Quality Manager

Quality Manager

Based in High Wycombe

Full time, permanent

We are looking for a Quality Manager to join our thriving Analytical Team at our laboratories in High Wycombe. Premier Analytical Services is an award-winning Food Testing Laboratory, part of the Premier Foods Group Ltd. Our laboratories are at the forefront of innovation within the food industry, and as well as holding UKAS Accreditations, are recognised as a Centre of Excellence.

You will be at the forefront of ensuring our quality system requirements are met in order to maintain our accreditation status and drive continuous improvement across our business.

To excel in this role, you'll need ambition, enthusiasm, and excellent communication skills. We're looking for someone who has previous experience working in Quality from a laboratory background and is determined and eager to promote new ideas. Adaptability and a drive to achieve more are essential. This role is perfect for a motivated team player.

Duties

• Drive the quality culture across the business and ensure a focus on continuous improvement is maintained.
• Engage with the operational teams to ensure full understanding and compliance to the quality system, supporting with any non-conformances as required.
• Maintain the quality system and ensure suitable methods are used to assess compliance to it.
• Provide training and support to the business as required.
• Trend and analyse key quality indicators and support necessary actions as necessary.
• Ensure all amendments within ISO 17025 are identified, incorporated into the quality system and rolled out across the business in a timely manner.
• Support all internal and external audits as required.
• Support with customer complaint investigations and close out.
• Drive improvements to the quality system to streamline and increase efficiency within operations.

Key attributes

• Previous Quality experience in a laboratory environment.
• Excellent eye for detail
• Able to work with and analyse data.
• Excellent communication skills
• Logical approach to problem solving.
• Team player

Join us at Premier Foods, where we value inclusivity and foster a culture of innovation and flexibility. Our shared values guide us in everything we do. This role offers career growth and development opportunities as we work towards our goals. Your future with us will be bright, and you'll contribute to our ongoing success.

Joining Premier Foods, you'll be part of a united team. Our mission is to enrich life through food and continue to grow sustainably. We aim to double our turnover by 2030. This is an opportunity for personal and professional growth. We seek individuals who share our values and can contribute to our success. Our shared values guide us in how we do things and challenge us to live them day-to-day.

A great British food company

Premier Foods is one of Britain’s biggest listed food companies, employing over 4,000 colleagues at 15 manufacturing sites and offices up and down the country.

Many of our brands have been part of UK life for more than a century and you’ll find them in 94% of British households.

At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticity and individuality. We aim to ensure all existing and future colleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to work no matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in. Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.