Quality Compliance Manager

Protea Recruitment Ltd | Food | Drinks | FMCG Recruitment Partner; Alford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company seeks a Quality Assurance & Compliance Manager to oversee site-wide quality and compliance, managing a team and ensuring adherence to safety legislation across operations. The role offers a competitive salary of £50,000–£52,500 FTE, with benefits including 25 days holiday and flexible working options at their Lincolnshire site. This role involves leadership, strategic input, and direct oversight of quality standards.

Benefits

£50,000–£52,500 FTE salary

25 days holiday

Death in service benefit

Flexible working (full-time or 4 days/week)

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a senior quality role in food.
• Confident managing audits, HACCP, and QMS.
• Strong people skills with proven team leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead all quality and compliance activity across the site.
• Ensure site compliance with feed safety legislation and customer standards.
• Maintain and improve the Quality Management System (QMS).
• Own and manage HACCP and internal audit programs.
• Lead customer complaint investigations and drive non-conformance resolution.

Skills

Senior quality role experience

Knowledge of safety legislation and schemes

Audits management

HACCP knowledge

Quality Management System (QMS) management

People management

Proactive and detail-oriented

Job description

Quality Assurance & Compliance Manager

📍 Lincolnshire | 💼 Full-time or 4-day week option | 💷 £50,000–£52,500 FTE + benefits

Are you a quality and compliance leader? Are you looking for a hands‑on leadership role where you can shape and elevate quality standards across a manufacturing site?

We’re hiring a Quality Assurance & Compliance Manager to take ownership of site‑wide quality, compliance, and feed safety within a well‑established manufacturer. You'll lead the quality function, overseeing a capable team and maintaining site‑wide compliance with customer standards and regulatory schemes such as BRC, UFAS, FEMAS or GMP+.

The business is supportive of flexible working and open to compressed hours or part‑time (32–39 hours over 4 days).

🔍 Key Responsibilities:

• Lead all quality and compliance activity across the site
• Ensure site compliance with feed safety legislation and customer standards
• Maintain and improve the Quality Management System (QMS)
• Own and manage HACCP and internal audit programs
• Deputise for the Head of Technical during audits or inspections
• Lead customer complaint investigations and drive non‑conformance resolution
• Develop and mentor a small quality and hygiene team

✅ About You:

• 5+ years in a senior quality role in food.
• Knowledge of safety legislation and schemes.
• Confident managing audits, HACCP, and QMS
• Strong people skills with proven team leadership experience
• Proactive, detail‑oriented, and solutions‑focused
• Able to work on‑site

🎁 Benefits:

• £50,000–£52,500 FTE salary
• 25 days holiday
• Death in service benefit
• Flexible working (full‑time or 4 days/week)

Apply now to join a purpose‑driven business where your quality leadership will directly impact product excellence, customer trust, and animal well‑being.