Quality Assurance Manager - Food Manufacturing Lead

W Talent; Bradford; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

W Talent are exclusively representing a food manufacturing business who are looking to recruit a Quality Assurance Manager to join their team. This is a site-based role in the Bradford area, responsible for overseeing the Quality Assurance function and maintaining high standards of food safety, quality, legality and hygiene across the operation.

The Quality Assurance Manager will oversee the day‑to‑day QA function, supporting the team and ensuring quality systems and processes are consistently

Qualifications

• Experience managing or supervising Quality Assurance within a food manufacturing environment.
• Experience working within a SALSA‑accredited manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of food safety legislation and Quality Management Systems.
• HACCP Level 3 or above.
• Food Safety Level 3 or above.
• Internal auditing experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support the Quality Assurance team
• Manage the day‑to‑day QA function and priorities
• Maintain and improve the Quality Management System
• Ensure compliance with SALSA and relevant food safety, quality and legal standards
• Support HACCP reviews and food safety initiatives
• Investigate non‑conformances, quality issues and customer complaints
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Manage internal audit programmes covering GMP, hygiene, CCPs and quality systems
• Support external audits, customer visits and inspections
• Monitor quality trends, KPIs, complaints and testing results
• Verify CCPs and quality controls are effectively implemented
• Support validation and verification activities
• Coach and train production teams on food safety, hygiene and quality standards
• Support supplier quality investigations and corrective actions
• Work closely with Production and Operations to resolve quality issues
• Promote a strong food safety, hygiene and continuous improvement culture
• Identify opportunities to improve quality systems and processes

Skills

People management

Quality management

Root cause analysis

GMP & HACCP

Training and coaching

Education

HACCP Level 3

Food Safety Level 3

Degree in Food Science or related

Tools

SALSA compliance

QMS documentation

Audit programs

GMP

Job description

W Talent are exclusively representing a food manufacturing business who are looking to recruit a Quality Assurance Manager to join their team. This is a site-based role in the Bradford area, responsible for overseeing the Quality Assurance function and maintaining high standards of food safety, quality, legality and hygiene across the operation.

The Quality Assurance Manager will oversee the day‑to‑day QA function, supporting the team and ensuring quality systems and processes are consistently