Quality Supervisor

Moorland Recruitment; Bradford; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Moorland Recruitment is recruiting a Technical Supervisor - Food Safety & Quality in Bradford to help maintain and improve our site’s food safety and quality systems. You will work with the Technical Manager across technical and quality activities to ensure compliance and ongoing improvement.

The role requires strong HACCP knowledge, audit experience across BRCGS and customer or local authority audits, plus the ability to drive a positive quality culture and swift root-cause investigations.

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing, foodservice, wholesale, bakery, dairy or FMCG.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, BRCGS and food safety management systems.
• Experience supporting internal, customer or third-party audits.
• Knowledge of GMP, hygiene standards and non-conformance management.
• Proactive problem solving and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and improve the site Quality Management System and HACCP plans.
• Support audits by BRCGS, customers, and local authorities.
• Promote a positive food safety culture across the business.
• Conduct GMP, hygiene and food safety audits.
• Manage customer complaints, non-conformances and root-cause investigations.
• Ensure corrective and preventive actions are completed effectively.
• Maintain product specifications, allergen and nutritional information.
• Support supplier approval processes and keep technical records accurate.
• Monitor quality trends and identify continuous improvement opportunities.
• Train and guide colleagues on food safety, hygiene and quality standards.
• Assist with traceability, audit preparation and wider technical projects.
• Assist with environmental reporting and EPR data collection.

Skills

Food safety

Quality assurance

HACCP knowledge

Audit support

Attention to detail

Education

HACCP Level 3

Food Safety Level 3

Job description

Technical / Quality Supervisor - Food Safety & Quality

Bradford | £38,000 |

Are you passionate about food safety, quality and maintaining high standards across a fast-paced food environment?

We are recruiting a Technical Supervisor - Food Safety & Quality for a successful and growing foodservice business in Bradford.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced QA, Technical Coordinator, Senior QA or Quality Systems professional who is ready to take the next step in their career. You will work closely with the Technical Manager and play a key role in maintaining food safety, legality, quality and audit readiness across the site.

The role

You will support the Technical Manager across all technical and quality activities, helping to maintain and continuously improve the site's food safety and quality systems.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining and improving the site Quality Management System and HACCP plans
• Supporting BRCGS, customer, internal and local-authority audits
• Promoting a positive food safety and quality culture across the business
• Conducting GMP, hygiene and food safety audits
• Managing customer complaints, non-conformances and root-cause investigations
• Ensuring corrective and preventive actions are completed effectively
• Maintaining product specifications, allergen and nutritional information
• Supporting the supplier approval process and keeping technical records accurate
• Monitoring quality trends and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement
• Training and guiding colleagues on food safety, hygiene and quality standards
• Supporting traceability, audit preparation and wider technical projects
• Assisting with environmental reporting, including EPR data collection

What we're looking for

We would be interested in speaking with candidates from food manufacturing, foodservice, wholesale, bakery, chilled, dairy, ingredients or wider FMCG environments.

You should have:

• Strong experience within food safety, quality assurance or technical compliance
• Good working knowledge of HACCP, BRCGS and food safety management systems
• Experience supporting internal, customer or third-party audits
• Knowledge of GMP, hygiene standards, complaints and non-conformance management
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to problem solving
• The confidence to communicate with colleagues across production, operations and management
• A full UK driving licence, as occasional travel to other company sites will be required

HACCP Level 3, Food Safety Level 3, internal-auditor training or a food-related degree would be advantageous.

You do not need to be an established Technical Manager. This role could suit a strong Technical Coordinator, Quality Systems Coordinator, Compliance Coordinator, Senior QA, QA Supervisor or Technical Analyst looking for broader responsibility and progression