Quality Systems Manager (Mon - Fri)

Burtons Biscuits ,
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh

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Location: Edinburgh Job type: Full Time, Permanent Hours: 9am - 5pm Monday - Friday Salary: £Competitive Role Overview We are looking for a Quality Systems Manager who will be responsible for the site Quality Management System, including maintenance and development of the quality management system, to ensure continued compliance to BRC grade A and customer green audit status requirements, including: * QAS standards * Factory process Control Specifications * Factory coding books * Internal audits Key Responsibilities * Completion of customer KPI reports * Completion of site and group KPI and technical reports * To manage the company's complaint management system, highlighting key drivers, and drive reduction initiatives. * To manage the site internal audit programme, ensuring audits are carried out to the agreed schedule, and non-conformance are closed out in a timely manner. * To manage the site chemical and microbiological sampling program, including trend analysis. * To carry out traceability exercises, in line with customer and audit requirements. * To participate in factory visits and audits. * To manage the site positive release systems. * Deputise for the QA Manager in their absence. Key Requirements * Relevant Food Science Degree or Equivalent * Food Safety Level 3 (Desirable) * HACCP Level 2 (Desirable) * 2-3 years' experience in a similar role * Experience using computers - pivot tables/excel/word/powerpoint * An understanding of HACCP principles and auditing (e.g., Quality management System, GMP, and hygiene). * Previous supervisory experience * Demonstrate role model and winning behaviours * Planning and organising * Resilience * Multi-tasking * Accuracy Who Are We? At Burton's Biscuits we are the home of Jammie Dodgers, Maryland Cookies and Wagon Wheels to name just a few! We are incredibly lucky to work in the world of making delicious biscuits! Burton's Biscuits are owned by a Private Equity Owned business Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan (OTPP or Teachers for short) and form part of their $191.1 B Net Assets portfolio. Working in partnership with Teachers, has allowed Burtons Biscuits to become a forward thinking and progressive company. Our Vision is to have a shared Pride and Passion for baking sensational biscuits and snacks that delight our consumers, shoppers and our customers. We employ circa 1,800 people around the UK, with the majority of our workforce being based at our three main Bakery facilities in Llantarnam, Edinburgh and Blackpool. Our head office is based in St. Albans, with a subsidiary office located in Blackpool and smaller but equally important sites based in Dorset, Livingston & the Isle of Arran. Along with having amazing brands, we have secured long term agreements to allow us to manufacture a number of sweet & savoury snacks across Mars Biscuit, Cathedral City & Marmite branded products. We are also forming key strategic partnerships within the Retailer Private Label sector. In order to ensure we can continue to make fantastic biscuits, and to help us on this amazing journey, we are proud to announce that in 2019 we completed the acquisition of a premium sweet and savoury biscuit manufacturer Thomas Fudge's, also in 2019 we acquired Scottish bakers Paterson Arran. This will increase our baking capabilities across a number of new sweet and savoury categories. What are we all about? Here at Burton's Biscuit we pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. Our goal is to support our team in achieving their career goals. We do this by providing a working environment that offers opportunity, support, scope and pace of change. Our culture is the foundation of our business. We are fast paced, agile and fun. If you are ready to begin a career with real bite, we would love to hear from you so apply now by clicking the link below. You may have experience of the following: Quality Systems Manager, Quality Systems Technician, Quality Systems, Quality Assurance, QA, Quality Assurance Manager, Quality