Leading a Quality Assurance team to ensure established quality standards and processes are maintained. Driving continuous improvement processes and activities to help meet customer expectations. Facilitating the business transition to recognised certification standards.

Key member of the site Technical Team, with a primary focus on ensuring finished products are consistently produced meeting quality, food safety and legal requirements.Taste Panel Lead - Sensory ImplementationManagement of library samplesCo-ordinating complaint investigations, documenting and responseDaily audit of factory paperwork - positive releaseTraining and coaching Production Colleagues to conduct quality checksManagement of Gluten testing schedule and samplingActive member of site HACCP teamConducting internal audits - BRC and GMPSupport of product launches - Focussing on 'right first time'Development, administration and document control of Quality Management system.

Teamwork with coaching.Safety improvements.Product quality recording and control on SAP.Following standard operating procedures.Problem solving and continuous improvement using DMAIC Six Sigma toolsOperation of packaging equipment - Jones, Bosch, Ishida and Kappa.Developing and improving operational proceduresKPI tracking and investigationTPM - AWG member > step2Creating CIL standards and implementation

Laboratory analysis - HPLC, Titration and making up solutions.Product development.Designing and implementing cleaning standards.Conducting sensory sessions and product evaluation.Inspection of non conforming product.Decision making and problem solving using DMAIC Six Sigma tools.ISO, HACCP and food hygiene audits.Participating in factory daily operational meetings.Inspection of SPC checks and product release.Customer complaints and supplier communication.