QA Supervisor

Danish Crown A/S; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Danish Crown UK is seeking a proactive QA/Technical Lead to own site QA programs, audits and KPI reporting, ensuring compliance with BRCGS and food safety standards. You will lead and mentor the QA team, coordinate sampling and non-conformance management, and collaborate with production to drive continuous improvement and strong food safety culture across the site.

This role requires adaptability, excellent communication, and the ability to work cross-functionally in a dynamic factory

Qualifications

• Proven QA/technical experience within a food factory environment.
• Excellent communication, leadership and mentoring capabilities, with the ability to multitask under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead, schedule and mentor the QA team while supervising daily technical activities, factory schedules and sampling programmes.
• Monitor, analyse and trend compliance KPIs, environmental swabbing and test results; proactively manage non-conformances and customer complaints.
• Maintain site adherence to BRCGS, HACCP, customer codes of practice and food safety legislation through audits, risk assessments and validation tasks.
• Assist in preparing for and executing internal, third-party, customer and regulatory audits; manage visits independently.
• Foster a strong food safety culture across the business through regular interviews and collaborative coaching with production teams.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Multitasking

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Take ownership of shop-floor quality control and technical analytical reporting in an impactful role that safeguards food safety and drives continuous improvement across our site.

What you will be doing

You will join our busy technical department to take ownership of managing our site QAs, ensuring compliance with site policies, procedures and customer standards across a dynamic site environment.

• Leading, scheduling and mentoring the QA team while supervising daily technical activities, factory schedules and sampling programmes.
• Monitoring, analysing and trending compliance KPIs, environmental swabbing and test results to proactively manage non-conformances and customer complaints.
• Maintaining site adherence to BRCGS, HACCP, customer codes of practice and food safety legislation through regular process audits, risk assessments and validation tasks.
• Assisting in preparing for and executing internal, third‑party, customer and regulatory audits, with the capability to manage visits independently.
• Fostering a strong food safety culture across the business through regular interviews, quarterly meetings and collaborative coaching with production teams.

What you will bring

We are looking for a dedicated, flexible and proactive team member who can plan their work effectively and deliver high-quality results. You will combine analytical precision with strong interpersonal skills to lead teams, solve problems and build good relationships across departments in a fast‑paced environment.

• Experience: Proven QA/technical experience within a food factory environment, including conducting internal audits, managing non-conformances and holding independent capability during external BRCGS audits.
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication skills, effective leadership and mentoring capabilities, alongside the flexibility to multitask and work well under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• Hard Skills: Food Hygiene certification, strong knowledge of HACCP, food legislation, basic food microbiology and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications for KPI trending and report writing.

Joining our team gives you daily operational autonomy over your workload while making a direct impact on site-wide quality standards, food safety and continuous improvement across processes.

Working alongside collaborative production and operations teams, you will develop deep technical expertise across all site processes in a varied and supportive environment. It is an ideal role for someone who takes pride in their work, wants to sharpen their leadership and audit capabilities and wants to grow within an inclusive, ambitious organisation.

About us

Danish Crown UK is a business built on trust, teamwork and ambition. We exist to deliver food that people believe in, and we know that takes strong leadership and collaborative cultures.

Our leadership principles guide us. We act for the good of the whole organisation. We hire brilliant people and help them grow. We are ambitious, curious and open to new ideas. We build trust by accepting mistakes as part of development. We believe real leadership is earned through example, not title.

Whoever joins us will help create a workplace where people feel safe to speak up, share ideas, challenge old ways of working and stretch themselves to achieve more. If that sounds like an environment where you would thrive, we would love to hear from you.