QA Manager: Food Safety & Quality, Packing Centre

Stonegate; Lacock; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Stonegate is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Manager to lead the Packing Centre's QA team at Lacock. You will oversee food safety, quality, legality and product integrity across all shifts, driving improvements and ensuring robust QA processes.

You will develop team capability, embed a strong quality culture, maintain compliance with BRC Global Standards for Food Safety and customer requirements, and collaborate across the operation to protect brand and consumer confidence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a similar technical or quality leadership role within food manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of quality assurance systems and regulatory requirements within the food manufacturing sector.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and confidence in making decisions.
• Strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to remain resilient and adaptable when managing changing operational priorities.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships across different teams and levels of the business.
• A genuine commitment to food safety, product quality and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop and support the Packing Centre QA team, ensuring the structure and capability of the department continues to meet the needs of the business.
• Coach and support the wider operational team on quality assurance matters, enabling effective decisions around food safety, quality, authenticity and integrity.
• Maintain and develop systems to ensure compliance with BRC Global Standards for Food Safety, customer requirements and other relevant third-party standards.
• Ensure changes to products, processes, equipment and the factory environment are effectively managed to protect food safety, quality and customer confidence.
• Oversee and continuously improve factory audits, surveillance testing, inspections and traceability programmes.
• Identify and manage non-conformances relating to quality, legality, food safety and customer standards, ensuring effective root cause analysis and timely corrective action.
• Lead QA projects and work collaboratively with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure requirements are delivered on time and in full.
• Develop effective systems for monitoring, recording and reporting product quality.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives across the Packing Centre.
• Champion and embed a positive food safety and quality culture across the business.

Skills

QA leadership

Food manufacturing

Quality assurance systems

Regulatory requirements

Analytical skills

Communication

Continuous improvement

Education

HACCP Level 3

Food Hygiene Level 3

Internal Auditor qualification

Job description

Stonegate is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Manager to lead the Packing Centre's QA team at Lacock. You will oversee food safety, quality, legality and product integrity across all shifts, driving improvements and ensuring robust QA processes.

You will develop team capability, embed a strong quality culture, maintain compliance with BRC Global Standards for Food Safety and customer requirements, and collaborate across the operation to protect brand and consumer confidence.