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We are recruiting for an exciting position of a Quality Lead. The Quality Lead will lead the Quality function within the factory to ensure quality and food safety focus is given. To support the Technical Systems and Site Development Manager with technical systems support. OPEX principles are to be included within typical ways of working.

Key Accountabilities:
Quality Lead:

- Accountable for the day to day running of the Quality function on site
- Accountable for successful quality related controls of product within the factory
- Accountable for all internal calibration requirements
- Accountable for arranging external calibration requirements
- Accountable for successful completion of the GMP schedule
- Accountable for successful completion of the scheduled glass and hard plastic audits
- Accountable for all products to be routinely tested for shelf life and any other customer defined requirements
- Accountable for managing and approving investigation outcomes from factory teams, or rejecting where required and providing support to make them acceptable
- Responsible for validation exercises on all factory CCP’s
- Responsible for ongoing reviews of production within the factory to ensure product meets specification and paperwork compliance is being adhered to, promoting a ‘right first time’ approach to production
- Responsible for P2D system to ensure our customers can successfully export product
- Responsible for monthly Support Attestations to ensure our other B2B customers can successfully export product
- Responsible for ensuring successful export of product direct from the Bodmin site
- Responsible for maintaining the Quor system
- Responsible for technical department representation at Tier 1 meetings and other relevant factory meetings
- Responsible for implementing and leading quality and quality culture meetings with the factory teams
- Responsible for the site organoleptic assessment panel
- Responsible for supporting the production team with quality related investigations, including non-conformance and complaint investigations

Technical Systems Support
- Responsible for completing traceability exercises accurately and presenting clearly and concisely to relevant persons
- Responsible for implementing new quality and technical standards within the production teams
- Responsible for collating relevant budget information and summarising for relevant persons within the department
- Support with new standard gap analysis and plans to close any gaps
- Support improvements to the site QMS and implement changes where appropriate
- Support with closing non-conformances from any external audits
- Support supplier approval management including maintenance of approval documents and specifications