Quality Manager

An established and growing chilled food manufacturer is seeking a Food Safety & Quality Manager to join its management team. This is an excellent opportunity for a quality professional looking to take ownership of food safety, quality systems, auditing and continuous improvement activities within a fast-paced production environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with food safety legislation, customer standards and industry certifications.
• Maintain and continuously improve quality management systems, policies and procedures.
• Support production teams to uphold and enhance food safety and quality standards.
• Drive a positive food safety and quality culture throughout the business.
• Lead internal auditing programmes and ensure corrective actions are effectively implemented.
• Monitor HACCP systems and production controls.
• Review microbiological and chemical results and manage out-of-specification investigations.
• Manage customer complaints, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Support customer, regulatory and third-party audits.
• Conduct hygiene, GMP, glass and foreign body audits.
• Ensure traceability systems are maintained and regularly verified.
• Manage supplier quality activities and liaise with external service providers.
• Maintain customer specifications and technical documentation.
• Deliver continuous improvement projects across quality and food safety functions.
• Train and coach colleagues on food safety and quality requirements.

Requirements

• Degree or Diploma in Food Science, Food Technology or a related discipline.
• Experience within chilled food manufacturing in a quality, technical or food safety role.Strong understanding of HACCP, GMP, auditing and food safety systems.
• Experience working with retailer and customer standards.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis capabilities.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.

What's on Offer

• Join a growing and successful food manufacturing business.
• Opportunity to influence quality culture and site standards.
• Broad role covering food safety, quality systems, compliance and continuous improvement.
• Career development opportunities within a progressive business.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.