Quality Systems & Compliance Leader

GCS Recruitment; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GCS Recruitment is seeking a Quality Systems & Compliance Manager to lead the QMS at a regulated manufacturing site in Liverpool. The role focuses on governance, compliance with GMP/HACCP/ISO standards, and audit readiness across the facility.

You will drive CAPA, risk assessments, change control, and supplier/customer quality interfaces while mentoring quality experts and partnering with cross-functional teams to uphold product safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a Quality Systems, Quality Assurance, Compliance, or Quality Management leadership role.
• Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• Experience within food, nutrition, FMCG, pharmaceutical, or similarly regulated industries.
• Working knowledge of GMP, HACCP, BRCGS, FSSC 22000, ISO standards, or equivalent frameworks.
• Experience leading internal and external audits.
• Strong understanding of CAPA, risk management, and change control processes.
• Proven people management and leadership experience.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and govern the site's Quality Management System (QMS).
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, customer, and company quality standards.
• Maintain audit and inspection readiness across the site.
• Lead quality systems, compliance programmes, and governance activities.
• Drive effective risk management and change control processes.
• Oversee product disposition, consumer complaints, internal audits, food defence, food fraud prevention, material assessments, and product registrations.
• Support and develop quality subject matter experts.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver quality and compliance objectives.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate quality and compliance risks.
• Promote and strengthen a proactive Culture of Quality across the business.

Skills

Quality management leadership

Regulatory compliance

Audit readiness

Job description

GCS Recruitment is seeking a Quality Systems & Compliance Manager to lead the QMS at a regulated manufacturing site in Liverpool. The role focuses on governance, compliance with GMP/HACCP/ISO standards, and audit readiness across the facility.

You will drive CAPA, risk assessments, change control, and supplier/customer quality interfaces while mentoring quality experts and partnering with cross-functional teams to uphold product safety and regulatory compliance.