Why Greencore? 

We’re a leading manufacturer of convenience food in the UK and our purpose is to make every day.

We’re a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 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 FY23, we generated revenues of £1.9bn.

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

Here at Bow, we have a team of around 800 colleagues. We produce sandwiches, wraps, platters, sub rolls and salads for some of the biggest retailers in the UK including Sainsbury’s, Co-op, Asda, Morrisons and BP Wild Bean Café.

What you’ll be doing

Shift - Sun - Thu, 6am - 3pm (40 hours)

As a Quality Assurance Supervisor you will lead a quality assurance team to verify that all materials including finished products are safe and conform to all relevant specification, legislation and customer requirements by:

Managing the Quality Assurance team to ensure cover across all shifts as required

Completing audits and key performance indicators and monitor the consistency of outputs across the team for compliance purposes

Training 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

Organising organoleptic panels to ensure consistent quality

Ensuring 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

What we’re looking for

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

Ideally educated to HND 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 HACCP principles for Manufacturing Unit

Experience and knowledge of GMP

Demonstratable non-conformance reporting techniques

Microbiological awareness – understanding of basic of food safety

Basic knowledge of hygiene principles and legal labelling practice

These may be trained or developed. These do not all need to be in place at recruitment

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 

Competitive salary and job-related benefits

Holidays

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.