Quality Manager at International Breweries

The key purpose of this role is to manage, lead and support the Quality Assurance team and to support internal customers (Plant Management -S&D, and Manufacturing and Innovation/marketing) so that product quality and integrity are maintained across the value stream and business is conducted in an environmentally friendly and safe manner.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Maintain safe, healthy and risk-free working environment
• Implement safety, health/environmental procedures and legislation
• Maintain safety and housekeeping standards
• Manage Human Resources
• Develop employees
• Ensure a positive employee relations climate
• Manage and apply personnel practices
• Quality control governance for the brewery
• Standards are in place and well understood
• Training is done against the specified methods
• Verification of the execution of the procedures to ensure that they comply with the standards
• Ensure that equipment is calibrated and is functioning as per original standard
• Highlight of any deviations to the Brewing manager, Packaging manager and Plant manager for action and stopping of the process when necessary
• Manage quality control environment
• Conform to value chain requirements
• Manage QC administration
• Optimise the availability of measuring equipment
• Maintain and control consumable stock levels
• Optimise quality control management system
• Optimise team performance
• Facilitate effective team dynamics
• Maintain performance management system
• Communicate effectively in the workplace
• Lead Quality strategy as per VPO
• Improve quality compliance and management on site and reduce reputational risks for the site
• Achieve VPO targets and Quality KPI and PI targets for the site
• Conducts audits, interprets results and disseminates information to ensure operational efficiently
• Sets and manages department costs within budget constrains
• Develops Quality procedures and systems for approval and subsequent implementation
• Develops and manages the Supplier Partnership Programme

Profile:

• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or Microbiology or 4-year equivalent
• 3-6 months on the job training
• 2-3 Years in Laboratory, Brewing or Packaging operation
• Understanding of process control within a brewing and packaging process environment
• Good understanding of the principles and practices of Manufacturing Excellence
• Knowledge of Core Laboratory practices