Contract Type – Permanent, Full-time, site-based
Are you a passionate Quality Assurance professional with experience in food manufacturing? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where food safety, quality, and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything you do?
We are looking for a QA Manager to lead our Quality Assurance function at our Bodmin site. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in maintaining the highest standards of food safety, legality, quality, and traceability while developing a high-performing QA team.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop the site QA team, ensuring appropriate skills, knowledge, and resources are in place.
- Support production teams in delivering products that consistently meet specification.
- Manage non-conformance reports (NCRs), concessions, customer complaints, and associated investigations.
- Drive effective root cause analysis and implementation of corrective and preventative actions.
- Monitor and manage site Technical and Quality KPIs, identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Oversee swabbing and sampling programmes, ensuring all activities are completed on time and any out-of-specification results are addressed.
- Lead the site’s GMP audit programme and support customer and third-party audits.
- Ensure completion of actions arising from internal and external audits.
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement, food safety, and quality excellence.
- Build strong working relationships with both internal stakeholders and external customers and agencies.
- Champion health and safety standards across the department.
About You
We’re looking for someone who can balance attention to detail with strong leadership and decision-making skills.
You will ideally have:
- Experience in a Quality Assurance or Technical role within the food manufacturing industry.
- Experience conducting internal audits.
- Strong knowledge of food safety, quality systems, and GMP standards.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- The ability to make informed decisions quickly in relation to food safety, legality, and quality.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA) experience.
- Good IT and reporting skills.
- A collaborative, team-oriented approach with a passion for developing others.
Qualifications
- Level 3 Food Safety qualification (or working towards).
- Level 3 HACCP qualification (or working towards).
- Minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent), including English, Maths, and Science.
- Food-related degree or at least three years’ experience within the food industry.
- Qualification in Microbiology.
Why Join Us?
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact within a business committed to delivering safe, high-quality products. You’ll be part of a supportive team environment where continuous improvement, professional development, and operational excellence are valued every day.
- Generous holiday allowance plus bank holidays
- Company pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Health and wellbeing initiatives
- Employee discount platform
- Training and development opportunities
- Career progression within a leading food manufacturing business
- Support for professional qualifications and ongoing learning
- Friendly and collaborative team culture
- Free on-site parking
What You’ll Gain
- The opportunity to lead and shape the site’s Quality Assurance function
- A key leadership role influencing food safety, quality, and operational excellence
- Exposure to customer and third-party audits in a highly regulated environment
- The chance to develop and mentor a talented QA team
- A culture that values continuous improvement, innovation, and accountability
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