Assistant Quality Manager

MSO Cleland Ltd have been in operation for 148 years providing complete sustainable packaging solutions from design through to delivery of cartonboard packaging and labels to the food, drink, pharmaceutical and healthcare markets.We currently employ 160+ people at our factory on the Castlereagh Road in Belfast and have recently become part of the Van Genechten Packaging Group which spans 12 sites across the UK and Europe.

Following this exciting integration we have a new opportunity in our Quality Department to join a well established team of print professionals in a successful, established and growing organisation as an Assistant Quality Manager.In return we offer a competitive salary, 34 days holiday per year including statutory days, company pension scheme etc.

The Role:

Assisting and supporting the Quality Manager in maintenance, monitoring and implementation of the Integrated Management Systems (BRC/ISO9001/PS9000/ISO14001/Chain of Custody). Product and Process Quality Champion throughout the site ensuring that products adhere to customer specification, expectation, and regulatory requirements. In conjunction with production managers and PC team, monitoring of GMP compliance, provision of training and driving continuous improvement with specific focus on product, and customer quality standards.

Main tasks:

- Line Management of Process Quality Control Team (including coordination of rotas, sampling, rework and sorting activities)

- Responsible for ensuring that assessment of product quality is completed on time, to customer specification, and delivery date.

- Managing Complaint and Internal NCR Investigations – logging, processing, collections, review of investigations and ensuring timely response sent to the customer

- Maintaining internal information systems such as- KPIs, scorecards, GMP Audit Findings, meeting minutes and trending of complaints.

- Managing the Internal audit system (including internal, GMP and Supplier Audits) ensuring schedule is communicated and that corrective/preventative actions are identified, implemented, and tracked to closure.

- Assist the Quality Manager in ensuring all customer and third-party audits meet requirements, including assistance with completion of Customer Supplier Questionnaire information.

- Supporting the Quality Manager in IMS annual reviews to identify areas for continuous improvement

- Supporting with review and update of company procedures and policies to ensure compliance to standards, including tracking of procedural and Memo training

- Streamlining all reporting/process control and monitoring systems within the factory environment.

- Assistance with coordination of calibration and validation activities of quality critical equipment

The above is not an exhaustive list and the successful candidate would be expected to undertake other duties to meet the needs of the department and business.

Essential criteria

- 3rd Level Qualification or experience working in the printed packaging industry.

- Experience of quality procedures or practices

- Internal Audit qualification or experience

- Working knowledge of ISO 9001; BRC standard, HACCP

- Excellent communication, interpersonal, negotiation, and organisational skills.

- Team leadership qualities and personal development skills.-

- Ability to work on own initiative, self-motivated, well organised and assertive.

- Logical approach, excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.

- Report writing and procedural writing skills.

Desirable criteria

·Lead Auditor Qualification

·Level 3 HACCP

·Knowledge of retailer standards

Please email info @mso.co.uk for further information.