quality responsibilities to the site through a programme of education and training.
Ensure the Production Stream is working in line with the requirements of OPEX MS and acting upon the non-conformances raised by the Central Group Audit.
Develop technical excellence at all levels within operations, through a programme of training, coaching, and mentoring to enable sustainable high performance against Quality standards.
Ensure operational team has strong technical knowledge on GMP, Allergen Control, Quality system procedures.
Build trust through effective leadership and the skilled application of people management processes and open 2-way communications.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop technical excellence at all levels within the production stream to enable high performance against food safety, hygiene and quality standards
- To provide support to CI and PPS to get to root cause analysis
- Provide necessary training, coaching and support to enable the production stream to undertake routine factory-based food safety/quality standards inspections
- Provide support to the production stream to help identify performance gaps, trends and improvement opportunities and communicate internally using visual management standards in production stream and externally to site management team
- To be a values champion for the technical team and drive engagement survey actions
Skills and Experience
You will be results-focused with the ability to influence others. Excellent communication skills with strong analytical and problem solving skills. Attention to detail and proficient user of MS Office.
- Working knowledge of BRC and industry regulations
- Extensive experience and knowledge of food safety and quality management systems
- Experience in leading audits
- Proven track record in leading others
- HACCP level 4 desirable
The company
Pilgrim’s Europe produces some of the best-known and most iconic brands in the UK and Ireland, including Fridge Raiders, Rollover, Denny, Richmond, Oakhouse and Moy Park, alongside a diverse range of industry leading own-label products in categories including fresh pork, lamb and chicken, working with all the major retailers and food service outlets.
Our portfolio extends to authentic chilled and frozen ready meals, snacking ranges, added value and food service products.
Across Pilgrim’s Europe we combine 20,000 of the best people in the industry, united by a shared set of core values and a passion for producing the highest quality, most delicious and innovative food, which is enjoyed by millions of people in the UK, Ireland and Europe every day. Our Pilgrim’s Europe team are based in our Pilgrim’s UK, Moy Park, Pilgrim’s Food Masters and Pilgrim’s Shared Services businesses.