Food Production jobs in United Kingdom

Lincolnshire

Permanent | M-F

£38,000 - £43,000 d.o.e

This is a standout opportunity for a passionate Quality Assurance leader to take ownership of quality performance within a fast‑paced manufacturing environment. You'll be at the heart of food safety, compliance and continuous improvement – empowering teams, strengthening systems, and ensuring every product meets the highest standards of safety, legality and quality.

• Lead site-wide quality assurance to ensure full compliance with BRCGS, major retailer standards and legal requirements.
• Provide strong people leadership, supporting and developing Quality, Hygiene and Technical teams to deliver site objectives with confidence and consistency.
• Own allergen management and product testing programmes, ensuring robust controls, risk assessments and audit readiness in a high-risk environment.
• Investigate, manage and resolve customer complaints, driving root cause analysis and corrective actions that deliver lasting improvement.
• Maintain and continuously enhance the Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring documentation, hygiene systems and factory standards remain current and effective.
• Support technical budget and resource planning, balancing compliance, capability and cost efficiency.
• Build trusted relationships across operations, supply chain and external stakeholders, acting as a key technical interface.
• Champion a culture of best practice, innovation and continuous improvement, embedding quality excellence at every level of the business.

• Experience within a UK food manufacturing quality assurance or technical role is essential.
• HACCP & Food Safety level 3 as a minimum.
• Experience with working with major retailers.
• Own transport.
• Full UK working rights are required. No visas available.

If you believe you have the skills and personality to fit these requirements, please either apply via this advert or call Henderson Brown on (phone number removed) for more information.