Quality Assurance Manager

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.