JOB DESCRIPTION Job Description: Site leadership responsibility for all things Quality & Food Safety Mars Wrigley (MW) home to iconic brands such as ECLIPSE EXTRA, SKITTLES and JUICY FRUIT Permanent Full time opportunity, based onsite in Asquith. Free onsite Parking and Canteen Here at Mars Wrigley (MW), we have an engaging opportunity for a Site Q&FS Manager to join the Quality & Food Safety team based at our growing Asquith site. You'll play a key role leading all initiatives to develop, approve, implement & validate food safety, quality and legal standards. In this role, it will be your responsibility to ensure all processes, controls, systems and tools are in place to support Mars' ongoing mission of quality excellence. The jobholder will lead the site Q&FS team and is the custodian of all Site KQA's, Food Safety CCPs, SOPs and Quality systems. As an important member of the Factory Management Team, you will work with cross-functional peers to achieve the site strategy and ambition. What are we looking for? Bachelor's degree in a science or engineering discipline Proven experience in quality and food safety management systems implementation. 5+ years of direct Quality Management experience, preferably in an FMCG manufacturing environment Advanced people and team leadership skills, demonstrated experience influencing peers and driving engagement and performance in own team. Experience in the management of Food Safety, including the implementation of HACCP requirements, training plans and micro testing. Knowledge and application of quality assurance principles and methods of inspection, corrective and preventive action planning, customer satisfaction, internal audit, and continuous improvement What will be your key responsibilities? ? Drive Site Q&FS agenda: Deploy and Maintain the Mars Quality Culture and the Mars Quality Management System. You'll work with Manufacturing, Engineering and Maintenance teams to ensure quality and food safety standards are deployed and adhered to. Quality and Incident Management: Develop, implement and maintain robust factory Quality management systems and be accountable for Q&FS incident management in collaboration with the factory management team Team Development : Lead the Asquith Site Q&FS team, manage the team objectives and through coaching, performance support, and development planning Representing & Influencing: Represent R&D as a full business partner on the Factory Management Team. You may represent Asquith in regional and global Q&FS forums, standards development, groups etc. Manage Frameworks: Cascade global Q&FS policies, procedures and best practices to the team or where appropriate, develops local policies, procedures and ways of working. What can you expect from Mars? Genuine career progression with a focus on you and your career goals. Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University. Global health and wellbeing program to support flexibility and work-life balance. Opportunity to make a difference with our volunteer and ambassador programs. Be part of a company that is contributing to making the world a better place today and every day through on our sustainable generation plan. A culture that offers collaboration, leadership and rewards you for the role you play within Mars. At Mars, contribute to the operation and delivery of the world's leading manufacturer of Confectionary. Please note: This role has been graded as a P1 position. Please ensure you discuss your application with your line manager including obtaining their endorsement before you apply. Applications close: Sunday 19th of May, 2024 Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.
