Quality Manager

Novus Recruitment Ltd; Leicester; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Leicester is seeking a Quality Manager to oversee and enhance quality standards. This role requires food manufacturing experience as a QA Supervisor or Team Leader, with a focus on ensuring high levels of food safety and GMP standards. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with various teams to drive innovation and improvements in quality management.

Qualifications

• Experience as QA Supervisor or Team Leader in food manufacturing.
• Knowledge of QA processes.
• Confident communicator in a factory environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop a small QA team.
• Drive food safety and GMP standards in the factory.
• Challenge processes where appropriate.

Skills

Food Manufacturing Experience

Current QA Systems Knowledge

Communication Skills

Proactive Mindset

Logic Under Pressure

Job description

Quality Manager

£45k

Monday to Friday

Leicester

A QA role within a growing and dynamic business reporting into the Technical Manager. The QA Manager will work closely with the Development Manager on the plans around innovation and factory/process capability. This vacancy will appeal to someone who is looking for a role that has pace – there will be varied activities in Quality management every day so lots to get involved in.

The focus on quality and customer service is paramount for this business – working to the highest standards is critical for their customer base. It’s a beautiful manufacturing facility – it really is! From the minute you walk into reception, through all areas of the factory and out through despatch, they have a lot to be proud of.

This Quality Manager role will catch your eye if you are a QA Team Leader looking for that next step up in your career. Managing a QA Technologist, it’s a perfect next step up into management. There will be opportunities going forward as the business grows to continue to develop your technical career.

Other information on the business:

• A busy food manufacturing site.
• Experienced technical team.
• Exciting plans around growth and innovation pipeline.
• Unique position in their chosen product category.
• Well invested business.

Key points for the QA Manager role:

• Being hands-on in the factory and with the team, driving high levels of food safety and GMP standards.
• Manage and develop a small QA Team.
• A bright and inquisitive approach looking for ways to drive improvements.
• Confident to challenge where appropriate.
• Well integrated with development, production, process and all areas of the factory.

What background would you need for this role?

• Food Manufacturing experience as QA Supervisor or Team Leader.
• Good working knowledge of current QA systems and processes.
• Confident communicator who enjoys being involved in the factory.
• Able to work at pace and work logically under pressure.
• An open, proactive and inquisitive mindset.

For more information, please contact Rhian in the Novus Team for this QA Manager and other QA and technical opportunities the team are working on.