QA Supervisor - Nights
Salary: Competitive salary
Benefits: Company share save scheme, Competitive matched pension contribution, Life insurance up to 4x salary
Location: Old Leake (PE22 9PN) Near Boston
Ways of Working: Site based
Hours of work: 3's & 2's / 18:00 - 06:00
Contract Type: Permanent
Why Greencore?
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US.
Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
Our site in Old Leake, just outside Boston, Lincolnshire, specialises in chilled Italian ready meals and modern deli products for a dedicated customer. The site employs around 700 people and operates in a fast-paced production environment.
What you’ll be doing
In this busy and engaging role as QA Supervisor, you will play a key part in protecting product integrity and driving continuous improvement across site operations. You’ll lead and motivate the QA team to monitor product quality, processing systems, and factory practices, ensuring agreed standards are consistently met and improved.
You will help embed a strong quality and food safety culture across the site, championing best practice and supporting compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.
Role Accountabilities
Lead and motivate the QA team, managing audits, rotas, and resource planning- Ensure compliance with customer Codes of Practice, Greencore standards, and site audit requirements
- Drive continuous improvement by closing out non-conformances and trending issues to deliver long-term solutions
- Oversee product and ingredient checks against specifications, investigating root causes where required
- Promote and embed a strong quality and food safety culture across site operations
- Coordinate QA input for product launches and support delivery of technical KPIs
- Train, support, and develop the QA team through clear communication and development plans
- Operate safely at all times, prioritising health, safety, and environmental improvements
What we’re looking for
Sound understanding of food manufacturing processes, raw materials, and site equipment- Strong knowledge of food safety and quality systems within a manufacturing environment
- Confidence leading, motivating, and developing QA teams
- Ability to manage audits, non-conformances, and continuous improvement activity
- Clear and effective communication skills across all levels of the business
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach with strong attention to detail
- Ability to work collaboratively with operations, procurement, and technical teams
- Commitment to upholding high standards of quality, safety, and compliance
We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.
If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.
What you’ll get in return
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Competitive salary and job-related benefits
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Holidays
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Competitive matched pension contribution
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Life insurance up to 4x salary
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Company share save scheme
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Greencore Qualifications
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Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
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Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
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Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.
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