QA Co-Ordinator Nights

Princes Group; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Wisbech is looking for a QA Co-Ordinator to oversee and coordinate QA activities during night shifts. The ideal candidate will manage quality assurance teams and ensure compliance with food safety standards. This full-time role offers the chance to work in a dynamic environment and come with multiple benefits such as annual leave and a comprehensive pension scheme.

Benefits

22 Days Annual Leave

14.5% Pension – 5% employee opt-in, 9.5% employer contribution

Flexible Holiday Option – buy 5 additional days

Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

Critical Illness Cover

Learning & Development Opportunities

Qualifications

• Mid-senior level experience in Quality Assurance.
• Strong leadership skills to drive objectives.
• Experience with food safety and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage shift-based QA coordination and oversight.
• Deliver completion of internal audits on schedule.
• Ensure timely quality testing of raw materials.
• Maintain product quality standards and documentation.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Coaching and mentoring

Leadership

Effective communication

Creative problem solving

Organisational skills

Job description

QA Co‑Ordinator (Nights)

Location: Wisbech, United Kingdom
Employment Type: Permanent
Workplace Type: Onsite
Business Area: Operations
Country: United Kingdom

About Princes
The Princes Group has over 7,000 employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures 350 different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.

Role Description
Permanent night‑shift role working 4 on / 4 off 18:00 - 06:00.

Job Purpose
Reporting to the site QA Manager, this role oversees day‑to‑day management and coordination of the shift‑based QA (LS only), Lab tech (WS only) and raw material teams. It provides support, guidance and technical expertise to keep the site focused on all aspects of food safety and quality assurance, role‑modeling and encouraging a quality culture.

Values
Quality • Cost • Delivery • Safety • People • Dimensions.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver completion of internal audits on schedule.
• Ensure incubations, drain weights and seam checks are completed per procedures.
• Administer all hold and rework notifications for the site.
• Collect and/or order samples for hold investigations.
• Complete site microbiological testing programmes.
• Ensure raw material testing is completed in a timely manner.
• Collect and submit samples for nutritional testing to meet customer COPs.
• Raise necessary purchase orders for the department.
• Maintain the fill weight / net weight database.
• Authorize first‑stage concessions for deviations.
• Approve new labels and maintain label reference documents.
• Keep QA SOPs and task assessments up‑to‑date.
• Deliver QC and QA related training on site.
• Manage shift QA, lab tech and RM technicians: EDRs, Logitime, one‑to‑ones, rotas, annualised hours.
• Maintain product Food Safety, Legality, Integrity, Authenticity and Quality standards.

Key Relationships

• Site: QA Manager, Shift Coordinators, Process Improvement Coordinator, Food Safety Coordinator, Planning team, Manufacturing Managers, Engineering teams.
• External: Quality Systems Manager, Specifications Manager, NPD, external testing labs.

Key Behavioural Indicators

• Interpersonal skills: build relationships internally and externally.
• Coaching, motivation and mentoring skills.
• Robust proposal development and transparent communication.
• Strong leadership to drive objectives and targets.
• Effective cross‑functional communication without jargon.
• Creative problem solving with strategic focus.
• Open and effective communication with all teams.
• Support and direction for teams to achieve their potential.
• High organisational skills for technical support delivery.
• Effective negotiation and influence beyond expertise scope.

Benefits

• 22 Days Annual Leave
• 14.5% Pension – 5% employee opt‑in, 9.5% employer contribution
• Flexible Holiday Option – buy 5 additional days
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies
• Critical Illness Cover
• Learning & Development Opportunities

Other Information

Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior Level
Employment Type: Full‑time