Quality Manager

The Collective Network Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,500 - 49,500; Full time

Job summary

The Collective Network Limited is seeking a Quality Manager for a busy manufacturing site in the Fenland area. You will lead a hands-on QA function, report to the Head of Quality & Technical, and own HACCP, GMP, allergens, calibration, traceability, and BRCGS.

You'll build a food safety culture on the shop floor, drive CAPA and root-cause analysis, coach a team of six QA Assistants, and ensure audit readiness every day.

Qualifications

• Degree in Food Science, Quality, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in food manufacturing quality with 3+ years of people management.
• HACCP Level 3 minimum with strong BRCGS knowledge.
• Internal audit experience and the credibility to challenge poor practice.

Responsibilities

• Leading a visible, hands-on QA function.
• Keeping the site audit-ready every day.
• Driving root cause analysis and CAPA that actually closes the loop.
• Building a food safety culture people buy into.
• Coaching and developing your team.
• Owning complaints, non-conformances and recall readiness.

Skills

QA leadership

Hands-on QA

Root cause analysis

CAPA

Food safety culture

Audit readiness

Coaching team

Complaint management

Non-conformances handling

Recall readiness

Education

Degree in Food Science, Quality, or equivalent experience

Tools

HACCP Level 3

BRCGS knowledge

Internal audit experience

Job description

Quality Manager

Fenland area

£45,000

We don't want a quality manager who hides in an office writing reports nobody reads. We want someone who lives on the factory floor, spots problems before they become incidents, and makes food safety something people want to get right.

The job

Run the QA operation across a busy manufacturing site. Six QA Assistants report to you. You report to the Head of Quality & Technical. HACCP, GMP, allergens, calibration, traceability, BRCGS, you will own it all.

You'll be the person customers trust, auditors respect, and the shop floor actually listens to.

What you'll be doing

• Leading a visible, hands-on QA function
• Keeping the site audit-ready every day, not just audit week
• Driving root cause analysis and CAPA that actually closes the loop
• Building a food safety culture people buy into
• Coaching and developing your team
• Owning complaints, non-conformances and recall readiness

What you'll need

• Degree in Food Science, Quality, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years in food manufacturing quality, 3+ managing people
• HACCP Level 3 minimum, strong BRCGS knowledge, internal audit experience
• The confidence to challenge poor practice and the credibility to make it stick