The Company

This is an opportunity to join a well-established food manufacturing business with a strong national footprint and a broad portfolio of well-loved products. The business has a collaborative culture, with teams who genuinely care about their products, communicate openly and work closely together to solve problems and improve performance. With more than 20 sites across the broader business, there is also genuine opportunity for future development and progression.

The Role

Reporting to the Regional Quality Manager and with a dotted reporting line to the Site Manager, the Quality Manager will take ownership of food safety and quality across the site.

Responsibilities include:

• Own food safety and quality activities across the site
• Maintain and improve the site Quality and Food Safety Management System
• Drive compliance with HACCP, GMP, BRC, AIB and customer requirements
• Manage product testing, release, non-conforming product and blocked stock
• Lead internal, customer and third-party audit preparation and close-out
• Investigate complaints, incidents and quality issues using effective root cause analysis
• Monitor quality KPIs, identify trends and drive continuous improvement
• Partner closely with production and site leaders to strengthen quality ownership
• Support NPD trials, product changes and site-based improvement projects
• Deliver quality training, toolbox sessions and practical coaching across the site

Your Background

In order to be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience within quality in a food manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of HACCP, GMP and recognised certification standards
• Exposure to audits, complaints, investigations and corrective actions
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• The confidence to operate independently in a standalone site role
• A practical, solutions-focused and improvement-oriented mindset
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology or a related discipline

What’s on Offer?

• Standalone ownership of quality across a high-volume manufacturing site
• Support from an experienced Regional Quality Manager and national quality function
• Exposure to NPD and broader business improvement projects
• Collaborative site culture with strong communication and engagement
• Career development opportunities across a national network 
• Great EAP program and other benefits

If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, you can contact Katie Shutt at Blackbook Executive on 0484512649.