Job description

QA / Technical Specialist

Peterborough

Circa £30k pa

The Role

Our client is on the hunt for someone who doesn’t just do quality, but lives and breathes it. They’re looking for a QA / Technical Specialist who can keep the paperwork watertight, the audits in check, and the production team on their toes (in the friendliest way possible).

This isn’t a box-ticking exercise — it’s about food safety, consistency, and making sure customers get exactly what they’re promised. If you’ve got an eye for detail and the confidence to call things out when they’re not quite right, this could be your next move.

What You’ll Be Doing

Owning and improving the company’s Quality System.
Leading the HACCP team and championing food safety culture across the site.
Taking the lead on industry audits
Working with customers to nail down specifications before anything leaves the site.
Running the complaints system — and aiming for fewer complaints year on year.
Managing, supporting, and developing the QA team — from daily tasks to training and appraisals.
Sitting in on Health & Safety meetings to make sure quality isn’t left out of the conversation.
Partnering with Production to keep compliance rock-solid.
Hunting down opportunities for continuous improvement (because “that’s how we’ve always done it” won’t cut it).
Keeping legislation knowledge fresh and relevant.
Delivering internal training that sticks — making sure quality is everyone’s business.

What You’ll Need

A degree in Food Science or something closely related.
Solid experience running audits and quality systems in a food manufacturing environment.
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail (the small stuff really matters here).
The confidence to drive change when it’s needed.
Clear, approachable communication — whether with colleagues on the floor or customers at the other end of the phone.
A proactive, can-do mindset and the resilience to keep pushing improvements through.

What You Might Not Like

This isn’t a “same every day” role — complaints, audits, and challenges can land when you least expect them.
You’ll need to flip between the big picture and the finer details without missing a beat.
Change can be uncomfortable, and not everyone loves it as much as you do.

What To Do Next

If you’re ready to take the lead on quality, raise the bar, and still keep a sense of humour along the way, we’d love to tell you more.

Apply today with your CV and we’ll be in touch.