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QA Manager
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QA Manager
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £45,000
Shift: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:30pm
Job Role of the QA Manager
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced QA Manager to join a well-established food manufacturing business with a long-standing reputation for quality and innovation. Supplying a wide range of food products to major retailers, manufacturers, wholesalers, and foodservice customers, this company offers a stable environment where quality, food safety, and continuous improvement are at the heart of the operation.
Reporting directly to the Technical Manager, you will be responsible for maintaining and developing the site's Quality Management System, ensuring compliance with food safety, quality, legality, and authenticity standards while leading the Quality Assurance and Hygiene teams.
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Sector – Food Manufacturing
Non-Negotiable Requirements of the QA Manager
- Previous experience working as a QA Manager or Senior QA professional within food manufacturing.
- Strong knowledge of BRCGS standards, HACCP, GMP, and food safety systems.
- Experience leading quality and hygiene teams within a manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on experience managing audits, non-conformances, and customer complaints.
Desirable Requirements of the QA Manager
- Experience within rice, grains, pulses, dried foods, or related food manufacturing sectors.
- Auditor qualification or previous auditing experience.
- Experience working with retailer standards and customer requirements.
The QA Manager Will Benefit From
- Joining a well-established and respected food manufacturing business.
- Technical development and exposure to a wide range of quality systems and processes.
- Pension scheme.
- Life Assurance.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- 22 days holiday plus bank holidays, increasing annually up to 25 days.
- Stable Monday to Friday working pattern.
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For further details contact Nathan Lock at Pioneer Selection.
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