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QA Supervisor - Nightshift

Job details
Posting date: 12 February 2026
Salary: £35,000 to £38,000 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 14 March 2026
Location: Newbury, West Berkshire
Remote working: On-site only
Company: b3 jobs ltd
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 9014TSS

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Summary

QA Supervisor - Nightshift

An award-winning company driven by its innovation and quality, produces and provides high end goods for the UK’s leading food manufacturers and retailers. Their passion for food and drive is exemplary.

About the QA Supervisor job

Reporting to the QA Manager and Factory Technical Manager, your role is to lead a small team of QA/QC’s on the nightshift. You will work to maintain food safety, legality, traceability, hygiene, and housekeeping, ensuring any quality issues are resolved promptly.

Key tasks

Oversee daily team operations, provide on-the-job training, conduct performance reviews, and ensure effective interdepartmental collaboration.

Ensure products meet specifications, oversee QA checks, manage calibration of equipment, and maintain compliance with safety, hygiene, and industry regulations.

Attend production meetings, investigate product issues, circulate shift reports, and ensure accurate labelling, packaging, and sample dispatch for testing.

Promote a safe working environment, report hazards, uphold hygiene standards, and represent company values professionally while ensuring legal and quality compliance.

About You

The successful candidate shall have experience of leading a team within a quality assurance role – ideally 2 or more years in food manufacturing.

A Food Safety Level 3 qualification and experience of investigating non-conformances within a food environment is required.

A drivers license and access to your own transport is absolutely necessary due to the sites location and working the nightshift.

More details

The QA Supervisor job (ref:9014) is paying £35,000 - £38,000, which includes a nightshift allowance.

The site is in Newbury, Berkshire and is commutable from Swindon, Thatcham, Reading, Oxford, Slough and Southampton and other areas of Berkshire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Hampshire.

The package includes 31 days holiday, Company Discretionary Bonus, Company Pension, Life Insurance, Bereavement Leave, Company Events, Discounted or Free Food, Health & Wellbeing Programme, Referral Programme, Sick Pay, Free Flu Jabs and Free Onsite Parking.

The working week is Sunday to Thursday, 11:00pm to 07:00am.

b3 jobs are market-leading recruiters specialising in the food and beverage manufacturing industry, both in the UK and internationally. Founded in May 2000, we are proud of our reputation for being reliable, knowledgeable and resourceful - with our unique blend of honest and professional work ethics. ‎‎‎If this role isn’t quite what you’re looking for feel free to register with us.

Alternate job titles

Quality Assurance Supervisor | Assistant Quality Manager | Quality Supervisor | QA Team Leader | QC Team Leader |QC Supervisor | Senior QA Auditor | Technical Supervisor | Food Manufacturing Quality Assurance Jobs

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