Quality Manager
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Job Location:
Northampton - UK
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
19 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
Quality Manager Food Manufacturing
Location: Northampton
Salary 42000 per annum
Hours: Monday - Friday 7AM - 5PM/ 6AM - 4PM
Sector: Chilled Food
A fast-growing family-run food manufacturer is seeking a proactive Quality Manager to join its on-site technical team. This is a key factory-based role for someone who wants to drive meaningful daily improvement within a fast-paced chilled environment. Youll help lead the site toward audit-ready excellence ensuring all products remain safe legal authentic and consistently high in quality.
The Role
Working as part of a small supportive technical team youll provide hands-on quality leadership within a busy production site. You will be a central figure in maintaining and elevating standards supporting major third-party audits and shaping a strong food safety and quality culture throughout the factory.
Key Responsibilities
- Support delivery of successful third-party audits (e.g. BRCGS Red Tractor Organic BMPA).
- Ensure the Quality Management System is fully embedded within factory operations.
- Drive continuous improvement across hygiene GMP fabrication housekeeping and finished product quality.
- Lead complaint and non-conformance investigations identifying root causes and driving reductions against KPIs.
- Update and improve procedures in line with legislation customer expectations and certification requirements.
- Conduct internal audits close out actions and maintain audit-ready status.
- Lead factory tours and customer/third-party audit visits.
- Maintain Quality Attribute Sheets to underpin product consistency.
- Develop and implement factory Quality Action Plans and quality-focused CI initiatives.
- Support supplier performance through raw material monitoring and non-conformance management.
- Contribute to the development of QACCP and verify quality controls across all areas.
- Coach develop and support QA/QC personnel to strengthen capability.
- Provide factory-based training on quality and food safety best practice.
- Deputise for the Site Technical Manager when required.
About You
The successful candidate will be:
- Experienced in managing quality within a food manufacturing environment (high-risk chilled experience advantageous).
- Confident working in a fast-moving factory setting with the ability to influence behaviours.
- Familiar with supplying into retail and foodservice customers.
- Experienced in major certification audits and maintaining standards such as BRCGS.
- Analytical organised and committed to continuous improvement.
- Ambitious and on a professional development path toward a future Technical Manager role.
- Reliable proactive and able to build strong cross-functional relationships.
Whats on Offer
- Strong exposure to audits standards and customer/supplier engagement from the outset.
- Opportunities to contribute to site-wide improvement initiatives within a supportive family-driven culture.
- The chance to make a visible impact daily and influence long-term technical standards.
If youd like to shape quality within a growing manufacturing site and thrive in a hands-on improvement-focused environment this is an excellent opportunity to take the next step in your technical career.
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- APQP
- Quality Assurance
- ISO 9001
- Lean Six Sigma
- PPAP
- Root cause Analysis
- ISO 13485
- Quality Systems
- Quality Control
- Quality Management
- As9100
- Manufacturing
About Company
ACS Staffing Solutions is an experienced recruitment agency based in the Midlands. We specialise in temporary and permanent recruitment across the UK.
