Quality Lead Wet Petfood

United Petfood Group; Llangadog; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Comprehensive internal training

Opportunities for personal and professional growth

Job summary

United Petfood in Llangadog is looking for a Quality Leader to enhance product quality and compliance in a dynamic production environment. This role involves managing quality systems, implementing policies, and driving continuous improvement while ensuring adherence to petfood legislation. The ideal candidate will have experience in quality management, strong communication skills, and the ability to work hands-on in a fast-paced setting. Benefits include a competitive salary and comprehensive training.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with quality management systems.
• Ability to monitor and interpret petfood legislation.
• Comfortable in a dynamic production environment.
• Capable of combining operational execution with strategic thinking.

Responsibilities

• Manage quality systems ensuring procedures are adhered to.
• Implement quality policies to meet strategic goals.
• Drive continuous improvements in product quality.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and certification standards.
• Oversee daily quality operations and solve problems.
• Manage product complaints and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Experience in a quality role

Solid knowledge of petfood legislation

Hands-on in a production environment

Strong communication skills

Proactive and flexible

Job description

At United Petfood, quality isn’t just a department – it’s at the heart of everything we do. As our Quality Leader, you will take the lead in shaping and safeguarding the quality of our products, ensuring that every petfood item leaving our factory meets the highest standards. This is your chance to make a real impact, drive continuous improvement, and play a key role in a dynamic, international production environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage quality systems: ensure our quality management system meets the highest standards and keeps it running smoothly, making sure procedures are correctly followed on the floor and best practices become part of everyday work.
• Implement quality policies: turn strategic business goals into practical, actionable plans; guide colleagues and help them solve day‑to‑day challenges with proactive improvements.
• Drive process & product improvement: lead initiatives to continuously improve products and processes, enhancing quality, efficiency, and consistency.
• Ensure regulatory compliance & certification: monitor and interpret petfood legislation, including export requirements, and turn these into practical solutions, ensuring the site meets all necessary certifications.
• Lead audits: coordinate internal and external audits with certification bodies and regulatory authorities, ensuring full compliance with standards.
• Oversee daily operations & solve problems: supervise daily quality issues, from raw material checks to product complaints, and implement immediate corrective actions.
• Manage complaints & implement corrective actions: analyze product complaints, identify root causes, and implement preventive measures to continuously enhance quality.

Requirements

• Experience in a quality role and familiarity with quality management systems.
• Solid knowledge of (wet) petfood legislation, regulatory requirements and certification standards, and the ability to translate them into practical solutions.
• Hands‑on and comfortable in a dynamic production environment; not afraid to get directly involved in operational tasks.
• Proactive, able to switch quickly, and thrive in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong communication skills, able to interact effectively with operators, quality teams and production managers and adapt your approach to different audiences.
• Ability to combine operational execution with strategic thinking on process improvements.
• Flexibility and comfort in an open structure where responsibilities are not always rigidly defined.

Benefits

• A competitive salary package aligned with your experience and expectations.
• A challenging role in a fast‑growing, dynamic international organization.
• Comprehensive internal training on our products, services, and ways of working, ensuring you are fully immersed in our operations.
• A company culture that values entrepreneurship, a hands‑on mentality, and flexibility; we encourage initiative and provide opportunities for both personal and professional growth.
• An open organizational structure where tasks are not always strictly defined and you have the freedom to take a flexible approach.