QA Supervisor

Cranswick Country Foods; Onehouse; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension enrolment

Retail discounts via Cranswick hub

Share scheme

Death in service insurance

Free onsite parking and canteen

Job summary

Cranswick Country Foods Poultry is seeking a Quality Assurance Supervisor to lead the QT and QA teams, ensuring timely quality control checks and compliance with food safety standards.

The role covers audits, staff allocation, and supporting operations across bird welfare, slaughter, butchery, and packing practices. A 3-week rotating shift pattern and a 6:10-17:10 schedule apply, with opportunities to develop within one of the UK's leading food manufacturers.

Qualifications

• Must have food safety knowledge (Food safety level 3).
• Experience leading QA/QT teams and coordinating quality checks.
• Skilled in audits and non-conformance handling.

Responsibilities

• Lead QT team to complete quality control checks on time and escalate issues.
• Oversee QA team to conduct audits and support operations and packaging practices.
• Drive continuous improvement in processes and hold system compliance.

Skills

QA supervision

People management

Auditing

Food safety

CCP knowledge

Job description

As part of our exciting expansion project we are now recruiting for full-time, permanent Quality Assurance Supervisor Working 6:10-17:10, 4 shifts per week on a 3 week rotating shift pattern Job requirements of QA Supervisor:

• Support with the business requirements in the absence of the QA Manager.
• Managing the QT team to ensure that quality control and food safety checks are completed on time, with any issues escalated.
• Managing the QA team to complete audits, support the QT & operations teams and to control food safety, legal & quality defects through the non-conformance & hold system.
• Support Operations in good bird welfare, slaughter, butchery and packing practices.
• Complete the projects set by Senior management in a timely manner.
• Improve processes and practices, streamlining where necessary.
• Assist with customer site visits and third party audits.
• Ensure that all areas are appropriately staffed with the correct number of QA & QT operatives.
• Ensure that all statutory (industry guidelines), legal, food safety & customer requirements are met. Food safety level 3
• Internal auditing
• Management skills
• Knowledge of food industry
• Understand of CCP's

About Cranswick Country Foods, Poultry:

Cranswick Country Foods Poultry is hiring at our brand new, purpose-built processing facility in Eye, Suffolk. This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to start or progress their career in the food industry and work for one of the largest integrated poultry businesses in the UK, playing your part in helping us feed the Nation!

• Salary - competitive
• Company pension enrolment
• Access to our Cranswick hub, with retail discounts and a range of other perks!
• Share of the profits with our discounted ShareScheme
• Potential opportunities to learn new skills and progress through one of the UK's leading food manufacturing companies
• Death in service insurance
• Free onsite parking and canteen facilities

Closing Date: 20th of November 2026 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this closing date may be brought forward)