Senior QA

About AAK

AAK is proudto be the world’s leading producer of specialty vegetable fats. Through ourunique co-development approach, we develop and provide value-adding vegetableoil solutions in close collaboration with our customers, enabling them toachieve long-lasting business results.

By doing so,we solve customer specific needs across many industries including Bakery,Chocolate & Confectionery, Dairy, Foodservice, Infant Nutrition andPersonal Care.

Ourpioneering spirit and passion for innovation keeps us at the cutting edge ofour industry and is what sets us apart. It enables our employees to work in asafe and supportive environment in which they make a genuine impact.

AAK employmore than 3,000 employees globally and with 20 production facilities andcustomisation plants, and sales offices in over 25 countries spanning sixcontinents we have one of our industries most diverse global footprints.

AAK Runcorn

AAK Runcornis the home to AAK Foods, a major manufacturer and supplier of sauces,condiments and dressings to the retail and foodservice sectors. Our privatelabel work has won awards for taste and quality, and our products can be foundon the shelves of stores throughout the world.

From oursite on Davy Road, to the east of the town centre, we work with customers toco-develop new recipes for grocery private label products, retail restaurants,quick service restaurants, foodservice and food ingredients.

About therole

We areseeking to appoint a Senior Quality Auditor to join the Runcorn Technical team.The successful candidate will be working 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday,on a rolling 3 shift pattern ( – , – ,

Responsibilities

Develop and ensure complete compliance to all food safety and quality standards including HACCP, legislation, ISO, BRC & customer COP’s.
Conduct regular internal audits to ensure compliance across all departments.
Work with all departments to ensure root cause analysis is undertaken to facilitate continuous improvement projects and ways of working.
Assist with complaint investigations to ensure appropriate corrective and preventative actions are taken as well as assisting in the closure of audit non-conformances within the required timescales.
Perform hygiene checks to ensure standards are maintained.
Provide data for daily and monthly KPI reports and drive quality improvements across the site.
Ensuring the positive food safety culture across site

About you

Thesuccessful candidate should have the following skills and experience.

Previous experience working in a similar role (FMCG experience advantageous)
Strong attention to detail.
Food hygiene/HACCP qualification advantageous.
Able to work well within a team and on own initiative.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to find areas for improvement.
Problem solving skills.
Able to make and communicate decisions.

In returnAAK offer:

A competitive salary and benefits package.
Company pension 3% Employee, 5% employer.
UK Healthcare scheme, including gym and lifestyle discounts.
Life assurance cover.
25 days holidays plus bank holidays.
Bonus scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Investment in training and development.
On-site canteen serving hot food.
Free hot drinks.
Free parking on-site.

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