Mindfield Resources
Head of Quality Assurance
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Our Client:
We are partnering with a well-established international FMCG food business that is strengthening its UK operations and is looking to appoint a Head of Quality Assurance.
Your Role:
This is a unique opportunity to build the Quality function from the ground up, reporting directly to the Managing Director. The successful candidate will establish the Quality Management System, food safety framework and operational standards across the UK business, covering manufacturing, retail food operations and imported products.
This is a highly hands-on individual contributor role suited to someone who enjoys building systems, driving change and creating best practices rather than managing a large established quality team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, implement and lead the Quality Management System (QMS) for the UK business.
- Develop the company's Quality Playbook, including SOPs, food safety procedures, quality standards and governance frameworks.
- Ensure compliance with UK Food Standards Agency (FSA), BRCGS, HACCP, ISO 22000 and all applicable UK food legislation.
- Lead quality assurance across the UK manufacturing facility, ensuring consistent product quality, food safety and process control.
- Support quality and food safety standards across the company's retail food outlets (QSR channel).
- Establish robust supplier approval, raw material inspection and incoming goods quality processes.
- Develop and implement factory quality controls, process validation and product release procedures.
- Drive root cause analysis, CAPA and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce quality deviations, complaints and waste.
- Lead internal audits, external audits and retailer technical audits while ensuring the business remains audit-ready at all times.
- Partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Commercial and R&D teams to ensure quality is embedded across the business.
- Develop quality KPIs, reporting dashboards and performance monitoring systems.
- Lead product complaint investigations, recall preparedness and risk management activities.
- Provide technical guidance on new product development, shelf-life validation and product specifications.
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- 12+ years of experience within FMCG food manufacturing quality.
- Strong hands-on experience within factory quality and food manufacturing.
- Demonstrated experience building or implementing Quality Management Systems from scratch.
- Strong working knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, ISO 22000 and UK food regulations.
- Experience leading BRCGS implementation, certification or major retailer audits.
- Proven experience in supplier quality management, factory audits and food safety governance.
- Experience within Indian, Asian or ethnic food manufacturing is highly preferred.
- Experience supporting imported food products and international supply chains would be advantageous.
- Strong understanding of root cause analysis, CAPA, product specifications and continuous improvement.
- Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology or a related discipline.
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