The company is a UK-based food manufacturer with a wide range of ambient ingredients to retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and foodservice customers. They have built a reputation for quality, reliability, and innovation within their sector.

About the Quality Manager job

We are looking for a Quality Manager to lead all technical and quality activities across the site, ensuring products meet the highest standards of safety, legality, and quality. Reporting to the CEO, you will oversee day-to-day quality operations, support continuous improvement, maintain compliance with BRC and ISO22000 standards, and provide guidance to the technical team. This is a key role for someone with food industry experience who can drive operational excellence while representing the company both internally and externally.

Key tasks

• Ensure all food safety standards and legal requirements are consistently met, with a strong focus on maintaining BRC and ISO accreditations. Support the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Quality and Food Safety Management System to meet both internal and external expectations.
• Assist in managing the internal audit schedule to ensure compliance across all areas whilst taking responsibility for maintaining accurate and up-to-date technical documentation, including internal records, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements.
• Review non-conformances and customer complaints in detail, ensuring root causes are identified and corrective actions are implemented. Support ongoing improvements to prevent reoccurrence and maintain customer satisfaction.
• Approve and audit suppliers to ensure they meet required quality and food safety standards whilst maintaining and regularly updating the approved supplier database, ensuring full compliance and traceability.
• Work closely with the Technical Manager to lead, support, and develop the technical team by creating a positive working environment that encourages accountability, growth, and high performance.
• Provide timely and practical advice to management on current and emerging risks. Stay up to date with changes in food safety, hygiene, labelling, and health & safety legislation, ensuring the business always remains compliant.
• Support the wider team in maintaining the company’s AA grade BRC accreditation by ensuring standards are upheld, audits are prepared for, and continuous improvements are made where needed.

About You

• The successful candidate shall have previous experience as a Quality or Technical Manager in the Food Manufacturing Industry – ideally three years.
• Have recognised training or qualifications in Food Safety, HACCP, Health & Safety and internal auditing.

More details

The Quality Manager job (ref:9027) is paying £35,000 - £50,000 according to your experience.

The site is based in Buckingham and is commutable from Brackley, Winslow, Stony Stratford, Towcester, Bicester, Aylesbury, Luton and surround areas.

Alternate job titles - Quality Assurance Manager | QA Manager | Head of Quality | Food Manufacturing QA Management Jobs | Food Industry QA Jobs

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