Quality Group Lead

Job Title: Quality Group Leader Location: Dorset Salary: £37,000 £40,000 Shift Pattern: 3 on / 3 off, 6:00am 6:00pm Reports to: Technical Manager Purpose of the Role To lead a small quality team and ensure compliance with food safety, customer, and certification standards. The role supports continuous improvement initiatives and maintains robust due diligence across site operations. Key Duties, Responsibilities and Accountabilities Carry out food safety risk assessments. Manage validation activities including CCP, allergen cleaning, vegan cleaning, and prerequisite validations in line with customer and regulatory standards. Develop validation schedules, conduct validations and verifications, and coach team members in correct execution. Support the HACCP team as required. Conduct internal audits including quality systems, fabrication, CCPs, GMP, traceability, and mass balance audits in line with the audit schedule. Analyse non-conformance trends and work cross-functionally to implement corrective and preventative actions addressing root causes. Ensure timely closure of actions. Ensure CCP personnel are trained to current procedures and that production records are completed to standard. Manage pest control compliance, review contractor reports, and coordinate corrective actions. Coordinate certification audits and provide relevant site training. Supervise Quality Control Technicians covering intake checks, complaints handling, and export documentation as ..... full job details .....