Quality Assurance Team Leader
Malton, North Yorkshire
Shift Pattern: 6am–6pm | 4 on, 4 off
Salary £32,416
About Pro-Pak Foods
Pro-Pak Foods is a major supplier of delicious ready meals to many of the UK’s leading supermarkets and convenience stores. Our chefs work with our customers and have created a menu of more than 200 quality meals.
As a result, we are looking to recruit a Quality Assurance Team Leader to support and lead our QA function on site.
The Role
Our Quality Assurance Team Leader will support the QA Manager in ensuring all quality, food safety, legality, and hygiene standards are met. You will manage the day-to-day activities of the QA team and act as the first-line decision maker for quality non-conformance issues across production.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring strong technical knowledge, excellent communication skills and a proactive approach to quality assurance in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
Assist the QA Manager in the operation and maintenance of quality systems to ensure compliance with internal, legal, retailer and third-party standards
Ensure all traceability is correctly operated from raw material intake through to finished product dispatch
Verify that all raw materials received meet the specified standards
Supervise and manage the day-to-day activities of the QA team, ensuring consistent performance and coverage
Audit manufacturing processes against agreed standards and specifications
Monitor finished products and take appropriate samples, corrective and escalation actions where required
Issue daily summaries of quarantine and non-conformance incidents to the QA Manager
Promote, monitor, and maintain high standards of hygiene, GMP, and quality culture across the factory
Support the Technical Management Team during customer visits and third party audits
Act as a communication link between the QA team and technical leadership
Deputising for the QA manager
About You
Proven experience in a QA, Technical or other role within food manufacturing
Strong understanding of food safety, quality management systems, HACCP, and GMP
Experience leading, supervising, or mentoring teams
Confident challenging poor practices
Excellent communication and organisational skills
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, high-volume production environment
A proactive, hands-on approach with a strong attention to detail
What We Offer
Salary £32,416
28 days’ holiday, including bank holidays, with an option to buy up to 5 extra days
Access to GroceryAid providing emotional, practical and financial support
Benefits and recognition hub - including amazing colleague discounts
Opportunities for development within Pro-Pak Foods and the wider CPC Group
Structured shift pattern offering work life balance
