1,378 Quality Manager jobs in the United Kingdom

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Quality Manager to lead our quality assurance and health & safety efforts within a fast-paced industrial manufacturing environment. This role is critical in maintaining high product quality standards, ensuring regulatory and customer compliance, and cultivating a safety-first culture across the organization.

The Quality Manager will develop, implement, and manage systems and processes that ensure consistent product quality, continuous improvement, and safe working conditions. The ideal candidate has strong leadership skills, excellent knowledge of quality and H&S standards, and a hands-on approach to solving problems and driving change.

• Lead and manage the Quality Management System (QMS) in compliance with ISO 9001 or other relevant standards.
• Oversee all quality control (QC) and quality assurance (QA) activities, from raw material inspection to final product release.
• Drive root cause analysis (RCA) and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) for internal and customer-reported issues.
• Conduct internal audits and manage external audits (e.g., customers, certification bodies).
• Monitor and report on quality KPIs (e.g., defect rates, scrap rates, customer complaints, first-pass yield).
• Ensure quality documentation is maintained and up to date, including control plans, SOPs, inspection reports, and non-conformance logs.
• Work with production and engineering teams to improve process capability, reduce variation, and eliminate waste.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) by reviewing specifications and ensuring quality readiness.
• Manage calibration and maintenance of inspection equipment.
  
  

• Ensure compliance with all relevant H&S legislation, regulations, and company policies.
• Lead safety audits, risk assessments (e.g., COSHH, manual handling), and accident/incident investigations.
• Develop and deliver health and safety training programs for employees and contractors.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the facility.
• Maintain safety records and ensure accurate reporting to regulatory bodies as required.
• Implement proactive safety programs and initiatives to minimize risk and improve overall workplace safety.
  
  

• Manage and develop the Quality and H&S teams, including training, performance management, and succession planning.
• Act as the main point of contact for customer quality concerns and audits.
• Work closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Maintenance teams to ensure alignment on quality and safety objectives.
• Lead cross-functional teams in problem-solving and improvement initiatives (e.g., Kaizen, 8D, FMEA).
• Champion continuous improvement across quality and safety processes using Lean, Six Sigma, or other structured methodologies.
  
  

• Proven experience as a Quality Manager in an industrial or manufacturing environment (e.g., metal fabrication, machining, heavy equipment, automotive, etc.).
• In-depth knowledge of ISO 9001 and quality tools/methodologies (e.g., SPC, FMEA, 8D, PDCA).
• Solid understanding of Health & Safety regulations, best practices, and risk management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a data-driven approach.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to engage across all levels of the organization.
• Proficient in MS Office and quality-related systems (e.g., QMS, ERP, Minitab).
• Hands-on leadership style, with the ability to work on the shop floor and influence positive change.
  
  

• Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality Management, or related field.
• Certification in Quality (e.g., ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, Six Sigma Green/Black Belt, CQE).
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.
• Experience with ISO 14001 (Environmental) or ISO 45001 (Health & Safety) standards is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with customer-specific requirements (e.g., PPAP, APQP in automotive or similar frameworks in other sectors).
  

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About the Role:

Join Bright Stars as a Quality Manager! we have vacancies in Scotland, Greater London, Essex/Cambs, East Anglia. You’ll ensure our nurseries meet regulatory standards for learning and development & safeguarding and welfare. Your role includes conducting audits and inspections, supporting and developing training, and advising on best practice to raise the quality of education further.

Key Responsibilities :

• Conduct quality and regulatory audits and inspections in line with the statutory framework and the inspection handbook.
• Provide clear evidence- based reports and recommendations for improvement.
• Advise and coach nursery managers to reach their full potential and implement new strategies and initiatives.
• Promote a culture of safety and compliance.
• Support quality improvement and policy development.

What we offer:

• Paycare Medical Cover -contributions towards everything from dental and optical cover to free same day GP appointments and Lifestyle Assessment.
• MyGym / MyActive discounts – up to 25% off your monthly gym fees and from all your gym clothing and equipment. All types of gyms covered, from David Lloyds to your local council-run leisure centre.
• Paycare Perks – shopping discounts from over 300 High Street stores including Sainsburys, John Lewis, H&M, Boots and New Look.
• Recommend a Friend – earn up to £1,500 for each recruit once you join us by recommending us to others you know.
• Training and Development – benefit from our sector-leading, regular training programmes that helps us ensure every child in our care has the very best start for their lifetime of learning.
• Plus 33 days holiday including bank holidays, employer pension contributions, car allowance and business mile contribution.

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Quality Manager

Location: Carlisle - Onsite

Working Hours: Monday - Friday 08:30 - 17:00 initially with flexibility required to cover absence, sickness and annual leave across other teams working weekend and night shifts.

Why Join Us?

At 2 Sisters Food Group, we don't just make food - we make food that millions of families across the UK enjoy every day. With a turnover of over £3 billion and 13,000 colleagues across 16 sites, we are one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, supplying household names like M&S, Tesco, Aldi, Sainsbury's, and KFC.

From poultry to chilled meals and bakery favourites, quality is at the heart of everything we do. Now, we're looking for a Quality Manager who will help us continue to raise the bar.

The Role:

As Quality Manager, you'll be the driving force behind our commitment to food safety, compliance, and excellence. Leading a team of Shift Technologists and QAs, this is a hands-on role where you'll combine leadership, technical expertise, and continuous improvement to ensure every product meets the highest standards.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Leading, mentoring, and developing your Quality team to deliver outstanding results.
• Safeguarding food safety and hygiene standards across the site.
• Maintaining robust documentation - from raw materials through to finished goods.
• Investigating incidents, driving root cause analysis, and embedding corrective actions.
• Being a key contact for customer and BRC audits, ensuring we're always audit-ready.

About You:

This role is perfect for a quality-focused leader who thrives in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. You'll be detail-driven, passionate about food safety, and ready to influence and inspire your team.

What You'll Bring:

• Proven experience leading a technical/quality team in food manufacturing.
• Advanced Food Safety & Intermediate HACCP qualifications.
• Ideally educated to HND/Degree level in Food Science (or equivalent).
• Strong organisation skills, able to prioritise and thrive under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills - confident working with colleagues at every level.

Benefits:

* 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays)

* Company pension scheme with Legal & General or NEST pension

* Death in service benefit, optional - linked to membership of L&G pension

* Company sick pay - after qualifying period

* Free onsite parking

* Exclusive 2 Sisters employee discount platform available via an app offering savings of up to 60% with brands including Asda, Morrisons, Marks and Spencer and Tesco.

* Employee assistance programme.

* Wisdom wellbeing app

* Grocery Aid - employees access to counselling

Why Join Us?

As one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, we provide ample opportunities for career growth and skill development. We emphasize promoting from within, ensuring you can build a rewarding career with us!

Business Area: Cereal Partners UK

Job Title: Quality Manager

Location: Staverton, Wiltshire

Salary: In the region of £55,000- £65,00 depending on experience + 17% car allowance + potential bonus + generous pension scheme + 12 flexible days on top of 25-day holiday entitlement + 2 paid volunteering days + other fantastic benefits
Championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business.

Position Summary
Are you an experienced Quality Manager or Food Safety professional looking for your next career move? Across our UK factory network, we have opportunities for Quality Managers to join our essential production and manufacturing operations

At Cereal Partners UK we have established ourselves as one of the largest cereal manufacturers in the UK, making many well-loved brands such as Shreddies and Shredded Wheat. Our aim is simple: to provide high quality, nutritious and great tasting breakfast cereals. You could join our mission to create a nation of Cereal Lovers

By following company policies, standards, norms and applicable legal regulations, you will act as the guardian of food safety and compliance in the site. You will have the freedom in your role to challenge all other functions in the pursuit of zero defect as the essential base for maintaining consumer trust and preference. You will promote a Quality culture across the factory teams.

A day in the life of a Quality Manager

• Reporting directly to the Factory Manager, your overall responsibility will be to ensure that quality, compliance, food safety and hygiene standards are maintained and promoted within the site.
• You will manage a quality team of up to 4 direct reports and indirect responsibility for 4 others. You will lead them to enable production and its supporting functions to maintain a stable process by carrying out process capability deployments and defining the controls and practices that ensure a reliable product and process.
• You will ensure adherence to product quality standards and good manufacturing practices including the correct implementation and supervision of the factory pest management programme.
• Manage the internal auditing programme, assessing the performance of the quality system and reporting its effectiveness to management while proposing actions for improvement. It will be your responsibility to ensure that corrective action from these audits is closed out within agreed timescales.

What Will Make You Successful
Ideally, you will be coming to us with proven experience of quality assurance gained within a food manufacturing/production background. A strong background of line management will also be key for success in this role.

Other key credentials we will be looking for:

• QA Auditing experience.
• Essential - Ensuring full compliance to all Quality Management Systems
• Microbiological knowledge along with food technology and hygiene experience.
• Experience of new products introduction.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement tools and principles.
• Proven record in managing quality assurance systems, including related ISO standards.

What You Need To Know
What can we offer in return? Great benefits you'd expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

The closing date for this role is
23 September 2025.
We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don't delay in submitting your application.

At Cereal Partners, our values are rooted in respect – for our employees, our customers and our consumers. That's why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business.

We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process. Be yourself, everyone else is taken

Cereal Partners Worldwide is committed to equal opportunity for all. We may collect relevant data for monitoring as part of our candidate registration process.

Job Description
Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?
Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.
You ensure quality in the factory and are responsible for meeting quality targets. You are fully responsible for the people, machinery and the identification and elimination of quality losses across site. You will grow your team's capabilities and coordinate departmental activities in accordance with corporate standards, local requirements and GFSI standards. In this role, you report directly to the plant manager with dotted line responsibility to corporate quality.

How You Will Contribute
Working closely with operations and engineering teams, you will be responsible for setting the site's quality strategy and ensure that all quality objectives, goals and targets in the factory (including regional and global commitments) are achieved. You will develop and track your department's budget and eliminate losses. With your team, you will conduct regular plan-do-act-check assessments to plan how targets will be met, executing the plan and periodically checking and taking action to stay on track. In addition, you will ensure that there is strict adherence with all appropriate laws, food safety quality standards and consumer requirements of all manufactured products and manage crisis situations internally and externally in ways that support the company's image, policies and business. As a people leader, you are responsible for structuring of the department to ensure there are sufficient resources to deliver on plant objectives, set and assess performance goals, and coach and mentor team members.

You will focus on leading a strong quality culture through coaching and engagement of all site teams and use of lean quality management tools to eliminate quality losses.

What You Will Bring
A desire to drive your, and the site's future, and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Relevant experience (operations, quality and/or R&D)
• Project management and managing multiple priorities
• Lean, TPM, Six sigma or similar experience
• Commercial strategy process, product/package development process, food safety, plant commercialization, ingredient and package technology and training and coaching technical material
• Communicating effectively and leading cross-functional teams
• Statistical processes and problem-solving techniques
• Working with external manufacturing suppliers to ensure compliance to our policies and procedures and technical vendors to support compliance
• Working with customers on quality related issues

More About This Role
Work schedule: 100%
Relocation Support Available?
No Relocation support available

Business Unit Summary
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply

Our people make all the difference in our succes
Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Excited to grow your career?
We value our talented employees, and whenever possible strive to help one of our associates grow professionally before recruiting new talent to our open positions. If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply

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Job Type
Regular

Supply Chain Quality Assurance

Product Quality, Safety and Compliance

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced quality leader to oversee and enhance the quality assurance and control framework at a key operational site. This role is pivotal in ensuring that all site activities align with broader organizational quality objectives and regulatory standards. The successful candidate will serve as the primary liaison for quality matters, both internally and externally, and will drive a culture of continuous improvement across all departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the site’s principal authority on quality systems and compliance.
• Lead the implementation of quality strategies in alignment with global and regional directives.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to embed quality ownership throughout the organization.
• Maintain and evolve the site’s quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001 and integrated environmental and safety standards (ISO 14001, ISO 45001).
• Oversee product quality control operations, including laboratory and data functions.
• Monitor and respond to customer feedback and internal quality issues, ensuring timely resolution and root cause analysis.
• Coordinate and support internal audit activities; manage the internal audit team and ensure audit readiness.
• Evaluate and respond to supplier corrective actions and customer complaints.
• Partner with procurement to assess and audit supplier quality performance.
• Track and report key performance indicators, identifying trends and recommending improvements.
• Introduce and champion modern quality engineering and improvement methodologies.

Success Indicators

• Measurable improvements in quality KPIs and interdepartmental collaboration.
• Sustained reduction in non-conformances and customer complaints.
• Positive feedback from internal teams and external partners.
• Effective implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Continued certification and compliance with relevant quality standards.
• Demonstrated growth in organizational quality maturity and mindset.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Directly manages the site’s quality control function, including laboratory and data personnel.
• Provides guidance and oversight to ensure high performance and compliance within the team.
• Strong organizational and time management skills, balancing immediate needs with strategic initiatives.
• Confident, adaptable, and proactive in driving change and engaging stakeholders.
• Collaborative team player who fosters participation and shared accountability.
• Resilient under pressure and motivated by continuous improvement.
• Skilled at translating quality challenges into actionable solutions.
• Works closely with all site departments to ensure quality integration across operations.
• Maintains strong communication with global quality leadership, external partners, and auditors.
• Builds and nurtures relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders to support quality goals.

Location:  Deeside, with occasional travel to Bangor and Raglan

Hours:  Full Time, 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Thu 08:30-16:30 and Fri 08:30-14:00)

Holidays:  5.6 weeks per year

Salary:  £30,000 per year starting

Are you detail-oriented, self-motivated, and passionate about quality? Join our team as a Quality Manager , managing our ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS) across two dynamic businesses.

About Us

Abtech Safety  manufactures CE-certified safety products, where precision and compliance are critical to our success.

Outreach Rescue  provides bespoke training courses for emergency services and industrial clients. Many of our courses are internally developed, with some approved by third-party accreditation bodies. 

Both businesses are part of a group of companies, offering exciting opportunities for growth and collaboration.

Your Role

Key Responsibilities:

• ISO 9001 Management:  Maintain and improve the QMS to ensure compliance and drive continuous business improvement.
• Product Documentation & Testing:  Produce technical files for Abtech Safety products and attend test houses to witness product testing.
• Process Compliance:  Ensure manufacturing and training processes align with documented standards.
• Goods Inspection:  Inspect incoming materials, identifying and reporting non-conformance issues to suppliers.
• Final Product Quality:  Oversee finished goods inspections to uphold product standards.
• Supplier Audits:  Conduct audits of supplier processes to ensure they meet required quality standards.
• Training Documentation:  Ensure training and administrative processes at Outreach Rescue are documented under the QMS.
• Accreditation Standards:  Collaborate with third-party accreditation bodies to maintain compliance where applicable.
• Internal Audits:  Conduct internal audits to identify areas for improvement and maintain certification standards.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Provide training to staff on quality systems and processes.
• Support certification renewals and assist with external audits.
• Able to identify and implement opportunities for operational improvements.
• Liaise between manufacturing, training teams, and external bodies.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience in a quality management role, ideally within manufacturing or training environments.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 QMS and auditing processes (an auditing qualification or relevant experience is highly beneficial).
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage a varied workload.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.) including Teams.

Why Join Us?

• Work across two diverse and innovative businesses.
• Be part of a supportive group of companies with opportunities for career growth.
• Enjoy a full-time, stable role with scope for professional development.

Ready to make an impact? Apply today to become our Quality Manager  and help us maintain and enhance the standards that drive our success.

To Apply:  Send your CV and cover letter to

Closing Date for Applications:  10 November 2025 to start January 2026

Quality Manager

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Manage the Systems of the project to ensure Digital Construction and lean digital processes are implemented and managed
• Support in Tenders and prequalification process when required by Project Director or UK&IRE Senior Quality & Assurance Manager
• Support Innovation initiatives, raise new opportunities and lead when required
• Manage, communicate, promote and enforce the Employer’s Requirements for Quality Management in line with FC’s Quality Management System and the Client
• Take the lead role in facilitating and conducting Quality sessions with Project Management and Work Packages teams including suppliers,
• Liaise closely with Employer’s Quality leader representative and organize quality events,
• Advise and guide the Project Management team of quality procedures,
• Monitor compliance of the QMP with the assistance of the Quality Advisor throughout the project and ensuring processes support the Employer’s Requirements for quality assurance,
• Ensure that an effective audit program is developed and that audits are undertaken by qualified competent auditors,
• Promote and maintain the Right First Time/continuous improvement at all levels,
• Full implementation and ownership of the project CDE and Field Systems
• Complete Management review as required
• Development and execution of the Ferrovial Construction and Project Quality Engagement Plan,
• Analyze any trends of non-conformities and implement measures to prevent reoccurrence, and ensure their timely closure
• Deploy, maintain and manage the Quality management System of the project.
• Ensure correct and timely KPI reporting, and ensure that a Works Package quality register is in place,
• Ensure compliance with FC processes and management systems,
• Establish and maintain a matrix of authorized signatories and competent people,
• Promote regular quality reviews by the Project Management team
• Give advice to Project management and suppliers in the production of a certificate of compliance, design and production, of the requirements to be referenced that all requirements have been met,
• Ensure that a HAZOP study is initiated, and progressively addressed,
• Promote company values in all dealings with other employees, clients, sub-contractors and other external contacts.
• Responsible to have processes digitised and correctly implemented
• Manage Handover and Asset Integration, Document Control and Systems, Quality Assurance Department

Skills and Competences:

• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact at a variety of levels throughout Ferrovial
• Cooperative, collaborative, ability to work with different departments
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or similar disciplines
• Experience of working in different and large infrastructure and construction projects
• Experience in management multiple and interdisciplinary team
• Being committed, demonstration of leadership capabilities, and ability to solve problems efficiently and optimise working promises without impacting quality performance
• Valid CSCS card to enable going on site working with site technicians

Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.

Ferrovial Construction UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and as such treats applications equally and recruits purely based on skills and experience.

Ferrovial embraces diversity and inclusion, and we see the value in providing equal opportunities to all employees. We are committed to building an inclusive team from a variety of different backgrounds, perspectives and skills so we encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

Quality Manager

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Manage the Systems of the project to ensure Digital Construction and lean digital processes are implemented and managed
• Support in Tenders and prequalification process when required by Project Director or UK&IRE Senior Quality & Assurance Manager
• Support Innovation initiatives, raise new opportunities and lead when required
• Manage, communicate, promote and enforce the Employer’s Requirements for Quality Management in line with FC’s Quality Management System and the Client
• Take the lead role in facilitating and conducting Quality sessions with Project Management and Work Packages teams including suppliers,
• Liaise closely with Employer’s Quality leader representative and organize quality events,
• Advise and guide the Project Management team of quality procedures,
• Monitor compliance of the QMP with the assistance of the Quality Advisor throughout the project and ensuring processes support the Employer’s Requirements for quality assurance,
• Ensure that an effective audit program is developed and that audits are undertaken by qualified competent auditors,
• Promote and maintain the Right First Time/continuous improvement at all levels,
• Full implementation and ownership of the project CDE and Field Systems
• Complete Management review as required
• Development and execution of the Ferrovial Construction and Project Quality Engagement Plan,
• Analyze any trends of non-conformities and implement measures to prevent reoccurrence, and ensure their timely closure
• Deploy, maintain and manage the Quality management System of the project.
• Ensure correct and timely KPI reporting, and ensure that a Works Package quality register is in place,
• Ensure compliance with FC processes and management systems,
• Establish and maintain a matrix of authorized signatories and competent people,
• Promote regular quality reviews by the Project Management team
• Give advice to Project management and suppliers in the production of a certificate of compliance, design and production, of the requirements to be referenced that all requirements have been met,
• Ensure that a HAZOP study is initiated, and progressively addressed,
• Promote company values in all dealings with other employees, clients, sub-contractors and other external contacts.
• Responsible to have processes digitised and correctly implemented
• Manage Handover and Asset Integration, Document Control and Systems, Quality Assurance Department

Skills and Competences:

• Excellent communication skills and ability to interact at a variety of levels throughout Ferrovial
• Cooperative, collaborative, ability to work with different departments
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or similar disciplines
• Experience of working in different and large infrastructure and construction projects
• Experience in management multiple and interdisciplinary team
• Being committed, demonstration of leadership capabilities, and ability to solve problems efficiently and optimise working promises without impacting quality performance
• Valid CSCS card to enable going on site working with site technicians

Please note that this job description does not represent a comprehensive list of activities and employees may be requested to undertake other reasonable duties.

Ferrovial Construction UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and as such treats applications equally and recruits purely based on skills and experience.

Ferrovial embraces diversity and inclusion, and we see the value in providing equal opportunities to all employees. We are committed to building an inclusive team from a variety of different backgrounds, perspectives and skills so we encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.