Quality Manager 1

Fox's Burton's Companies; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Fox's Burton's Companies in Blackpool is seeking a Quality Manager to lead the site quality team in maintaining high standards of product safety and quality. You will ensure compliance with BRC standards and drive a culture of continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate will have proven experience in food manufacturing, strong leadership skills, and relevant safety qualifications. This role promotes a diverse and inclusive culture, allowing all employees to thrive.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing a quality team in food manufacturing.
• Strong ability to identify training and development needs.
• Practical experience managing non-conformance systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with BRC standards.
• Lead site audits and manage quality teams.
• Develop corrective action plans for quality issues.

Skills

Team management

Knowledge of BRC standards

Data analysis

Food Hygiene Level 4

HACCP Level 3

Education

Relevant leadership experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Employee Shift: Monday - Friday 37.5 Hours

About the Role

As Quality Manager, you will lead and develop the site quality team, ensuring that all products manufactured in our Blackpool bakery are consistently safe, legal, and meet both internal standards and external customer specifications. You will play a key role in driving a strong quality culture across the site, embedding best practices and maintaining compliance at all times.

Working closely with the Technical Manager, you will support site-wide quality initiatives and collaborate with the operations team to identify opportunities for continuous improvement. A core part of your role will be to guide the development and implementation of robust corrective action plans, ensuring that quality issues are effectively addressed and sustainable improvements are delivered.

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure full compliance with BRC standards, as well as all customer requirements and partnership codes of practice and specifications
• Participate in site (bakery) visits and lead or support internal and external audits
• Manage, coach and develop the site Quality Team, driving high performance and engagement
• Maintain and continuously improve site quality procedures and SOPs, in alignment with the Quality Systems Manager
• Act as a key customer-facing representative during audits, visits and review meetings
• Promote and embed a strong quality culture across the manufacturing site, working closely with the Technical Manager and wider teams to drive continuous improvement
• Support the delivery of site Technical KPIs, ensuring performance targets are achieved
• Lead the development and implementation of robust corrective action plans to address customer or consumer concerns and prevent recurrence
• Conduct thorough investigations into internal quality incidents, including any out-of-specification product, and act as the main coordinator for product recall processes when required
• Maintain a comprehensive and effective auditing programme that meets the requirements of all internal and external audit bodies

Key Ingredients for the role

• Proven experience managing a quality team within a food manufacturing environment, with a strong ability to lead, motivate and drive team performance
• Demonstrated capability to identify training and development needs within the quality function, including experience of performance management and disciplinary processes
• Strong knowledge of BRC standards and major retailer requirements, with the ability to ensure full compliance with customer codes of practice
• Qualified to Food Hygiene Level 4 and HACCP Level 3, with relevant leadership experience and qualifications
• Practical experience managing non-conformance systems, including the assessment and disposition of quarantined materials
• Proficient in IT systems, particularly Microsoft Excel and Word, with the ability to analyse data and produce meaningful trends and insights

Diversity Statement

FBC UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at FBC UK. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.