Quality Manager - Nightshift

JR United Kingdom; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in food manufacturing is seeking a Quality Shift Manager to lead a dedicated team in ensuring food safety and quality compliance. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for career growth within a supportive environment focused on internal promotion. You will be responsible for overseeing food production standards, conducting audits, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives. With a commitment to high-quality products and a strong presence in the market, this role is ideal for detail-oriented professionals ready to make a significant impact in the food industry.

Benefits

33 days annual leave

Company pension scheme

Death in service benefit

Company sick pay

Free on-site parking

Employee discount platform

Employee assistance programme

Wisdom wellbeing app

Counselling access through Grocery Aid

Qualifications

• Experience leading a technical/quality team in food manufacturing.
• Detail-oriented quality professional with strong leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of Shift Technologists and Quality Controllers.
• Ensure compliance with food safety and hygiene standards.
• Maintain documentation from incoming materials to finished products.

Skills

Team Leadership

Food Safety Standards

HACCP Qualifications

Quality Assurance

Communication Skills

Education

HND or Degree in Food Science

Job description

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Working Hours: Shift Pattern 4 on 4 off (6 pm -6am)
Salary: Competitive + Benefits

About Us

Join 2 Sisters Food Group, one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover exceeding £3 billion and approximately 13,000 employees across 16 sites. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual that's eager to launch their planning / scheduling career. We have a strong presence in poultry, chilled, and bakery food categories, including popular brands like Holland's pies. We are committed to delivering high-quality products to the British public and our retail and food service customers, including major retailers like Aldi, Asda, Co-op, KFC, Lidl, Marks & Spencer, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Waitrose.
About the Role

The Quality Shift Manager is responsible for ensuring that all food production adheres to safety, regulatory, and customer requirements. Leading a team of 10 Shift Technologists and QA's, this role is hands-on and emphasises compliance, conducting audits, and driving continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading and developing your team of Shift Technologists and Quality Controllers, working to ensure all food is produced to the agreed standards and specifications.
• Ensuring all food safety and hygiene standards are always adhered to, and that all colleagues are aware of their responsibilities.
• Maintaining a robust system for documentation, from incoming materials through to finished product.
• Investigating and incidents and non-conformance and putting corrective actions in place.
• Being a key contact for customer and BRC audits.

About You
This role is ideal for a detail-oriented quality professional with strong leadership skills and a background in food production quality assurance.
Key Skills

• Prior experience of leading a technical/quality team in a food manufacturing environment, preferably chilled foods.
• Ideally educated to HND or Degree level in Food Science or similar, although this is not essential.
• Advanced Food Safety and Intermediate HACCP qualifications.
• Proactive and highly organised, able to prioritise a busy workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Good communications skills, able to work well with colleagues at all levels.

Benefits

* 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)
* Company pension scheme with Legal & General or NEST pension
* Death in service benefit, optional - linked to membership of L&G pension
* Company sick pay - after qualifying period
* Free on-site parking
* Exclusive 2 Sisters employee discount platform available via an app offering savings of up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and Tesco.
* Employee assistance programme.
* Wisdom wellbeing app
* Grocery Aid - employees access to counselling
Why Join Us?
As one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, we provide ample opportunities for career growth and skill development. We emphasise promoting from within, ensuring you can build a rewarding career with us.