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Quality Manager – Blackpool Bakery
Company Description
We are FBC UK, Fox’s Burton’s Companies – and we bake the UK’s most incredible biscuits (our modesty won’t let us gloat, but we’ll leave that for you to guess!).
FBC UK was born from a marriage of two legendary UK biscuit manufacturers – Burton’s Biscuits and Fox’s Biscuits – to create one uniquely integrated company. Our portfolio includes household favourites like Maryland, Fox’s, Jammie Dodger, and Rocky, among others. As proud manufacturing partners to some of the UK’s biggest household names and retailers, we craft our delicious biscuits across eight bakeries nationwide:
- Isle of Arran
- Livingston
- Blackpool
- Llantarnam
- Edinburgh
- Kirkham
- Batley
- Dorset
Our HQ is based in St Paul’s, where we employ around 4,000 talented team members.
While our products are undoubtedly exceptional, we know our success comes from the passion, creativity, and drive of our people. You could be the jammy to our Dodger, the party ring to our Fox’s, or the choc-chip to our Maryland! We knead talent – from innovative thinkers to entrepreneurs – who are eager to push FBC UK to new heights.
At FBC UK, we’re dedicated to building an inclusive workforce where every team member feels valued, empowered, and motivated to build a fulfilling career. By championing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), we foster an environment where everyone can thrive, challenge boundaries, and drive meaningful impact.
We believe learning is key to growth – both for our business and our colleagues. With a Commitment to continuous learning, we provide a variety of training opportunities, whether formal or on-the-job, allowing everyone to develop in ways that shape their career journey.
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Our teams are what make FBC UK special. With strong community values, we thrive when our people feel authentically themselves—driven, entrepreneurial, and supportive of one another—while still achieving our business goals.
About the Role
As Quality Manager, you will:
- Lead and develop the site quality team at our Blackpool bakery, ensuring all products meet safety, legal, and customer compliance standards.
- Play a critical role in fostering a strong quality culture across the site, embedding best practices and maintaining ongoing compliance.
- Collaborate closely with the Technical Manager and operations team to identify and implement continuous improvements.
- Drive the development of robust corrective action plans to address quality issues, ensuring sustainable improvements and excellent customer satisfaction.
Main Responsibilities
- Ensure full compliance with BRC standards, customer requirements, and partnership codes of practice.
- Participate in and lead site visits, internal audits, and external audits (both mandatory and contracted).
- Manage, coach, and develop the site Quality Team to drive high performance and engagement.
- Maintain and continuously refine site quality procedures and SOPs, aligning with guidance from the Quality Systems Manager.
- Act as the primary customer-facing representative during audits, visits, and review meetings.
- Promote and embed a strong quality culture across manufacturing, collaborating with the Technical Manager and broader teams.
- Support the delivery of site Technical KPIs, ensuring performance targets are met.
- Lead the development and implementation of corrective action plans (CAPs) to address customer or consumer concerns, preventing recurrence.
- Conduct thorough investigations into internal quality incidents, including out-of-specification (OOS) product, and champion product recall processes.
- Maintain a comprehensive auditing program meeting all internal and external audit requirements.
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Key Requirements
Experience & Skills
- Proven experience leading a quality team in a food manufacturing environment, with strong leadership, motivation, and team performance capabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to identify training & development needs within the quality function, including experience in performance management and disciplinary processes.
- Deep understanding of BRC standards, major retailer requirements, and the ability to ensure full compliance with customer codes of practice.
- Qualified to Food Hygiene Level 4 and HACCP (Level 3), alongside relevant leadership experience and qualifications.
- Practical experience in managing non-conformance systems, including assessment and disposition of quarantined materials.
- Proficiency in IT systems, particularly Microsoft Excel and Word, with strong data analysis capabilities to produce meaningful trends and insights.
Diversity Statement
At FBC UK, we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture where every team member feels:
- Welcomed and appreciated
- Given equal opportunities to thrive personally and professionally.
We believe our people’s unique talents – nurturing curiosity, natural abilities, and individual strengths – enable us to craft an environment that is culturally vibrant, innovative, and highly rewarding. By celebrating diversity, we drive generational success and create an exciting, evolving journey for all.
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