Quality Manager
Peterborough
Permanent | Mon-Fri
£45,000 - £50,000
We’re partnering with an innovative and quality-driven food manufacturing business seeking an experienced Quality Manager to lead site-wide quality strategy and performance. This is a senior leadership opportunity where you’ll play a critical role in shaping quality culture, driving operational excellence, and ensuring products consistently exceed customer and regulatory expectations.
What You’ll Be Doing:
* Lead and develop the site Quality Team, embedding a high-performance culture focused on food safety, compliance, and continuous improvement
* Take ownership of the site Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring full alignment with regulatory, customer, and industry standards
* Act as the site’s Quality authority and HACCP lead, overseeing food safety systems, traceability, pest management, and audit readiness
* Drive Right First Time initiatives through data analysis, root cause investigations, defect prevention, and waste reduction programmes
* Lead customer, certification, and regulatory audits, ensuring exceptional audit performance and robust corrective action management
* Manage quality incidents, product holds, recalls, and investigations with a proactive, risk-based approach to protect brand integrity and consumer confidence
* Collaborate cross-functionally with Production, Engineering, Technical, NPD, and Supply Chain teams to optimise manufacturing quality and operational performance
* Deliver strategic quality improvements through KPI analysis, trend reporting, supplier quality enhancement, and continuous process optimisation
What We’re Looking For:
* Proven experience in a Quality Management leadership role within food manufacturing or FMCG environments
* Strong working knowledge of HACCP, QMS, GMP, food safety legislation, and customer audit standards
* Demonstrated experience leading audits, incident investigations, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives
* Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence teams across all levels of the business
* Analytical and solutions-focused mindset with excellent organisational, communication, and problem-solving capabilities
If you believe you have the skills and personality to fit these requirements please either apply via this advert or call Henderson Brown on 01733 235 111 for more information.