QA Manager

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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