Quality and Environmental Assurance Manager

This is not a typical Quality and Environmental Assurance Managerial role. Your mandate for this role is clear - you will design, implement and own the complete Quality, Compliance and Food Safety framework for a brand-new greenfield food-grade rPET in Ellesmere Port. The site is 95% completed. The plant will start its hot commissioning late 2026 and with full operations slated for early 2027. You build the function from the ground up - protecting the site''s licence to operate, customer trust and food-grade integrity from day one.What you''ll be doing as Quality and Environmental Assurance Manager:Standalone role at the outset - own the full quality management system, food-contact compliance, laboratory, process control, audit readiness and data-driven performance framework. Be part of the senior leadership team and help build the team.Real regulatory and commercial stakes: food-grade rPET under strict EU regulations (including Regulation (EU) 2022/1616)Design the metrics, dashboards, SPC systems and root-cause frameworks that turn data into operational insightPermanent senior role with the chance to shape how a major UK circular-economy facility operates for years to comeQuality Management System and ISO FrameworkDesign, implement and maintain a full Quality Management System aligned to ISO 9001, tailored to food-grade rPET manufacturingLead the pathway to (and ongoing maintenance of) ISO 9001, ISO 14001 (Environmental), ISO 50001 (Energy) and ISO 45001 (Occupational ..... full job details .....