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Quality Manager
A new opportunity for an ambitious Quality Manager / Assistant Technical Manager to join an innovative and fast-growing food manufacturer!
You’ll be responsible for leading the site QA function and supporting technical operations across the factory, ensuring product quality, food safety, legality, and compliance standards are consistently achieved.
You’ll also take ownership of site standards and play a key role in audit readiness, including BRC compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with Operations to ensure safety, legality, and quality standards are consistently achieved
- Lead and develop the QA team, driving performance and accountability
- Manage factory quality systems, technical procedures, and BRC/audit compliance
- Lead monthly quality meetings and monitor key KPI performance
- Oversee GMP, hygiene, calibration, environmental monitoring, and microbiological programmes
- Manage non-conformance processes, escalation routes, and corrective actions
- Support HACCP systems, verification, and full traceability activities
- Drive continuous improvement, product quality enhancements, and cross-functional projects including launches and customer feedback
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About You
- Proven experience in a Quality Management role within food manufacturing
- Strong knowledge of food safety systems and audit standards (e.g. BRC)
- Confident communicator, able to influence and challenge at all levels
- Proactive, solutions-focused, and comfortable making decisions in a fast-paced environment
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Degree or food-related qualification preferred
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You’ll be someone who enjoys being close to the factory floor, leading by example, and driving standards through people as much as systems.
Why Apply?
This is a fantastic opportunity you’ll have real ownership, visibility, and the chance to make a tangible impact on site performance and product excellence.
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