Quality Assurance Manager

Overview

Hereford —
Salary £41,400 – £49,000 •
Hours Mon–Fri, 8:00am–4:30pm

The Opportunity:

An established, high-volume food manufacturing site is seeking two experienced Quality Assurance Managers to join its technical function. This is a key leadership role focused on driving food safety, quality, and compliance across a fast-paced operation with significant recent investment in technology and systems.

Reporting into the site technical leadership, you’ll lead and develop a QA team while ensuring robust quality systems, HACCP compliance, and customer standards are consistently met and exceeded.

• Lead, manage, and develop a team of QA Team Leaders and Auditors
• Maintain and improve the Quality Management System and HACCP documentation
• Drive internal audits, corrective actions, and continuous improvement
• Review QA data, non-conformances, root cause analysis, and corrective actions
• Ensure product, packaging, and ingredient specifications are current and compliant
• Audit production operations to ensure quality and customer standards are achieved
• Support customer audits and external regulatory inspections
• Provide technical input into NPD, trials, and first productions
• Deputise for the Site Technical Manager when required

Essential

• Level 3 Food Safety qualification (or equivalent)
• HACCP qualification for Food Manufacturing

Desirable

• Experience managing QA teams in a food manufacturing environment
• Strong auditing and regulatory compliance experience
• Confident communicator with strong problem-solving skills
• Calm under pressure and comfortable in a fast-moving environment
• Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, or similar

• Competitive salary
• 31 days holiday
• 5% pension contribution
• Private medical cover
• Life assurance
• Free on-site parking
• Ongoing training and career development
• Supportive, well-invested manufacturing environment