QA Team Leader

Branston Potatoes; Walcot; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in Walcot is seeking a QA Team Leader to support the Quality department. The ideal candidate must have food manufacturing experience, effective communication skills, and attention to detail. Responsibilities include managing a small team, ensuring product quality, and supporting audits. Benefits include enhanced pension contributions, critical illness cover, and employee discounts. This role offers a chance to grow within a dedicated team focused on work-life balance and sustainability.

Benefits

Enhanced employer pension contributions

Pension salary sacrifice scheme

Critical illness cover

Life assurance policies

Employee benefit platform

Family fun events

Free onsite parking

Mental Health & Well-Being Support

Free fresh potatoes and free fruit

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Leadership experience with a small team.
• Ability to adapt to a fast-paced working environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the operational running of the Quality department.
• Ensure product meets specifications and manage production quality.
• Manage the site GMP audit system.
• Assist with site preparation for audits.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Qualifications in Food Safety or HACCP

Job description

QA Team Leader

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Job Details

Full Time

Shift Pattern: Week 1: Wednesday and Thursday. Week 2: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Hours: 8.00am to 8.00pm

Salary: £35,544 per annum

We're looking for a QA Team Leader

We are looking for a QA Team Leader to support the operational running of our Quality department in our Mash Factory. The successful candidate must have previous experience in a food manufacturing environment and be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and attention to detail. Previous experience in leading a team would be desirable; as would qualifications in Food Safety or HACCP and internal auditing.

Responsibilities

• The working environment within food manufacturing is fast paced and susceptible to change, meaning you will need to adapt, and react accordingly to a varied workload.
• Ensure that the product meets the required specification and, through liaising with the Production Team, that production is completed as efficiently as possible without compromising the product quality.
• In the event of any out of specification product, take the appropriate action in conjunction with Production Management.
• Assist with preparation of the site for audits from both internal and external expectations.
• Manage the site GMP audit system and be a member of the site internal auditing team.
• Assist with the recording of all necessary KPI information weekly.
• Manage a small team of Quality Operatives.

Benefits

• Enhanced employer pension contributions.
• Pension salary sacrifice scheme.
• Critical illness cover.
• Life assurance policies.
• Employee benefit platform, offering a range of discounts to major retailers.
• Family fun events.
• Free onsite parking.
• Mental Health & Well-Being Support.
• Free fresh potatoes and free fruit.

About Us

At Branston we pride ourselves on our HWDB values and aim to exemplify this in everything we do. Our purpose is to make a positive difference to peoples lives and the wider environment, focusing on work life balance and employee wellbeing. We are dedicated to helping employees grow their careers, with training opportunities that allow you to build on existing skills and develop new ones.

We like to celebrate success, and have recognition & reward schemes in place, to say thank you to our people, who without, our operations wouldnt be possible.

We understand the importance of corporate responsibility and our impact on the wider environment and continuously look to improve our sustainability procedures and aim to be Net Zero by 2035.

Apply now for a great opportunity in food manufacturing.