QA Manager

Salary: GBP
40000 - GBP
50000 per annum

Sherburn in Elmet

Permanent | Mon – Fri

QA Manager

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.

• 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

• 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