Quality & Compliance Manager

Quality & Compliance Manager

NG17, Nottingham

£50,000 - £25.64 per hour

Temporary 2 months may get extended

Looking for someone to start as soon as possible

Job Purpose

The role will ensure that quality systems, regulatory compliance and certification requirements continue to operate effectively across the UK site. The successful candidate will work closely with operational teams to maintain compliance, support product quality and customer liaison, investigation and root cause analysis of customer complaints or quality defects.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and maintain quality assurance across the UK
• Drive a shift from inspection-based control to process-driven assurance
• Support the operations team and quality staff, including onboarding and mentoring quality engineers
• Identify improvement opportunities and implement practical solutions
• Manage site quality systems, including: BRC, ISO 9001& FSC
• Ensure compliance with food contact materials regulations
• Keep regulatory documents up to date and ensure audit readiness
• Monitor internal quality, hygiene, and safety standards
• Oversee testing of raw materials and finished products
• Ensure quality requirements are built into new product development (NPD)
• Align internal specifications with customer requirements
• Manage non-conformances and corrective actions
• Carry out internal audits and support customer audits
• Assist with supplier audits and ensure compliance
• Maintain certification standards and improve audit performance
• Lead and support the Quality Technical team
• Work closely with operations, technical, and commercial teams
• Provide training and coaching on quality systems and standards

• 10+ years quality experience

Experience Required

• Previous experience leadership / management role
• Strong experience working with BRC and ISO9001 systems
• Background in plastic packaging, food packaging, FMCG or similar sectors advantageous

• Audit and compliance management
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
• Confident communicator able to work across functions

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