Are you ready to take the next step in your quality career within a growing food business?

This newly created role has come about due to business expansion and offers a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact.

You’ll be joining a fast-paced, family-run company known for its agility and entrepreneurial spirit. With increased exposure to a high-risk chilled category, this role provides the perfect platform to deepen your technical expertise while contributing to the continued success of a thriving operation.

This is a hands-on position where you’ll lead quality standards on site, support continuous improvement, and collaborate closely across departments to maintain excellence in food safety and compliance.

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You will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Set clear, measurable objectives and development plans for direct reports within the QA team.
• Support the objective-setting and development process for QA colleagues reporting into other functions.
• Maintain appropriate QA staffing levels aligned with business needs.
• Ensure product quality consistently meets specification requirements.
• Coordinate and manage the daily product taste panel.
• Ensure non-compliant product is only released with clearance from designated personnel.
• Manage factory complaint investigations in line with established procedures.
• Collate data on factory complaints and develop recommendations to improve performance.
• Implement product control procedures such as recall processes.
• Provide technical advice and customer information in line with internal procedures.
• Lead the site HACCP team, schedule meetings, and ensure timely implementation of the HACCP plan.
• Manage CCP audits where necessary.
• Complete allocated internal audits in line with the audit plan.
• Maintain BRC accreditation at grade A standard.
• Facilitate product recalls and withdrawals, ensuring documentation is complete.
• Plan and conduct challenge testing for product recall and traceability, including documentation.
• Implement and review food safety and quality procedures to meet scheduling and regulatory needs.
• Uphold high operational standards for food safety and quality, including hygiene, allergen control, and pest management.
• Provide timely key performance reports and offer technical support to site teams and departments.
• Operate the QA function within budget and raise purchase orders for approval by the Group Technical Manager.

‍What's required?

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in food manufacturing
• Practical application of HACCP
• Practical application of BRC Global Standard
• Team management experience
• Experience conducting routine/internal audits
• Experience with database operation and implementation
• Knowledge and application of key technologies related to products manufactured
• Degree in a science or food-related subject
• Level 4 Food Hygiene
• Level 4 HACCP

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£40,000.00 - £43,000.00 per annum

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‍Do you think you fit the criteria?

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‍Want to find out more about the role?

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(ID 169)

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