Quality Manager

2 days ago

Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom ACS Staffing Solutions Full time

Job Description

Quality Manager – Food Manufacturing
Location: Northampton

Salary £42,000 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. You'll 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, you'll 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.

What's 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 you'd 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.

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