Position: Senior Quality Assurance Manager (18-Month FTC / Maternity Cover) * Location: Home Counties / Bedfordshire / Hertfordshire * Salary: Up to £60,000 + Enhanced Pension + Healthcare + Life Insurance What’s in it for you? * Strategic Multi-Site Leadership Experience: The opportunity to add multi-site experience to your CV. You’ll be actively mentoring and developing a team of site-level Quality Managers. * Senior Level Exposure: Working closely with the Head of Technical & Quality, you’ll gaining high-level visibility and leadership experience with key customers and internal stakeholders. * Investment & Innovation Culture: You will work within a business that seriously invests in its R&D and manufacturing facilities, ensuring the delivery of innovative products for key global food brands * Future Potential: While this is an 18-month contract cover, the scale of this international business means that permanent opportunities can arise for strong performers. The Opportunity: An 18-month fixed-term contract for a Senior Quality Assurance Manager with an international food manufacturer that supplies major retailers, brands, and the food service market. The business operates across multiple countries, offering a scaled environment focused on continuous improvement and diversity. The Role: You will take operational ownership of the quality function across a cluster of manufacturing units. You will lead, coach, and develop the established site Quality Managers to maintain consistent performance. Key responsibilities include: * Team Leadership: Supporting and mentoring Quality Managers to ensure consistent, high-performing standards. * Audit & Compliance: Leading customer, regulatory, and BRCGS audits, ensuring compliance and the timely closure of non-conformances. * System Management: Maintaining the QMS, HACCP programmes, and environmental/microbiological testing protocols. * Continuous Improvement: Partnering with Operations teams to track KPIs, analyse trends, and lead investigations into customer complaints. * Supplier Quality: Managing supplier performance via scorecards, audits, and contracts. The Candidate: The position requires a proactive quality leader who can manage multi-site operations and hit the ground running. Requirements: * Qualifications: A degree (or equivalent) in Food Science, plus ideally HACCP Level 4 certificate, and a Lead Auditor qualification. * Experience: At least 4 years in a Technical or QA Management role within food manufacturing. * Skills:, Deep knowledge of food safety legislation, and strong stakeholder management skills. * Logistics: The flexibility to travel between sites as required. Next Steps: Click apply to send over your CV or contact Rachel Sutton for a confidential discussion