Senior Quality Manager

An established fresh produce business, supplying major UK retailers, is looking for an experienced Senior Quality Manager to lead its Quality and Product Management functions at a busy, fast-paced site. This is a senior, hands-on leadership role for someone who can combine strategic oversight of food safety and compliance with strong people leadership - building a high-performing team and embedding a culture of ownership and continuous improvement. The Role: ● Lead, develop and coach the Quality Team and Production Management function ● Develop and deliver the site's Quality and Compliance Strategy ● Provide governance and oversight of the site's Food Safety Management System, including HACCP, TACCP, traceability, pest management and hygiene ● Maintain BRCGS AA+ (Unannounced) and Organic certification standards ● Lead resolution of significant customer complaints and compliance issues, and support customer/third-party audits ● Own site quality performance measures and KPIs, driving continuous improvement initiatives ● Provide oversight of the Product Management function, ensuring customer specifications and product standards are consistently met ● Work cross-functionally with Operations and Commercial teams About You ● Proven leadership experience in a Quality/Technical/Compliance role within food manufacturing (fresh produce experience an advantage) ● Strong working knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP and food safety management systems ● Track record of leading and developing teams ● Comfortable operating strategically while remaining close to day-to-day operational detail ● Strong stakeholder management and communication skills As you know over here at Zest we like to do things properly and always want to keep you, the candidate in the loop. Applying to this 'one of a kind' role you give Zest permission to hold your information. If you want to know more about how Zest look after your personal information please visit our privacy policy on the website (url removed)