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Just Recruitment is working with a growing manufacturing business based on the outskirts of Sudbury - they are a recruiting for a 'Quality Supervisor' to join the team on a permanent basis.The key purpose of this role is to support the ongoing growth of the QA Lab and team, and own the processes that ensure that the needs of both internal stakeholders and customers are met, while ensuring the highest standards of safety are maintained at all times.You will be working closely with the Quality Manager in a state of the art facility that produces the highest quality products for customers throughout the UK and Ireland.Key Responsibilities: Direct management of a team of 6 QA Technicians working across 3 shifts, supporting their development, motivation and performance/attendance managementEnsuring that standards are followed through verification of certificates of analysis, internal audits, control system checks and auditsSupporting the QA Manager to ensure the company's compliance with regulatory bodies and customer standardsMaintaining an up-to-date knowledge of safety standards and legislation by tracking changes and industry updates and eventsEnsuring changes required to maintain compliance with safety standards, legislation and customer requirements are highlighted to the QA ManagerWorking with the QA Manager to implement updated policies and procedures and train them out to the wider businessCarrying out analysis of micro-environmental controls and providing regular reports to the businessEnsuring that any identified issues or non-conformances are discussed with the QA Manager and that the relevant teams identify and implement the actions to remedy them, through root cause analysisSupporting the successful running of the QA Lab by carrying out verification and training activitiesAnalysing the certificates of analysis of raw materials and finished goods and releasing them to be used in production or released to the customersUndertaking internal audits relating to QMS and finished product requirementsMaintain traceability, hygiene, quality, and process records with validation of results, identification of trends, root cause analysis where applicable and instigation of corrective actionsWork closely with third party certification bodies for sustainability, religious and ethical obligationsCarry out sampling and investigations for microbiological, allergen, nutritional or customer requirementsWorking with essential service providers such as, Pest Control, Hygiene and workwear providers to ensure delivery of these services to a high standardManaging the equipment calibration scheduleAssist with new product/process trialsCandidate Requirements:Minimum 5 years experience, preferably in a QA or Technical roleProficient in BRC, HACCP and legislative food safety requirementsInternal auditing experienceCompetent in Microsoft applications including outlook, word, excel. Power point etc.Strong skills in Microsoft SharePoint / Excel - able to automate processes, create templates and systems of recordExperience of delivering training in face to face and online settingsExperience of working in a food manufacturing environmentPeople Management skills - you have experience managing a small team in a manufacturing environment. You are able to delegate and distribute tasks/workload across a small team effectively to ensure tasks are delivered to the standard requiredWorking hours for this role is Monday to Friday 9am - 5pmFree parking is available on site and due to working location - you must have access to your own transport.TPBN1_UKTJ