QA Manager – Food Safety & Quality Excellence

Albert Bartlett; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long Service Awards

Employee of the Month & On the Spot 
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Discounted Staff Sales

Life Assurance

Free Wellbeing Services

Retailer Discount Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Wellbeing & Engagement Events

Free Parking

Job summary

Albert Bartlett is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Manager to lead the QA function across our site in Airdrie, Scotland. You will ensure food safety, regulatory compliance and product quality, working with production, operations, procurement and technical teams to meet customer specifications and audit readiness.

You will coach and develop the quality team, manage site quality systems, support customer and third‑party audits, and drive continuous improvement to reduce non‑conformances

Qualifications

• Experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• HACCP qualification and practical application experience.
• Audit experience with BRCGS and customer standards.
• Previous people management experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop the Quality Assurance team.
• Support and manage customer audits, BRCGS, Red Tractor and other external audits.
• Ensure compliance with customer codes of practice, food safety standards and quality management systems.
• Maintain GMP across the site and support GMP audit programmes.
• Investigate quality incidents and non-conformances, implementing corrective and preventative actions.
• Manage site pest control programmes and related compliance activities.
• Monitor product quality throughout intake, production and dispatch.
• Analyse quality KPI data and implement improvement initiatives.
• Support HACCP and compliance meetings.
• Work closely with production and operations teams to ensure products consistently meet customer specifications.
• Manage quality documentation, procedures, risk assessments and customer requirements.
• Ensure all testing schedules and sampling programmes are completed and actioned appropriately.

Skills

Quality assurance

Food safety

Stakeholder management

People management

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

HACCP qualification

Job description

Albert Bartlett is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Manager to lead the QA function across our site in Airdrie, Scotland. You will ensure food safety, regulatory compliance and product quality, working with production, operations, procurement and technical teams to meet customer specifications and audit readiness.

You will coach and develop the quality team, manage site quality systems, support customer and third‑party audits, and drive continuous improvement to reduce non‑conformances