Site QA Leader: Food Safety & Quality Excellence

Pilgrim's Europe; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

Company pension

Life assurance

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Employee discounts

Training opportunities

Career progression

Professional qualifications support

Friendly team

On-site parking

Job summary

Pilgrim'S Europe in Bodmin is seeking a QA Manager to lead the Quality Assurance function at our Bodmin site. You will ensure food safety, legality, and quality while developing a high‑performing QA team.

The role requires setting and maintaining high standards, leading audits, and driving continuous improvement in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. Strong leadership and decision‑making skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Level 3 Food Safety qualification (or working towards).
• Level 3 HACCP qualification (or working towards).
• Minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent), including English, Maths and Science.
• Food-related degree or at least three years' experience in the food industry.
• Qualification in Microbiology.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the site QA team, ensuring skills, knowledge, and resources are in place.
• Support production teams in delivering products that meet specification.
• Manage NCRs, concessions, customer complaints, and investigations.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor site Technical and Quality KPIs and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Oversee swabbing and sampling programmes and address out-of-spec results.
• Lead the GMP audit programme and support audits by customers and third parties.
• Ensure completion of actions from audits and inspections.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement in safety and quality.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external customers.
• Champion health and safety standards within the department.

Skills

QA management

Internal audits

Food safety

GMP standards

Communication

Stakeholder mgmt

Root Cause Analysis

IT skills

Team leadership

Education

Level 3 Food Safety qualification

Level 3 HACCP qualification

GCSEs (English, Maths, Science)

Food-related degree or 3 years' experience

Microbiology qualification

Job description

Pilgrim'S Europe in Bodmin is seeking a QA Manager to lead the Quality Assurance function at our Bodmin site. You will ensure food safety, legality, and quality while developing a high‑performing QA team.

The role requires setting and maintaining high standards, leading audits, and driving continuous improvement in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. Strong leadership and decision‑making skills are essential.