- Professional
- Oficina en Bodmin
Kepak is one of Europe’s leading food companies, with manufacturing sites across Ireland and the UK. Kepak’s vision is to be a successful, sustainable, future-ready Food Business with differentiation at its core that is a great place to work. This vision is underpinned by our values of Responsibility, Ambition, Passion for Food, and teamwork.
Kepak Meat Division UK operates across 3 manufacturing sites with 2,000 employees, producing a range of quality meat and protein-based food products for retail and foodservice customers. The division focuses on providing exceptional service and value to our stakeholders
We are currently recruiting for a Quality Assurance Manager to work in our busy Bodmin Site.
This is a full time, permanent position working Monday to Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm.
Requirements
- To lead the Quality Assurance function within the primary processing unit, ensuring the highest standards of food safety, quality, animal welfare, and ethical compliance.
- This role is pivotal in maintaining regulatory and customer standards, driving continuous improvement, and fostering a culture accountability, food safety and quality excellence.
- Ensure full compliance with health and safety policies and procedures
- Monitor and report on H&S metrics
- Lead the QA team in implementing and maintaining robust food safety and quality systems
- Ensure compliance with HACCP, TACCP, VACCP & BRCGS standards
- Liaise with the site food safety manager to support and continuously improve the sites quality management system
- Support internal animal welfare audits
- Conduct regular risk assessments and root cause analysis
- Monitor claims & complaints
- Contribute to site CI initiative development and delivery
- Set up and monitor QA performance
- Ensure the site is always audit ready
- Lead the QA preparation and response for customer, third party ad regulatory audits
Monitor and investigate non conformance's and to ensure satisfactory resolutions
- Qualification in Food Science, Food Technology or related discipline
- Level 4 HACCP Certification
- Auditing experience required
- Strong knowledge of HACCP, BRCGS, GMP, TACCP, VACCP and UK/EU food safety
- Experience in managing audits and liaising with stakeholders
- proven track record in food safety compliance
ROLE LEVEL:
ROLE LEVEL:
Operating at Lead Others level, this role requires a strong role model for Kepak values of Responsibility, Ambition, Passion for Food, and Teamwork.
Benefits
- 31 days annual leave (after probation)
- Employee Discount platform
- FREE access to Employee Assistance Program (Includes Free legal advice,counselling and mental health advice and a 24 hour help and advice line)
- Pension plan
- Death in Service benefit for all employees in the pension scheme
- Christmas hamper
- Earn up to £500 with our refer a friend scheme
- On-site parking
- Cycle to work scheme
- Subsidised Canteen
- Free Lunch Once a Month
- Free hot drinks all day
- Employee engagement activities
- Long Service Awards
- Ongoing Training and Development in the role
