Food Safety & 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.