Food Safety & QMS Lead

Food Safety & QMS Lead (617) / 28021

Location: Gloucester - Commutable from Cheltenham, Stroud, Tewkesbury, Stonehouse, Cirencester, Dursley, Cinderford, Lydney, Newent, Ledbury
Salary: 50,000 - 55,000
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday

Company Overview

A leading FMCG manufacturer is seeking an experienced Food Safety & Quality Management Systems Lead to take ownership of an externally accredited QMS and Food Safety system.

This is a key role focused on driving continuous improvement, ensuring compliance, and maintaining high standards across a fast-paced, quality-driven production environment.

As the Food Safety & QMS Lead, you will be responsible for developing and enhancing site quality systems, leading audits, managing non-conformances, and embedding a strong quality culture across the operation.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and continually improve the site's QMS and Food Safety Management System, including all associated documentation
• Coordinate the internal audit programme and support all external audits
• Lead external audits and regulatory visits
• Investigate customer complaints and non-conformances, driving effective corrective and preventative actions (CAPA)
• Analyse quality data, KPIs, and trends to identify areas for improvement
• Deliver training and coaching to ensure compliance and improve capability across the site
• Act as the technical lead for all quality and food safety matters within manufacturing
• Support and lead HACCP activities, including plan development and ongoing reviews
• Define controls, sampling plans, and traceability processes to manage contamination and allergen risks

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, or similar
• Experience within FMCG manufacturing, ideally within food safety or quality management
• Strong knowledge of HACCP, GMP, and food safety regulations (Level 4 desirable)
• Experience working with FSSC, BRC or similar standards
• Confident leading audits, investigations, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Strong stakeholder management across manufacturing, engineering, and site leadership teams
• Proficient with Microsoft Office; SAP experience advantageous

The Benefits

• 50,000 - 55,000
• Bonus
• Pension scheme
• 4 x Life assurance
• Company discounts

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.