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Job Title: QA Manager
Location: Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
Salary: £45,000
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8am–5pm
Benefits: 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), 5% matched pension
Are you an experienced QA Manager with a strong background in food manufacturing? We're working with an established food manufacturer in Uttoxeter looking for a confident, proactive individual to take ownership of its Quality Assurance function.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys leading a team, maintaining high food safety standards and driving continuous improvement within a busy manufacturing environment.
Reporting to the Technical Manager, you'll manage a team of approximately seven people and play a key role in ensuring the site consistently meets food safety, product quality and retailer requirements.
The Role
As QA Manager, your responsibilities will include:
- Leading and managing the site's Quality Assurance team, ensuring high standards are maintained across production.
- Ensuring compliance with BRC, HACCP and relevant food safety standards.
- Managing traceability systems and carrying out gap analysis to identify and address areas for improvement.
- Ensuring the site meets the specific quality and food safety requirements of major retailers.
- Leading BRC and customer audits, ensuring the site is fully prepared and compliant.
- Investigating customer complaints, identifying root causes and implementing effective corrective actions.
- Working closely with production, engineering and technical teams to maintain and improve site standards.
- Driving continuous improvement across the site's Quality Management System. xgikmsk
About You
We're looking for an experienced QA Manager who can hit the ground running and make an immediate impact.
You'll ideally have:
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