Quality Manager

Quality Manager

Location: East Midlands
Salary: Up to £45,000 + benefits
Hours: Mon–Fri, 08:00–16:00 (40 hrs)

Robert Walters is partnering with a well-established FMCG food manufacturer to appoint a site-based Quality Manager. The role owns Food Safety, Legality and Quality systems and leads the QA & Hygiene teams for a high‑volume operation producing ambient, shelf‑stable products.

What You’ll Do

• Own and continuously improve Food Safety, Quality & Legality across the site
• Act as HACCP lead; maintain and evolve HACCP plans
• Lead, coach and performance‑manage the QA & Hygiene teams
• Ensure audit readiness for customers and third parties; front audits confidently
• Drive RCA and close‑out for non‑conformances, audit actions and complaints
• Deliver against KPIs and deadlines; embed a strong food safety & quality culture

What We’re Looking For

• FMCG food manufacturing background (ideally ambient / shelf‑stable)
• Proven leadership of site QA & Hygiene teams
• Hands‑on ownership of QMS, Food Safety, Legality & Quality systems
• HACCP Level 3+ and Food Hygiene Level 3+
• Solid root cause analysis capability
• Comfortable in a KPI‑driven environment
• Internal audit training (advantageous)

Package

• Salary: Up to £45,000
• Holiday: 25 days + bank holidays
• Pension: 4% employee / 4% employer
• Life Assurance: 4x salary

If you are interested in this role please message me directly or send your CV to jamie.harding@robertwalters.com