Quality Assurance Manager
Eye, Near Diss
Monday to Friday 07:00 - 16:00
Salary circa £50,000
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Quality Assurance Manager to join our ambitious technical team at C&K Meats, based in Eye, Suffolk.
As our new Quality Assurance Manager, you will be responsible for leading and motivating our excellent team of around four colleagues.
This role is crucial to driving improved Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) standards and audit results across our site. You will influence - and work collaboratively with - the operational teams and agree solutions together.
Reporting to our Head of Technical, you will be accountable for the daily management of our Quality department and related functions, as well as development of site standards to ensure product quality and safety are not compromised.
The role will include:
Being a champion for the Food Safety Culture Action Plan
Driving environmental hygiene standards on site, acting as the primary contact for the contract hygiene team and liaising with hygiene product suppliers
Internal auditing against BRCGS and customer Code of Practices as well as the identification and correction of non-conformances
Managing and maintaining scheduled GMP, Fabric & Glass and Plastic audits
Managing and maintaining the non-conforming product log to ensure timely and corrective actions are implemented and recorded, actively working with key stakeholders to resolve issues
Liaising with production colleagues in the preparation of product launch documentation
Assisting in management of traceability and mass balance exercises and schedules
Coordinating customer complaint investigations, formulating responses and identifying corrective action plans
Shop floor presence and day to day supporting of our QA's
Skills and experience we are looking for in our new Quality Assurance Manager:
Demonstrable experience in a food manufacturing quality role, including team management
HACCP Level 3
Internal Auditor Level 3 preferred
CIEH Level 3 Food Safety for Manufacturing
Good IT, literacy and numeracy skills
Good communication skills
What we can offer you:
Salary circa £50,000
33 days holiday, including Bank Holidays, with an option to buy up to five extra days
Monday to Friday, with occasional need for some flexibility to support business needs
Access to GroceryAid providing emotional, practical and financial support
Benefits and recognition hub - including amazing colleague discounts
Skills Required
- Demonstrable experience in a food manufacturing quality role, including team management.
- HACCP Level 3.
- CIEH Level 3 Food Safety for Manufacturing.
- Internal Auditor Level 3.
- Knowledge of GMP and BRCGS auditing and standards.
- Ability to manage non-conforming product logs and corrective actions.
- Good IT, literacy and numeracy skills.
- Good communication skills.
What We Do
C & K Meats is a premier meat producer and pork processor based in Suffolk, UK, with over 40 years of experience. As a family-run multi-species abattoir and cutting plant, they specialize in preparing, packing, and delivering award-winning quality pork, beef, lamb, and poultry products to retail and wholesale customers locally and worldwide, emphasizing animal welfare and sustainable sourcing from trusted farms.
