Factory Supervisor

We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, and our presence in the US and China positions the Group well in these high-growth markets. We leverage our consumer insight and scale to provide innovative food that offers quality, choice, convenience, and freshness. Around 18,500 colleagues operate from 44 sites across our three markets supplying a portfolio of over 2,900 products across meals, pizza & bread, salads and desserts to leading grocery retailers in the UK and US, and international food brands in China.
Contract Type: FTC
Shift: 4 on 4 off Days
We are the leading provider of fresh prepared food in the UK, with an international presence in the US and China. Our 19,000 employees operate from 43 locations, developing and producing innovative food for a wide variety of occasions and budgets. In the UK, we work with leading grocery retailers, focusing on their own label brands.
Bakkavor Desserts is based in Devizes, Wiltshire and specialises in making chilled desserts such as tarts, yum yums, doughnuts, pies and pastries. The site employs over 550 people and is one of three factories that are part of the Bakkavor Desserts sector in the UK.
A fantastic opportunity for a QA supervisor to join our Technical team at Bakkavor Desserts Devizes. The QA Supervisor role is to lead and motivate the QA team and QA Auditors in monitoring and evaluating product and processing systems.
To participate and direct QA team to observe and audit production processes and GMP ensuring products are made to specification and within customer codes of practice and Bakkavor standards, reporting findings to managers as appropriate
To assist in delivery of site standards for visits and audits either through direct input, indirect support and / or organisation of QA team activities
To coordinate QA requirements for product launches e.g. update of required documentation / systems, liaison with Process team / line support to ensure product is manufactured to correct standard
With guidance from Line Manager, manage QA activities required to deliver improvement of Technical KPIs e.g. audit of non-conforming processes, complaint investigations, update of swab schedules, GMP audits, glass and plastic audits.
Lead, motivate and inspire QA team to achieve personal development and continuous improvement To promote a quality culture and help to develop the quality management system
Quality Assurance experience within a chilled environment
Good IT skills including Word, Excel and Outlook
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