QA Supervisor

Posted 17 April 2025
LocationNorthampton
Job type Permanent - Full Time
Discipline Technical
Reference032064
Job FunctionOperations
Expiry date 11 May 2025

Job description

Why Greencore?

We’re a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make everyday taste better.

We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing 13,300 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK’s food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY24, we generated revenues of £1.8bn.

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,500 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

Here at Northampton, we operate one of the most impressive facilities in Europe, based across a campus of 5 manufacturing units, and we have a team of around 2,000 colleagues making high quality premium products every day. We are the sole supplier of sandwiches, wraps, rolls and sushi for Marks & Spencer.

What you'll be doing 

Shift Pattern: Thursday to Monday

As QA Supervisor on days you will lead a quality assurance QA team to verify that all materials including finished products are safe and conform to all relevant specification, legislation and customer requirements.

  • Complete audits and key performance indicators and monitor the consistency of outputs across the team for compliance purposes
  • Train the team to ensure that new process and procedures are adopted
  • Building production team capability to improve communication and understanding of technical standards
  • Investigating customer complaints or any non-conformance raised internal or externally to provide data which informs resolution
  • Organise organoleptic panel to ensure consistent quality
  • Ensure that a safe working environment exists for all colleagues and that as a minimum the department meets the standards set out in the Health Safety and Environment policy
  • Supporting the management of QA team, ensuring tasks are completed in line with schedules and trackers.
  • Monitoring of micro results and initiating any investigations as required.
  • Working closely with the hygiene team to ensure swabbing and hygiene audits are completed in line with schedules

 

 What we’re looking for 

  • Ideally educated to Higher National Diploma level and/or experience within a similar role in food manufacturing
  • Experience of managing a team and leading people
  • Holds a Level 2/3 food safety certification
  • Basic knowledge of weight legislation and allergen awareness/ practical management of allergens
  • Experienced working with computer systems
  • Understanding of internal audit process and technical key performance indicators
  • Has CCP training including Hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) principles for Manufacturing Unit
  • Experience and knowledge of good manufacturing practice (GMP)
  • Demonstratable non-conformance reporting techniques
  • Microbiological awareness – understanding of basic of food safety
  • Basic knowledge of hygiene principles and legal labeling practice

 What you’ll get in return 

  • Competitive salary and job-related benefits
  • Pension up to 8% matched
  • Life insurance up to 4x salary
  • Company share save scheme
  • Greencore Qualifications
  • Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
  • Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.