QA Manager
Company: Henderson Brown Recruitment
Location: Sherburn in Elmet
Posted: May 2nd, 2026
QA Manager
Sherburn in Elmet
£38,000 - £43,000
Permanent | Mon - Fri
We're partnering with a dynamic food manufacturing business seeking a QA Manager to lead from the front in delivering exceptional quality and food safety standards. This is a high-visibility role at the heart of site operations - perfect for a proactive leader who thrives in fast-paced, audit-driven environments.
Duties of the QA Manager include:
- Lead all day-to-day quality and food safety activities, embedding best practice across GMP, GHP, hygiene, and environmental monitoring
- Own non-conformance management processes, driving root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement
- Investigate customer complaints, quality incidents, and foreign body issues, ensuring robust resolution and prevention strategies
- Inspire and develop the Quality team and wider site, building a strong culture of accountability and "right first time" delivery
- Prepare for and lead internal and external audits, ensuring the site remains audit-ready and consistently exceeds expectations
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Production, Hygiene, Warehouse, and NPD to champion quality across the entire operation
- Monitor cleaning standards and schedules, ensuring compliance and effective validation of hygiene processes
- Deliver KPI performance, support site projects, and drive cost-saving and quality improvement initiatives
What we're looking for
- Minimum Level 3 Food Hygiene & HACCP with solid experience in food manufacturing quality management
- Strong understanding of UK retailer standards (e.g. Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's) and customer-facing audit environments
- Proven leadership ability with experience coaching and developing high-performing teams
- Analytical and solutions-focused mindset, with strong problem-solving and root cause investigation skills
- Confident communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
- Own transport
- Full UK working rights. No sponsorship or visas available
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