Quality Manager

Resourcing Partnership Ltd; Newport; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable food manufacturing company in Wales is looking for a proactive QA Manager to oversee food safety and compliance. This role includes driving improvements on the factory floor, managing incidents, and enforcing product integrity. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in food manufacturing and hold relevant qualifications such as Food Safety Level 3. Benefits include 33 days annual leave, a pension scheme, and additional employee support programs.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Company sick pay

Free onsite parking

Employee discount platform

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing app access

Counselling support

Qualifications

• Experience in technical/QA roles such as QA Manager or Supervisor.
• Previous QA experience in food manufacturing or Pharmaceuticals.
• Familiarity with BRC requirements is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Champion food safety and compliance on the factory floor.
• Lead incident investigations and manage product risks.
• Support site audits and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Experience in fast-paced food manufacturing

Ability to supervise and engage teams

Quality assurance knowledge

Education

Food Safety Level 3

HACCP Level 3

Internal auditing experience

Job description

About the Role

We are looking for a proactive and hands‑on QA Manager to join our team in a fast‑paced food manufacturing environment. You'll be actively involved on the factory floor—driving improvements, investigating incidents and non‑conformances, and making key decisions on product holds and risk assessments.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion food safety, compliance, and product integrity
• Conduct factory walks, drive improvement, and challenge practices
• Lead incident investigations and manage non‑conformances
• Manage the process of holding/releasing/rejecting products based on risk assessments
• Support and lead in customer complaints and micro investigations
• Oversee the internal foreign body management system
• Support site audits and continuous improvement initiatives

Essential Experience & Knowledge

• Experience in fast‑paced food manufacturing
• Previous technical/QA roles such as QA Manager, QA Supervisor, Senior QA Technician, or Senior Technologist
• Previous QA experience in an Operational role within food manufacturing
• Previous QA experience from Pharmaceuticals
• Proven ability to supervise, influence, and engage factory floor team

Desired Qualifications & Experience

• Food Safety Level 3 and HACCP Level 3
• Internal auditing experience
• Familiarity with BRC requirements; ready meal manufacturing is advantageous but not essential

Benefits

• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Company pension scheme
• Company sick pay – after qualifying period
• Free onsite parking
• Exclusive employee discount platform available via an app offering savings of up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer, and Tesco
• Employee assistance programme
• Wisdom wellbeing app
• Grocery Aid – employees access to counselling

Our Referral Incentive

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles, unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, so if you do not hear back from us you have not been shortlisted for this role. Please continue to check our website for any other roles which may be of interest.

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