Quality Manager

Job Title: Quality Manager

Location: Peterborough
Salary: £45,000
Industry: Food Manufacturing
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Shift: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm (40 hours per week)

Quality Manager Benefits:

• Competitive salary of £45,000
• 4% employer pension contribution
• Healthcare benefits
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
• Death in Service benefit
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Career development and training opportunities

Key Quality Manager Responsibilities:

• Lead the site's Food Safety and Quality function.
• Deputise for the Technical Manager when required.
• Manage and develop the Laboratory team.
• Ensure compliance with BRCGS, HACCP and customer standards.
• Lead customer complaints, investigations and root cause analysis (RCA).
• Drive improvements in GMP, Food Safety and Quality Culture across the site.
• Support customer and third-party audits, ensuring corrective actions are completed.
• Work closely with Operations and Engineering to improve quality performance.
• Manage traceability, laboratory performance and supplier quality issues.
• Support NPD projects and continuous improvement initiatives.

Quality Manager Requirements:

Essential:

• Previous Quality Manager or Senior Quality experience within food manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP and food safety legislation.
• Degree in Food Science, Microbiology or a related discipline.
• Experience managing audits, quality systems and customer requirements.
• Strong leadership, communication and coaching skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) experience.

Desirable:

• Laboratory management experience.
• Knowledge of VACCP and TACCP.
• Experience supporting NPD projects.