Factory QA Lead – Food Safety, Compliance & Quality

Whitworths Ltd; Irthlingborough; In loco; GBP 50.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

33 days holiday

Pension scheme

Family-friendly benefits

Descrizione del lavoro

Whitworths in Irthlingborough is seeking a hands-on Quality Assurance Manager to lead the QA team and ensure every product meets high standards. You will turn data and audits into tangible improvements, embedding food safety, legality and quality into every process on the factory floor.

You will work closely with Operations, Supply Chain and Engineering to drive continuous improvement, coach staff, and manage internal audits and external inspections.

Competenze

• Three or more years' technical or QA experience in food manufacturing or FMCG.
• Strong knowledge of food safety legislation and quality management systems.
• Experience implementing and improving food safety and quality processes.
• Understanding HACCP and driving compliance in manufacturing.
• Auditing experience and root-cause analysis skills.

Mansioni

• Lead, coach and develop the QA team with clear priorities.
• Ensure compliance with QMS, BRC, customer codes, HACCP and GMP.
• Manage internal audits and customer visits readiness.
• Monitor quality KPIs and identify trends to preempt issues.
• Lead investigations into complaints and non-conformances and drive corrective actions.
• Oversee environmental, allergen and calibration programmes.
• Support incident and product recall management.
• Deliver technical training across the business.
• Collaborate with Factory Technical Manager for continuous improvement.
• Deputise for the Factory Technical Manager when required.
• Coordinate weekly taste panels.

Conoscenze

Quality leadership

Food safety

HACCP knowledge

Auditing

Stakeholder management

Formazione

Food Safety Level 3

HACCP Level 2

Descrizione del lavoro

Whitworths in Irthlingborough is seeking a hands-on Quality Assurance Manager to lead the QA team and ensure every product meets high standards. You will turn data and audits into tangible improvements, embedding food safety, legality and quality into every process on the factory floor.

You will work closely with Operations, Supply Chain and Engineering to drive continuous improvement, coach staff, and manage internal audits and external inspections.