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QA Manager
Quality Assurance (QA) Manager
Salary: Competitive salary
Location: Bourne, Lincs
Hours of Work: Tuesday–Saturday, 08:30–17:00 (with flexibility in line with business needs) Ways of Working: Site-based Contract Type: Permanent
About This Role
Following the merger with Bakkavor, Greencore is one of the UK’s leaders in convenience food, driven by the purpose of "making every day taste better."
This permanent site-based role, based in Bourne, is centred around QA leadership at a key manufacturing site specialising in fruit, leafy and dressed salads, noodles, and stir-fry mixes. The site employs over 1,300 colleagues and sits just 16 miles from Peterborough and 12 miles from Spalding.
The QA Manager will lead and inspire the Quality Assurance (QA) team to:
- Monitor and evaluate product & process controls
- Ensure adherence to Greencore, customer, BRC, and legal standards
- Drive improvements in GMP performance and audit readiness
- Strengthen food safety culture and elevate quality standards
Role Accountabilities
- Compliance: Implement and uphold Greencore, customer, BRC, and legal standards to guarantee ongoing compliance.
- HACCP & Risk Management: Manage HACCP audits, support risk assessments, and establish controls for new processes, products, and raw materials.
- Quality Systems: Continuously improve the quality management system (QMS) to meet food safety and quality benchmarks.
- Audit Processes:
- Maintain robust audit systems, analysing findings and identifying trend-driven actions.
- Lead audit preparations and host audits, managing non-conformance closures.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Work effectively with internal teams, customers, and suppliers to meet technical requirements.
- Team Leadership:
- Develop, mentor, and drives the QA team.
- Align on training programmes, capability development, and succession planning.
- Technical Reporting: Generate, analyse & communicate key performance indicators (KPIs), agreeing with action plans to drive improvements.
- Food Safety Culture: Actively foster a high-quality food safety mindset across the business.
- Workplace Safety: Ensure the QA team operates in an environment compliant with health & safety standards.
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What We’re Looking For
- Industry Expertise: A strong background in food manufacturing with specialised knowledge in QA or technical leadership.
- Standards Application: Confidently apply food safety, legal, and customer compliance requirements.
- Quality Systems: Demonstrated ability to oversee HACCP, audits, and QMS.
- Leadership: A people-focused manager capable of motivating, coaching, and developing high-performing teams.
- Communication: A clear, confident communicator who interacts at all levels.
- Collaboration: Seamlessly partners with operations, technical teams, and stakeholders.
- Analytics: Strong analytical skills to interpret data and drive continuous improvement.
- Compliance & Culture: Driven by more than just procedural compliance— passionate about intentionally shaping a positive food safety culture.
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Why Join Greencore?
Greencore values its humans, culture and ideas, fostering diversity and people-first policies.
What You’ll Gain:
- Salary & Benefits Package:
- Competitive salary
- Company Share Save Scheme
- Matched pension contribution (competitive terms)
- Life insurance (up to 4x annual salary)
- Personal & Professional Growth:
- Holiday entitlement
- Greencore Qualifications Scheme
- Access to an employee discount platform
- Wellbeing Centre support
- Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
- Development Opportunities:
- Targeted on-the-job training
- Career progression pathways
Continuous Improvement Mindset
채MICVAHCOur company philosophy and support structure encourages ongoing learning and growth, helping colleagues build careers that thrive with the business.
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