Senior Manager Quality Systems

Job Description

• Responsible for ensuring the food safety, quality and compliance of all products including the application and implementation of all relevant food safety and quality systems, ensuring that the site standards are constantly maintained.
• Develop strategies to ensure smooth functioning of quality and food safety processes, systems and guidelines for all incoming materials, processes as well as finished goods.
• Lead and monitor initiatives to improve quality performance in the plant and during transit to the customer.
• Develop strategies and methodology to ensure all in-process checks and quality control activities are adhered to.
• HACCP Team Leader.
• Manage Quality, Regulatory and Food Safety audits.
• Management of internal audit programs, non-conformances, investigations, and sustainable corrective actions implemented.
• Managing the QA, Hygiene and Supplier compliance function for the site and ensuring a high-performance culture centered on accountability.
• Driving improvements in GMP, food safety, quality, and overall compliance to required standards.
• Assisting with customer complaints investigations and ensuring timely resolution of customer queries and quality audit observations.
• Develop and deliver training programs to enhance the quality awareness and competencies of the team.
• Carrying out Supplier audits and providing feedback to corporate purchasing on Supplier performance.

Support organizational quality compliance and environmental initiatives across the site.

Qualifications

Minimum

• Degree or equivalent in a food science or related subject
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a senior quality management role within the food and beverage industry. Experience in bottling and injection molding would be highly regarded.
• Proven experience managing and effectively leading a team within quality is required.
• Experience managing internal and 3rd party audits. Lead auditor qualifications would be highly regarded.
• Ability to build and develop strong, cooperative relationships with key stakeholders at senior and operational management levels.
• Strong understanding of HACCP and Food Safety.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• strong intercultural skills in the past.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines without compromising on quality.
• Ability to work with and in different cultures and has proven very strong intercultural skills in the past.

Additional Information

If you are keen to develop your career in an exciting business with a well-regarded brand, then this could be for you.

• Successful applicants must have an excellent work ethic, be self-motivated with proven problem-solving capabilities, able to meet the fast-paced nature of business demands with a can-do attitude, committed to delivering outputs in a timely manner, a team player, reliable, and work with minimal supervision;
• supports organisational philanthropic, corporate, and environmental initiatives, and models Company’s core values : Do What’s Right;

Work Together; Nourish and Develop; Adapt and Grow.

Please submit your applications through the link provided.

FIJI Water thanks all potential applicants and advises that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

NWVL is an Equal Opportunity Employer that provides opportunities for advancement. We are committed to creating a diverse workforce that embodies a deep culture of acceptance, equity, and inclusion.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, origin, religion , sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, age, or other protected categories outlined by local legislation.

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