Quality Assurance Team Leader

Quality Assurance Team Leader

Start date: ASAP

Salary: £27-£32k

Location: Near Ely

Hours: Wednesday: 6:00 am - 2:00 pm and Thursday to Saturday: 6:00 am - 6:00 pm

Working for a family run food manufacturer based near Ely, this role as a QA Team Leader will play a vital role in ensuring product safety, legality, and quality.

Responsibilities include:

• Utilize the QMS to uphold product safety, legality, and quality standards.
• Foster a food safety and quality culture throughout the team and wider business.
• Act as a key member of the HACCP Team.
• Conduct internal audits to ensure compliance with safety, quality, and legality requirements.
• Participate in operational policy and procedure reviews.
• Collect data for KPIs and trend analysis.
• Manage pesticide and microbiological testing.
• Attend site meetings and provide insights for improvement.
• Manage customer complaint resolution.
• Maintain all specifications and update the ERP system.
• Handle sample requests efficiently.
• Drive the team to follow policies, procedures, and adopt a customer-first culture.
• Conduct investigations and disciplinary hearings, if necessary.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 1 year in a QA role within a fresh produce environment.
• Basic computer literacy.
• HACCP Level 1 certification (Level 2 desirable).
• Good numeracy skills.

If you are interested in the role for Quality Assurance Team Leader and feel that you have the relevant experience, please contact your Recruitment Partner, Lisa Logan at Unicorn Resourcing on or email

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Unicorn Resourcing Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in regard to this Permanent opportunity.