Quality Assurance Manager

We re not going to bore you with buzzwords like fast-paced environment or blue-sky thinking. Here s the deal:

We make food. A lot of it. It s flying off the shelves. And we need someone who knows how to keep standards tighter than a lid on a jar that won t budge.

This role is for a Quality Assurance Manager with backbone. You ll take full ownership of quality across the site from raw material intake to final product leaving the building with a smile and a certificate of analysis.

No hiding behind spreadsheets here. This is hands-on, sleeves-up quality leadership. You ll run the QA team, manage the labs, keep the paperwork legit, and make sure we stay several steps ahead of any pesky auditors or customer complaints.

What you ll actually do :

• Lead and develop a small-but-capable QA team

• Own HACCP, BRC, and retailer audits like a boss

• Create sampling plans that work in the real world

• Deal with deviations like they owe you money

• Ensure all quality systems and lab records are as clean as your conscience

• Influence production teams without shouting or bribing (though we ve tried both)

You ll be the person who sees the problem coming before it arrives, corrects it before it escalates, and documents it before anyone else has even noticed.

What we re looking for:

• Degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, or similar

• Experience in a food manufacturing QA or technical role

• Deep understanding of BRC and retailer CoPs

• Someone who s confident, credible, and doesn t rely on five PowerPoints to make a point

• Big on detail, low on drama

We re not naming the product here. That s deliberate. If we tell you what we make, you ll think you know the business. You don t. Not yet. But if you re curious, experienced, and ready to step into a role where you ll have real influence then we should talk.

Salary? Around GBP42k. Enough to make your mates in non-food QA wonder why they re still doing it.

No endless forms. No waffle. Just send your CV or LinkedIn profile and we ll take it from there.