Quality Supervisor

  • Just Recruitment Group
  • Sudbury, Suffolk
  • Dec 09, 2025
Full time

Job Description

Just Recruitment is working with a growing manufacturing business based on the outskirts of Sudbury - they are a recruiting for a 'Quality Supervisor' to join the team on a permanent basis.

The key purpose of this role is to support the ongoing growth of the QA Lab and team, and own the processes that ensure that the needs of both internal stakeholders and customers are met, while ensuring the highest standards of safety are maintained at all times.

You will be working closely with the Quality Manager in a state of the art facility that produces the highest quality products for customers throughout the UK and Ireland.

Key Responsibilities:
Direct management of a team of 6 QA Technicians working across 3 shifts, supporting their development, motivation and performance/attendance management
Ensuring that standards are followed through verification of certificates of analysis, internal audits, control system checks and audits
Supporting the QA Manager to ensure the company's compliance with regulatory bodies and customer standards
Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of safety standards and legislation by tracking changes and industry updates and events
Ensuring changes required to maintain compliance with safety standards, legislation and customer requirements are highlighted to the QA Manager
Working with the QA Manager to implement updated policies and procedures and train them out to the wider business
Carrying out analysis of micro-environmental controls and providing regular reports to the business
Ensuring that any identified issues or non-conformances are discussed with the QA Manager and that the relevant teams identify and implement the actions to remedy them, through root cause analysis
Supporting the successful running of the QA Lab by carrying out verification and training activities
Analysing the certificates of analysis of raw materials and finished goods and releasing them to be used in production or released to the customers
Undertaking internal audits relating to QMS and finished product requirements
Maintain traceability, hygiene, quality, and process records with validation of results, identification of trends, root cause analysis where applicable and instigation of corrective actions
Work closely with third party certification bodies for sustainability, religious and ethical obligations
Carry out sampling and investigations for microbiological, allergen, nutritional or customer requirements
Working with essential service providers such as, Pest Control, Hygiene and workwear providers to ensure delivery of these services to a high standard
Managing the equipment calibration schedule
Assist with new product/process trials

Candidate Requirements:
Minimum 5 years experience, preferably in a QA or Technical role
Proficient in BRC, HACCP and legislative food safety requirements
Internal auditing experience
Competent in Microsoft applications including outlook, word, excel. Power point etc.
Strong skills in Microsoft SharePoint / Excel - able to automate processes, create templates and systems of record
Experience of delivering training in face to face and online settings
Experience of working in a food manufacturing environment
People Management skills - you have experience managing a small team in a manufacturing environment. You are able to delegate and distribute tasks/workload across a small team effectively to ensure tasks are delivered to the standard required

Working hours for this role is Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm

Free parking is available on site and due to working location - you must have access to your own transport.