QA Manager

QA Manager    

Salary:  Competitive salary  

 Benefits:  Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contribution, Life insurance up to 4x salary

Location:

Bourne, Lincs

 Ways of Working:  Site based  

 Hours of work:
Tuesday-Saturday,  (Flexibility required in line with business needs)

 Contract Type:  Permanent  

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US.  

Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

This role is based in Bourne at a site specialising in the preparation of fruit, leafy and dressed salads, noodles, and stir-fry mixes. The site employs over 1,300 people and is conveniently located just 16 miles from Peterborough and 12 miles from Spalding.

What you'll be doing   

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a QA Manager to join our site team. In this key leadership role, you will lead and motivate the Quality Assurance team to effectively monitor and evaluate product and process controls across the site.

You will be responsible for understanding, applying, and embedding Greencore, customer, and legal standards, ensuring compliance is consistently achieved and maintained. This role plays a critical part in driving improvements in GMP performance and audit readiness, helping to raise quality standards and strengthen food safety culture across the site.  

Role Accountabilities
Understand and apply Greencore, customer, BRC, and legal standards to ensure ongoing compliance   
Implement, maintain, and review HACCP, supporting risk assessments and defining controls for new processes, products, and raw materials   
Manage and continuously improve quality management systems to meet agreed food safety and quality standards   
Implement and maintain robust audit systems, reviewing findings, identifying trends, and driving preventative actions   
Support audit preparation and delivery, hosting audits and managing non-conformance close-out   
Communicate effectively with internal teams, customers, and suppliers to meet technical requirements   
Lead, develop, and manage the QA team, ensuring appropriate training, capability, and succession planning   
Generate, analyse, and communicate technical KPIs, agreeing and driving action plans through continuous improvement   
Champion a strong Quality Assurance and food safety culture across the site   
Ensure a safe working environment for the QA team, meeting health and safety standards    What we're looking for  
Strong background in QA or technical leadership within a food manufacturing environment   
Confident application of food safety, quality, legal, and customer standards   
Proven ability to manage HACCP, audits, and quality management systems   
A people-focused leader who motivates, develops, and builds high-performing teams   
Clear and confident communicator, comfortable engaging at all levels   
Collaborative approach when working with operations, technical teams, and stakeholders   
Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to drive improvement   
Proactive mindset with a passion for quality, compliance, and continuous improvement   
Commitment to building and sustaining a positive food safety culture   We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.  

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.  

What you'll get in return  
Competitive salary and job-related benefits   
Holidays   
Competitive matched pension contribution   
Life insurance up to 4x salary   
Company share save scheme   
Greencore Qualifications   
Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform   
Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform   
Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies   Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.  

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