Quality Assurance Lead - Edmonton

Jooble; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Coca-Cola Europacific Partners as a Quality Assurance Lead in Edmonton, where you'll ensure compliance with quality and food safety standards. This role involves monitoring quality metrics, leading investigations, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and experience in food manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a quality role within food manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of food safety standards (HACCP, ISO 22000).
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Quality and Food Safety standards.
• Monitor and report on key quality metrics.
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective actions.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Data Analysis

Problem Solving

Communication

Continuous Improvement

Education

Relevant qualifications in Food Science

Quality Management

Tools

HACCP Level 3

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Quality Assurance Lead, Edmonton

Permanent

What You Become Part Of

Edmonton Operations is the second-largest production facility in GB, producing approximately 150 million cases of drinks per year across seven manufacturing lines. It is also the only site in GB that produces our Oasis drinks. With over 300 employees across Manufacturing, Quality, Environment, Safety (QESH), and Engineering, gaining experience here can open doors to excellent career opportunities both within Edmonton and across other GB sites.

Job Purpose

The Quality Lead is responsible for ensuring that all Quality and Food Safety requirements are consistently met within their assigned Performance Cell or Area. This role drives the implementation of standardized ways of working, promotes continuous improvement, and fosters a culture of compliance and good manufacturing practices (GMP) across the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure full compliance with Quality and Food Safety standards, policies, and procedures within the designated area.
• Act as the primary quality lead for the Performance Cell, supporting operational teams in day-to-day quality and food safety matters.
• Monitor and report on key quality metrics (e.g., non-conformances, ppk, GMP scores, customer complaints).
• Lead and support root cause investigations and corrective/preventive actions (CAPA) for quality-related incidents. Establishing Action Plans to avoid repetitive issues and ensure its implementation
• Champion and embed standardised operating procedures (SOPs) and best practices within the area to drive consistency and reduce variation.
• Conduct routine quality audits and GMP checks to ensure standards are maintained.
• Support training and upskilling of team members on quality and food safety principles. Including Lab Technicians team to ensure maximisation of individual and team performance.
• Collaborate and coach cross-functional teams (Production, Engineering, HSE) to proactively improve Quality standards in the performance unit and identify risks driving continuous improvement.
• Lead quality culture throughout site.
• Participate in internal and external audits, ensuring audit readiness at all times.
• Participate in Operational Excellence projects as required

Experience Preferred

• Proven experience in a quality role within a food manufacturing or FMCG environment.
• Strong knowledge of food safety standards (e.g., HACCP, ISO 22000) and GMP requirements.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and influencing abilities across different levels of the organization.
• Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Experience with root cause analysis and quality tools (e.g., 5 Whys, Fishbone diagrams, FMEA) is desirable.

Qualifications Required

Relevant qualifications in Food Science, Quality Management, or related fields are preferred.

Functional Technical Skills Required

• Quality Assurance
• Manufacturing processes
• Efficient operations
• Ethical and compliance focused
• Operational Excellence
• Data Analysis and reporting
• Health & Safety
• HACCP Level 3

Behavioural Competencies Preferred

• Quality & Compliance Focus
• Leadership & Ownership
• Analytical Thinking
• Communication & Collaboration
• Continuous Improvement

The closing date for applications is 27/05/25. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of applications. To ensure you are considered for this role, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) – a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 countries, who work together to make, move and sell some of the world’s most loved drinks.

We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We help our 2.1 million customers grow, and we are constantly investing in exciting new products, innovative technologies and fresh ideas. This helps us to delight the 600 million people who enjoy our drinks every day.

From gender, age and ethnicity to sexual orientation and different abilities, we welcome people from all walks of life and empower unique perspectives. We recognise we’ve got some way to go, but we’ll get there with the support of our people. It’s them who drive our future growth. To find out more about what it’s like to work at and our culture we would welcome you to speak to one of our employees on our live chat platform, just click here to speak to an insider

We recognise some people prefer not to participate in alcohol related sales, interactions, or promotions. If that’s true for you – please raise this with your talent acquisition contact who will advise you on whether this role includes activities related to our alcohol portfolio.