Quality Compliance Lead

Nine Twenty; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Nine Twenty Engineering & Manufacturing seeks a Quality Compliance Lead to enhance quality compliance in a leading manufacturing firm. Key responsibilities include leading quality management projects, maintaining QMS processes, and managing audits. Ideal candidates have experience in compliance within manufacturing and a degree in a scientific field.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified or equivalent in a scientific or related discipline.
• Proven experience in a compliance leadership role within manufacturing.
• HACCP and Internal Audit trained.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement projects supporting QMS and food safety culture.
• Manage internal and external audit programmes, ensuring audit readiness.
• Provide operational teams with compliance guidance and audit preparation support.

Skills

Food Safety Standards

Compliance Leadership

Internal Auditing

Project Work

Stakeholder Engagement

MS Office (Excel)

Education

Degree in a scientific discipline

Tools

SAP

Job description

Quality Compliance Lead

Glasgow - Permanent

Nine Twenty Engineering & Manufacturing are proud to be partnering with a leading manufacturing business to recruit a Quality Compliance Lead.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement projects supporting QMS and food safety culture.
• Maintain and develop QMS processes and documentation.
• Manage internal and external audit programmes, ensuring audit readiness.
• Act as lead contact during customer and certification audits.
• Provide operational teams with compliance guidance and audit preparation support.
• Maintain quality compliance reports and manage non-conformance tracking.
• Ensure HACCP, TACCP, and VACCP plans are current and reviewed regularly.
• Support and deliver quality training across the business.
• Oversee Q-Pulse system development and provide user support.
• Ensure quality monitoring equipment is calibrated and water testing plans are up to date.
• Lead root cause analysis and drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Support customer compliance data requests.

Requirements

• Degree-qualified or equivalent in a scientific or related discipline.
• Proven experience in a compliance leadership role within manufacturing (ideally food/drink).
• Strong working knowledge of food safety standards and QMS.
• HACCP and Internal Audit trained.
• Experienced in cross-functional project work.
• Proficient in MS Office (especially Excel), and ideally SAP.
• Organised, methodical, and able to prioritise effectively.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Scotch whisky industry knowledge is advantageous but not essential.

If you would like to discuss this role with us further, please call Ricky on 07350421503 or email [e-mail]