Quality Lead: Food Safety & QA Team Leader

Vickerstock; Armagh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing business in Armagh is seeking a Quality Lead to provide strong leadership to the QA team. This role involves ensuring compliance with product safety, quality, and legislative requirements, managing quality systems, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in quality system auditing and relevant food safety certifications. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead a dedicated team in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Quality System Auditing.
• Level 3 Food Safety and Level 3 HACCP.
• Experience with BRC and major retailer audits.
• Knowledge of pest control and continuous improvement tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead, support, and develop the QA team to ensure compliance.
• Maintain an audit-ready quality management system.
• Analyse non-conformance data to identify trends.
• Manage product Holds and ensure timely resolutions.
• Deliver team training and coordinate improvement projects.
• Maintain and calibrate inspection and test equipment.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement preventative actions.
• Manage key technical contractors.
• Support the Technical Manager during audits.
• Collaborate with NPD for new product integration.

Job description

A leading food manufacturing business in Armagh is seeking a Quality Lead to provide strong leadership to the QA team. This role involves ensuring compliance with product safety, quality, and legislative requirements, managing quality systems, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates will have proven experience in quality system auditing and relevant food safety certifications. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead a dedicated team in a fast-paced environment.