Quality Assurance Management- Food
Establish and implement Quality Assurance procedures and conduct audits to ensure compliance with food safety and legislative requirements
Type
Domain
Competency Area
Quality Management
Levels
Implement quality assurance procedures
Present information required during audits according to standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Develop audit checklists and forms for respective manufacturing processes and related departments
Consolidate audit findings and prepare reports on quality performance
Assist to identify potential quality issues with manufacturing processes and products as a result of audits
Analyse reports to highlight gaps and training needs
Implement improvement initiatives and support training activities to address quality procedure gaps
Support product releases by collecting and organising information required for compliance with food legislation requirements
Develop quality assurance procedures and establish procedures for monitoring and measurement
Develop quality assurance procedures in compliance with organisation’s policies and HACCP and GMP systems
Oversee the completion and proper documentation of all quality assurance activities
Scope and plan internal audits in accordance with internal and external requirements
Facilitate external quality audits and review findings
Identify shortcomings and recommend manufacturing process improvements to align with GMP and HACCP systems
Issue CARs to rectify non-conformances
Determine effectiveness of CARs through collation of audit findings into improvement programmes
Prepare product specifications reports for compliance with national and/or international food legislations
Recommend interventions and initiate or refine training programmes to close quality gaps and address non-compliance
Present and explain relevant quality records and audit reports to stakeholders as required
Drive the organisation’s quality assurance policies and objectives and benchmark existing processes against global and local practices for improvement
Formulate the organisation's quality assurance policies and objectives in alignment with HACCP and GMP systems accordingly
Keep abreast of changes in regulatory requirements and identify implications on standard operating procedures (SOPs)
Review alignment of manufacturing processes SOPs with GMP and HACCP systems
Lead preparation for external audits and conduct opening and closing
Review results of external audits and determine critical changes to processes and procedures required
Obtain approval from stakeholders to disclose information required by external auditors
Direct product compliance with national and/or international regulations for release to key markets
Lead investigations in non-compliance and manage food product recalls
Oversee training programmes to close quality gaps and address non-compliance
Spearhead promotional or reward schemes to encourage adoption of Quality Assurance policies and procedures