Job Title: Quality Manager
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000
Location: West Midlands
Reference: 3246494
Our client is a leading food business who supply to a variety of the major retailers. As they continue to expand and grow their presence in the marketplace they are now seeking a driven and ambitious QA Manager to join their business.

Responsibilities include:

• Oversee all aspects of on-site quality assurance, from incoming raw materials to the dispatch of finished products.
• Ensure Quality Management System implementation and maintenance in line with BRC requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement of product specifications, master data, and procedures by providing feedback to relevant teams.
• Verify and validate HACCP systems, including monitoring CCP checks.
• Manage environmental monitoring programs and hygiene cleaning validation schedules.
• Schedule and manage internal and inspection audits, and validate non-conformance closeouts.
• Work closely with engineering and production teams to meet food safety, quality, and integrity requirements.
• Handle customer complaints, internal non-conformances, and supplier non-conformances, ensuring timely investigations and corrective actions.
• Liaise with external service providers such as X-ray, fumigation, pest control, waste, and calibration companies.
• Manage pest control measures and analyse trends, ensuring follow-ups on recommendations.
• Assist with the commissioning of new equipment, hygiene inspections, swabs, and production trials.
• Drive the site’s allergen control management agenda and foster a positive food safety and quality culture.
• Ensure food safety issues and concerns are highlighted to key stakeholders.

All applicants will need the below to be considered:

• Proven track record of quality assurance expereince specifically within the food industry, including supervision or management of staff
• Own transport
• Full UK working rights

If you believe you have the skills and personality to fit these requirements please either apply via this advert or call Henderson Brown on 01733 235 111 for more information

• Oversee all aspects of on-site quality assurance, from incoming raw materials to the dispatch of finished products.
• Ensure Quality Management System implementation and maintenance in line with BRC requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement of product specifications, master data, and procedures by providing feedback to relevant teams.
• Verify and validate HACCP systems, including monitoring CCP checks.
• Manage environmental monitoring programs and hygiene cleaning validation schedules.
• Schedule and manage internal and inspection audits, and validate non-conformance closeouts.
• Work closely with engineering and production teams to meet food safety, quality, and integrity requirements.
• Handle customer complaints, internal non-conformances, and supplier non-conformances, ensuring timely investigations and corrective actions.
• Liaise with external service providers such as X-ray, fumigation, pest control, waste, and calibration companies.
• Manage pest control measures and analyse trends, ensuring follow-ups on recommendations.
• Assist with the commissioning of new equipment, hygiene inspections, swabs, and production trials.
• Drive the site’s allergen control management agenda and foster a positive food safety and quality culture.
• Ensure food safety issues and concerns are highlighted to key stakeholders