QA Manager

PR O-Pak Foods Ltd; Malton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A major food supplier based in Malton seeks a QA Manager to lead their quality assurance team. Key responsibilities include managing quality control functions, ensuring compliance with standards, and collaborating with operational teams. The ideal candidate should have experience in food manufacturing quality roles, knowledge of HACCP, and excellent communication skills. The role offers a competitive salary of £40,000 - £45,000, along with benefits such as 33 days of holiday and access to support services.

Benefits

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Access to Grocery Aid

Colleague discounts

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in a food manufacturing quality role including team management.
• Working knowledge of HACCP – Level 3.
• Level 3 Food Safety for Manufacturing.
• Good IT, literacy and numeracy skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage quality management system relevant to all QA activities.
• Ensure all documentation is maintained.
• Assist in formulation of quality attribute sheets for new product launches.
• Manage and investigate complaints with the technical team.
• Conduct GMP audits and liaise with production management.

Skills

Experience in food manufacturing quality role

Knowledge of HACCP – Level 3

Level 3 Food Safety for Manufacturing

Good IT skills

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Overview

QA Manager – Malton

Working days: Monday to Friday. Salary: £40,000 - £45,000.

Pro-Pak Foods is a major supplier of delicious ready meals to many of the UK’s leading supermarkets and convenience stores. Our company, based in Malton, North Yorkshire, has built an excellent reputation over the last 25 years. Today, our chefs, working in partnership with our customers, have created a menu of more than 200 quality meals.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a QA Manager to join our ambitious technical team in Malton.

As our new QA Manager, you will be responsible for leading and motivating our quality assurance team of 10 colleagues. Your remit will include monitoring and evaluating product and processing systems. You will be responsible for understanding and applying all relevant standards for both Pro-Pak and our customers, ensuring legal requirements are consistently achieved and maintained. This role is key to driving improved GMP standards and audit results across our site. You will influence and work collaboratively with the operational teams and agree solutions together. Reporting to our Head of Technical, you will be accountable for the daily management and efficient running of our QA department and all related quality control functions, ensuring that standards are met and relationships are maintained.

Responsibilities

• Manage and control all aspects of the quality management system relevant to all QA activities and functions, and ensure all customer specific requirements are adhered to and maintained

• Ensure all documentation is maintained, filed, scanned, stored and archived accordingly

• Assist in the formulation of quality attribute sheets and supporting documents for all new product launches

• Assist with conducting GMP audits and pro-actively liaise with production management on any related issues

• Conduct complaint investigations and formulate responses with technical team

• Participate in customer visits and third party audits

• Management of supplier non-conformances and effective close outs

• Ensure damaged equipment is not used and any defects are reported to engineers immediately

• Manage ‘Q’ stock with effective close out, action management from start to end

• Manage taste panels via QA team, with a schedule management and action comments/scores as needed

• Internal audit champion – schedule trained individuals, manage schedule, follow up on any NCR raised and trend details

• Supplier visits if non-conformance records show trends occurring

Skills and experience

• Demonstrable experience in a food manufacturing quality role including team management

• Working knowledge of HACCP – Level 3

• Level 3 Food Safety for Manufacturing

• Good IT, literacy and numeracy skills

• Excellent communication skills

What we can offer

• Salary up to £40,000 to £45,000

• 33 days holiday including bank holidays, with an option to buy up to 5 extra days

• Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm 1 hour unpaid break

• Access to Grocery Aid providing emotional, practical and financial support

• Benefits and recognition hub - including amazing colleague discounts

If you are interested in this opportunity, please send us your CV and a brief introduction about yourself. Thank you for considering Pro-Pak Food