QA Manager

In this role you lead the site’s Quality Assurance function to ensure safe, legal, high-quality food. You guide the QA team and partner with Operations and Technical colleagues to uphold standards and drive continuous improvement. You will manage non-conformances, support audits, and help maintain HACCP and food safety systems. Your leadership and practical approach enable cross-functional problem solving and stakeholder education. This is a chance to shape quality culture across a major food manufacturing site.

• company pension scheme
• health and well-being support (healthcare, optical, dental discounts)
• employee discount scheme
• annual pay reviews
• profit related pay
• extended leave opportunities

• Lead and manage the QA team across site operations
• Act as the main point of contact for food safety and quality matters
• Ensure quality systems meet customer, legal and company standards
• Work closely with Operations to maintain strong quality and hygiene practices
• Manage non-conformances, ensuring actions are completed and closed out
• Investigate quality, micro or process issues and agree clear outcomes
• Support audits, inspections and customer visits
• Help develop and maintain HACCP and food safety systems
• Train, coach and develop QA colleagues and auditors

• Experience in a QA or technical role within food manufacturing
• Good understanding of food safety, quality systems and audits
• Confidence leading teams and working with production colleagues
• Calm, practical approach when dealing with issues or challenges
• Strong attention to detail and ability to explain standards to different stakeholder groups

• collaborative
• detail-oriented
• problem-solving
• QA management
• food safety systems
• audits