Description
QC Manager
Location: Stockbridge, Hampshire
Reporting to: CEO
Working Hours: 40 hours per week (flexibility required depending on business needs)
Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Role Overview
We’re pleased to be working exclusively with a leading food and beverage manufacturer to recruit a QC Manager. This vital role leads the site’s Quality Control and Technical function, ensuring full compliance with food safety legislation, ISO standards, and customer specifications.
The QC Manager plays a key role in maintaining product integrity, supporting operational performance, and driving continuous improvement across quality and environmental systems.
Key Responsibilities
Quality Management
- Ensure all products meet customer and legal standards through close collaboration with Production.
- Manage and coach the QC Administrator, ensuring completion of daily quality tasks.
- Lead the Quality and Environmental Management System (QEMS), including documentation and risk assessments.
- Liaise with customers, suppliers, auditors, and regulatory bodies on all technical matters.
- Oversee microbiological testing, GMP swabbing, sample analysis, and escalate issues where necessary.
- Act as primary contact for the Environment Agency, EHO, and other external authorities.
- Investigate non-conformances and customer complaints, ensuring root cause and corrective actions are implemented.
- Conduct internal audits, monitor legislative updates, and manage supplier audits.
- Maintain quarantine systems and support trade licence renewals.
Technical Leadership
- Participate in HACCP, Health & Safety, and Environmental committees.
- Ensure HACCP-aligned Pre-requisite Programmes are up to date.
- Maintain ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification and lead audit preparation and execution.
- Manage documentation, technical specifications, and support new product development.
- Complete technical and sustainability questionnaires for customers and suppliers.
- Oversee pest control, waste management, cleaning contractors, and environmental reporting.
- Manage supplier approvals, ethical audits, TACCP/VACCP processes, and site risk registers.
- Maintain H&S records, training logs, PPE compliance, and visitor documentation
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in a senior QC or technical role within the food and beverage (or similar) manufacturing sector.
- In-depth knowledge of HACCP, food safety legislation, ISO 9001/14001, and quality systems.
- Skilled in managing audits and communicating with external bodies.
- Strong technical understanding of microbiological, chemical, and environmental monitoring.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills.
- SHEQ qualifications (e.g., NEBOSH, Lead Auditor) are highly desirable.
