Senior Quality Assurance Manager

<p><strong>Senior QA Manager</strong></p><p><strong>West Midlands </strong></p><p><strong>Circa £52,000 + Hybrid Working</strong></p><p><strong>4 days on-site | 1 day from home | 9am–5pm</strong></p><p><br><br>If your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application.<br></p><p>Some Technical roles are all about keeping the wheels turning.</p><p><br></p><p>This one gives you the opportunity to improve how things are done.</p><p><br></p><p>A well-established food manufacturing business is looking for a Factory FSQA Manager to support two UK operations, helping drive standards across food safety, quality and compliance.</p><p><br></p><p>It’s a hands-on role for someone who enjoys being part of the operation - working closely with Production, Engineering and Hygiene teams to make sure standards don’t just exist on paper, but actually happen on the factory floor.</p><p><br></p><p>The business itself is stable, growing and investing in its operations, with a strong reputation in its sector and long-standing customer relationships.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What you’ll be doing</strong></p><p>You’ll take ownership of factory food safety and quality systems, ensuring standards are maintained while continuously looking for ways to improve processes and performance.</p><p><br></p><p>Your responsibilities will include:</p><ul><li>Managing site quality systems and food safety standards </li><li>Leading BRC and HACCP compliance activities </li><li>Supporting internal and external audits </li><li>Driving improvements across hygiene, food safety and quality </li><li>Managing non-conformances, complaints and corrective actions </li><li>Working closely with Production and Engineering teams </li><li>Monitoring trends and site performance data to reduce repeat issues </li><li>Supporting allergen management and food safety culture initiatives </li><li>Managing environmental monitoring and validation programmes </li><li>Coaching and supporting members of the wider technical team </li></ul><p><br></p><p>This is a role where visibility matters.</p><p><br></p><p>You’ll need to build relationships across the factory, challenge where necessary, and help create a culture where standards are consistently high.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What they’re looking for</strong></p><p>You’ll ideally come from a food manufacturing background and already have a solid understanding of factory technical operations.</p><p><br></p><p>The right person will likely have:</p><ul><li>Experience within Technical or Quality roles in food manufacturing </li><li>Strong working knowledge of BRC and HACCP </li><li>Experience managing audits and technical systems </li><li>A practical, solutions-focused mindset </li><li>Confidence working cross-functionally with Operations and Engineering </li><li>Strong organisation and communication skills </li><li>The ability to influence people positively across all levels of the site </li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Why consider it?</strong></p><p>Because it’s the type of role where you can genuinely make an impact.</p><p><br></p><p>You’ll have autonomy, visibility within the business, and the opportunity to help shape standards across multiple operations - without layers of unnecessary bureaucracy slowing things down. xwzovoh </p><p><br></p><p>If you’d like to find out more, apply today or get in touch for a confidential conversation.</p>