# Quality Assurance & Process Lead at Butternut Box > United Kingdom · Staff · QA / Test · open. Source: https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Abutternutbox%3A8926576002 (read 2026-11-12). ## Facts (observed) - Company: [Butternut Box](https://alderhq.app/companies/butternut-box) - Location text: Worksop; UK, Rudie's Kitchen & Ace's Pantry (Blyth, Worksop) - Where it can be done from (inferred): United Kingdom (evidence: "Location: Worksop; UK, Rudie's Kitchen & Ace's Pantry (Blyth, Worksop)") - Posted: 2026-11-04 (8 days ago) - First seen by alder: 2026-11-07 · last verified: 2026-11-12 - Reposted: 0 times · edited: 0 times - Apply on the employer's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/butternutbox/jobs/8926576002 ## Pay and sponsorship - Posted pay: £42k–£42k per year (from the description) - Market band for similar posted roles (United Kingdom, n 23): p25 £41k, median £55k, p75 £73k ## Description (the employer's text) Role: Quality Assurance Process Lead Career Step Level: Step level 2 Location: Blyth, Worksop ### 📣A bit about the role As a Quality Assurance Process Lead, you will report into the Technical Team Leader on shift at Rudie's Kitchen and Ace’s Pantry, you will ensure that the specified company quality systems and processes are operated in a controlled and effective manner. Ensuring product quality is maintained from raw materials through to dispatched goods. This role sits somewhere between your normal Quality Role and that of a Senior QA, you will have the freedom of a senior role without any of the line management responsibilities, because of this we are offering an attractive salary for the role of £42,306.16 per year. ### A bit more detail In this role, you can expect to… - Ensure a pro-active approach to process and system control/management through educating to the broader team - Conduct product testing on incoming raw materials and finished goods - Monitor and trend product quality, identifying improvements and working with other functions (Operations, Process, NPD Engineering and Raw Materials) to deliver them - Ensure daily / weekly / monthly QA scheduled tasks (i.e. GMP, calibrations, audits and sampling) are completed on time and any subsequent actions are followed up - Conduct investigations into non-conformance (i.e. incidents, analytical testing, audits and customer complaints) and agree corrective actions and measure the effectiveness. - Attend process trials - Ensure new products processes and equipment are smoothly integrated into everyday operation and is fully supported by the Quality Management system (i.e. agreed quality parameters, updates schedules & QAT tasks, Quality Management System SOPs) - Work a shift pattern of 7am to 7pm days and nights consisting of 7pm-7am. Being: - 4 on, 5 off = 2 day, 2 nights - 5 on, 4 off = 3 days, 2 nights - 5 on, 5 off = 2 days, 3 nights ### 🔎 A bit about you - Previous QA experience from food is essential - Pragmatic, adaptable, resilient and humble - A proven track record of QA, systems management or HACCP in food manufacturing - Strong understanding of production and packing processes - Working knowledge of process capability and target setting - Hungry for a challenge and keen to build something from the ground up - Someone who loves the pace and excitement of FMCG manufacturing - Loves dogs (naturally) ### 🐶 A bit about Butternut At Butternut, the mission is to deliver health and happiness to dogs and their humans all over the world. In order to do just that, we need a team of forward-thinking, driven people who love dogs as much as we do. And we need quite a big kitchen too. Which is precisely why we have built one. Located in Doncaster, Rudie's Kitchen and Ace's Pantry are where all the magic happens, so to speak. It's where the tasty Butternut meals and treats will be gently cooked, using human-quality ingredients because, the way we see it, we wouldn't serve food to dogs that we wouldn't be happy to eat ourselves. At Butternut, we believe dogs deserve better, and if that's something you think too, we want to hear from you. Butternut has come a long way since Kev & Dave (co-founders) hand-delivered the first Butternut Box, and we are now looking for brilliant people to join the team for this next part of the story. Are you up for the challenge? ### 🥳What's In It For You?🥳 - Enjoy 257.5 hours of holiday per year, plus an extra 8 hours for each year of service (up to 40 hours).\* - 39 hours of pre-booked paws days to support good wellbeing and self care.\* - Unlock a £500 annual budget for personal learning and development. - Get discounted Private Medical Insurance and dental cover. - Discounted Gym membership with “MyGymDiscounts” helping you stay fit and healthy - Satisfy your taste buds with subsidised food from a variety of street food vans, and of course, pay day pizza! - Butternut branded uniform provided (fleece, footwear, hi-vis) - Enrolment into the company pension scheme and sick pay - Enhanced parental leave - Private showers, changing facilities and dedicated locker space - Treat your furry friend with an employee discount on Butternut Box. --- Data: alder (https://alderhq.app). Cite https://alderhq.app/jobs/greenhouse%3Abutternutbox%3A8926576002 and the date you read it. 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