Quality Manager

TechNichols Resourcing Ltd; Fareham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable manufacturing company is seeking a Quality Manager to lead a quality team of up to 12 staff. The role involves overseeing quality systems, ensuring compliance with BRC and ISO standards, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in quality management, excellent leadership skills, and experience in the FMCG or manufacturing sectors. The position offers a competitive salary of £60,000 to £65,000 plus additional perks.

Benefits

Bonus

Pension

Private medical

26 days holidays + bank holidays

On-site gym

Qualifications

• Experienced Quality Manager or Technical Manager seeking a challenging career move.
• Must have worked in a similar role, ideally in FMCG, Food, Dairy, Packaging, or Manufacturing.
• Leadership/management experience of a team essential.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary quality liaison for the company.
• Ensure all complaints are managed effectively.
• Implement continuous improvement activities through TPM.

Skills

Leadership

Root cause analysis

Continuous improvement

Quality standards compliance

Customer complaint handling

Job description

You are a Quality Manager (department manager) and will be the go‑to person for all quality matters within a reputable manufacturer. You will lead a team of up to 12 quality staff and carry a high degree of responsibility for quality systems, compliance, and continuous improvement.

Salary: £60,000 to £65,000 per annum plus bonus, pension, private medical, 26 days holidays + bank holidays, on‑site gym.

Hours: 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday – flexible start/finish times.
Location: Commutable from Fareham, Southampton, Portsmouth, Waterlooville, Havant, Chichester and surrounding areas.

We are recruiting for a reputable manufacturer who are looking for a Quality Manager (department manager) who is resilient, patient, committed, and wanting a genuine challenge to get their teeth into.

Responsibilities

• Act as the company’s primary quality liaison and represent the company with customers, suppliers, and external bodies professionally.
• Ensure all complaints (external, internal non‑conformances, suppliers) are effectively managed to root cause with preventative and corrective actions implemented and monitored through the TPM structure.
• Implement and drive continuous improvement activities for the site through the TPM structure, working to agreed site KPIs and developing sustainable solutions.
• Motivate and inspire personnel in quality matters, instilling a quality culture and coaching personnel for personal development and competency growth.
• Work with the Compliance Manager to uphold BRC, ISO9001, ISO14001, and FSC/PEFC standards, ensuring product quality, safety, and legality.
• Conduct traceability exercises and mock product recalls in line with company standards.
• Collaborate with the Technical team (Product & Design Manager, Design, and NPD teams) to ensure new product launches meet product quality, safety, and legality expectations and are introduced into production efficiently.

Requirements

• Experienced Quality Manager or Technical Manager – department manager seeking a challenging career move.
• Must have worked in a similar role, ideally in FMCG, Food, Dairy, Packaging, or Manufacturing.
• Leadership/management experience of a team of any size.
• Familiar with quality standards, compliance, audits and BRC – this is essential.
• Strong root cause analysis and continuous improvement experience.
• Ideally experience dealing with customer complaints and improvements.
• Resilient and approachable – a strong people manager is absolutely essential.

If this role sounds of interest, please apply now and send your most up‑to‑date CV to Wesley at TechNichols Resourcing to be considered. Or call TechNichols Resourcing and speak with Wesley for further information. We will endeavour to get back to all applicants but if you have not heard back within 5 working days unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.