Quality Manager
Location: Newark
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm
Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £38,000 - £61,000 DOE
A well-established animal by-product processing business - supplying bulk proteins and fats to leading names in the pet food and biofuels sectors - is looking to appoint a Quality Manager at their Newark facility. This is a key leadership role supporting the ongoing investment and growth of the site.
You'll lead a small, experienced compliance and lab team and be responsible for driving site-wide quality systems, regulatory compliance, HACCP, audits, and continuous improvement. The business needs someone who's proactive, detail-driven, and confident engaging at all levels - from lab technicians to auditors and operations directors.
What You'll Be Doing:
Lead and develop the Quality Compliance Officers and Laboratory Assistants
Own and maintain HACCP and Quality Management Systems across the site
Ensure compliance with legal, customer and feed safety standards (including GMP+)
Drive the closure of non-conformances and proactively manage internal and customer audits
Monitor FOSS system compliance and lab equipment performance
Manage product testing schedules and act on out-of-spec results
Champion continual improvement projects that reduce risk and drive KPIs
Oversee pest control, calibration, and documentation standards
Collaborate with site manag...