Quality Manager

TN United Kingdom; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading UK food manufacturer as a Quality Manager, ensuring food production meets safety and regulatory standards. Lead a team, conduct audits, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced environment. Opportunities for career growth and skill development await you.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Death in service benefit

Company sick pay

Free onsite parking

Exclusive employee discount platform

Employee assistance programme

Wisdom wellbeing app

Grocery Aid access to counselling

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented quality professional with strong leadership skills.
• Experience leading a technical/quality team in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a team of Shift Technologists and Quality Controllers.
• Ensuring food safety and hygiene standards are adhered to.
• Maintaining a robust documentation system.

Skills

Leadership

Food Safety

HACCP

Communication

Education

HND or Degree in Food Science

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Working Hours

Monday - Friday 08:30 - 17:00 initially, with flexibility required to cover absences, sickness, and holidays across other teams, including weekends and night shifts.

About Us

Join 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories, including popular brands like Holland's Pies. We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers such as Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose.

About the Role

The Quality Manager is responsible for ensuring that all food production adheres to safety, regulatory, and customer requirements. Leading a team of Shift Technologists and QAs, this role is hands-on, emphasizing compliance, conducting audits, and driving continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

1. Leading and developing your team of Shift Technologists and Quality Controllers to ensure all food is produced to the agreed standards and specifications.
2. Ensuring all food safety and hygiene standards are consistently adhered to, and that colleagues are aware of their responsibilities.
3. Maintaining a robust documentation system, from incoming materials to finished products.
4. Investigating incidents and non-conformance, implementing corrective actions.
5. Serving as a key contact for customer and BRC audits.

About You

This role is ideal for a detail-oriented quality professional with strong leadership skills and a background in food production quality assurance.

Key Skills

1. Experience leading a technical/quality team in a manufacturing environment.
2. Ideally educated to HND or Degree level in Food Science or similar, though this is not essential.
3. Advanced Food Safety and Intermediate HACCP qualifications.
4. Proactive and highly organized, able to prioritize a busy workload in a fast-paced environment.
5. Good communication skills, able to collaborate effectively at all levels.

Benefits

• 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
• Company pension scheme with Legal & General or NEST
• Death in service benefit, optional, linked to L&G pension membership
• Company sick pay after qualifying period
• Free onsite parking
• Exclusive employee discount platform via an app, offering savings up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks & Spencer, and Tesco
• Employee assistance programme
• Wisdom wellbeing app
• Grocery Aid access to counselling

Why Join Us?

As one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, we offer ample opportunities for career growth and skill development. We promote from within, enabling you to build a rewarding career with us.