National Quality Manager - either based in Christchurch or Mt Maunganui Champion Flour Milling Limited Mount Maunganui, Bay of Plenty Quality Assurance & Control (Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics) We are looking for a National Quality Manager to join either our Mt Maunganui or Christchurch milling site team on a permanent full-time basis. As a valued business partner, provide advice and analysis, to drive effective management decision making and continuous performance improvement.Our ideal candidate needs to a have a genuine passion for delivering top quality service and building strong relationships with the key stakeholders across the business and is not afraid of the breadth of the position with the ability to take charge and enjoy contributing to our exciting business success. Key responsibilities:Providing direction to the Milling and Mixing sites regarding Quality framework.Provide leadership and direction to the Milling and Mixing Quality teams. Develop and implement Quality strategic plan.Drive and Support HACCP and GMP initiatives, innovation culture and continuous improvement opportunities.Ensure all customer complaints and major incidents are investigated on tome and responded to in a professional manner. Ensure all corrective actions are implemented from investigations. Maintain food safety program based on HACCP principles. Assist and manage the operational implementation of Quality Management Systems, Food safety systems and Occupational Health and Safety system for Milling and Mixing sites. Maintain hygiene/GMP standards to acceptable level for area of responsibility. Provide up to date information to the leadership team on all legislative requirements on quality related matters. Ensure product release control systems is in place and followed to ensure products are delivered to customers within agreed specification. Measurement of quality performance (specifically complaints relating to product conformance and the resultant corrective action). Ensure quality team employees are engaged and motivated. To be successful in your application, you will have:Tertiary qualifications in Chemistry, Food Technology, Cereal Chemistry, Microbiology or Biochemistry or other quality assurance related discipline. Qualified as a Food Safety/Quality Systems auditor will be preferred. Experience gained through work in the food manufacturing industry implementing or maintaining a QA system. At least 10+ years as Quality Manager Experience with BRC, YUM!, AIB and other retail certifications Demonstrated experience in dealing with complex multi-site operations. Excellent inter-personal skills. Strategic thinking and implementation skill. Long service leave Free medical insurance through Southern CrossFree product Employee Assistance Programme At Champion Flour Milling Limited we believe in Manaakitanga, caring for each other's wellbeing, nurturing relationships, and engaging positively with each other.Champion Flour Milling Limited is a successful company providing Milling and Bakery solutions to New Zealand industry. It is the industry leader in flour, premix, speciality flour and grains, and cereal fibres in milling and sells a comprehensive range of frozen prepared bakery products. The company has been operating for over 160 years and this wealth of experience is important to the continued success of the organisation. We are part of the Nisshin Seifun Group, an international company providing opportunities for our people. If you would like to know more about our business, please visit our website https://championflour.co.nz/ Your application will include the following questions: Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in New Zealand? Which of the following Microsoft Office products are you experienced with? How many years of people management experience do you have? Have you worked in a role which requires a sound knowledge of food provenance? What's your expected annual base salary? How much notice are you required to give your current employer? Are you willing to undergo a pre-employment medical check? Do you have a current New Zealand driver's licence? Report this job advert Don't provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs. #J-18808-Ljbffr
