Assistant Quality Manager

Quality & Hygiene Lead

📍 Gloucester | 🕒 Full-time, Permanent | 💰 Up to £35,000 (DOE) | 9am to 5pm Mon to Fri

Why Apply?

Join a growing, high-quality food manufacturing business supplying premium products
Be part of a collaborative, hands-on team where your impact is visible
Take ownership of quality, hygiene, and food safety on site
Opportunity to develop people, improve systems, and drive changeThe Role

This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for site-wide quality, food safety, and hygiene standards.

You'll lead the QC and Hygiene teams, ensuring the site operates to the highest standards of compliance, while identifying opportunities to improve processes, reduce issues, and enhance product quality.

What You'll Be Doing

Lead quality, food safety, and hygiene compliance across site
Maintain HACCP, quality systems, and all compliance documentation
Conduct audits, inspections, and hygiene verification activities
Monitor product quality, analyse trends, and report on performance
Lead QC checks, tasting panels, and non-conformance management
Drive continuous improvement and complaint reduction initiatives
Support new product launches and process changes
Oversee GMP, hygiene standards, cleaning schedules, and chemical control
Train and coach teams to embed a strong food safety culture
Manage and develop the QC and Hygiene teamsWhat We're Looking For

Experience in quality or hygiene within food manufacturing
Strong knowledge of HACCP, GMP, and food safety standards
Experience conducting audits and maintaining compliance systems
A hands-on leader who can engage and develop teams
Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
Comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment
Good IT skills (Excel, Word, etc.) and attention to detail
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed