Job Description
Quality Assurance & Compliance Manager
Lincolnshire | Full-time or 4-day week option | £50,000–£52,500 FTE + benefits
Are you a quality and compliance leader? Are you looking for a hands-on leadership role where you can shape and elevate quality standards across a manufacturing site?
We’re hiring a Quality Assurance & Compliance Manager to take ownership of site-wide quality, compliance, and feed safety within a well-established manufacturer. You'll lead the quality function, overseeing a capable team and maintaining site-wide compliance with customer standards and regulatory schemes such as BRC, UFAS, FEMAS or GMP+.
The business is supportive of flexible working and open to compressed hours or part-time (32–39 hours over 4 days), with an ideal start in early October to allow a smooth transition with the retiring incumbent.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead all quality and compliance activity across the site
* Ensure site compliance with feed safety legislation and customer standards
* Maintain and improve the Quality Management System (QMS)
* Own and manage HACCP and internal audit programs
* Deputise for the Head of Technical during audits or inspections
* Lead customer complaint investigations and drive non-conformance resolution
* Develop and mentor a small quality and hygiene team
About You:
* 5+ years in a senior quality role in food.
* Knowledge of safety legislation and schemes.
* Confident managing audits, HACCP, and QMS
* Strong people skills with proven team leadership experience
* Proactive, detail-oriented, and solutions-focused
* Able to work on-site
Benefits:
* £50,000–£52,500 FTE salary
* 25 days holiday
* Death in service benefit
* Flexible working (full-time or 4 days/week)
Apply now to join a purpose-driven business where your quality leadership will directly impact product excellence, customer trust, and animal well-being.
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