Quality Assurance

Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager

Salary: £42,000 - £45,000

Location:

UK food manufacturing site
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Overview

An established food manufacturing business supplying retail and wholesale customers is looking for an experienced Food Safety & Quality Assurance Manager to lead site-wide food safety, quality, and compliance.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role, responsible for ensuring compliance with UK legislation, customer standards, and third-party certifications, while driving continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

Lead site food safety, quality, and legal compliance (incl. BRCGS).
Maintain HACCP, allergen management, traceability, and labelling controls.
Manage third-party, customer, and regulatory audits.
Oversee complaints, investigations, and corrective actions.
Manage supplier approval and raw material compliance.
Ensure strong GMP, hygiene standards, and environmental monitoring.
Support recall and incident management processes.
Line manage and develop the QA team.

Person Specification

3-5 years' experience in food manufacturing.
Strong working knowledge of HACCP, GMP, allergens, and UK food law.
Proven experience leading BRCGS or equivalent audits.
Advanced HACCP qualification.
Internal or Lead Auditor qualification.
Confident people manager with a proactive, improvement-led approach