Quality Manager Location: Newark Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm Type: Full-time, Permanent Salary: £38,000 - £61,000 DOE

A well-established animal by-product processing business - supplying bulk proteins and fats to leading names in the pet food and biofuels sectors - is looking to appoint a Quality Manager at their Newark facility. This is a key leadership role supporting the ongoing investment and growth of the site.

You'll lead a small, experienced compliance and lab team and be responsible for driving site-wide quality systems, regulatory compliance, HACCP, audits, and continuous improvement. The business needs someone who's proactive, detail-driven, and confident engaging at all levels - from lab technicians to auditors and operations directors.

What You'll Be Doing: · Lead and develop the Quality Compliance Officers and Laboratory Assistants · Own and maintain HACCP and Quality Management Systems across the site · Ensure compliance with legal, customer and feed safety standards (including GMP+) · Drive the closure of non-conformances and proactively manage internal and customer audits · Monitor FOSS system compliance and lab equipment performance · Manage product testing schedules and act on out-of-spec results · Champion continual improvement projects that reduce risk and drive KPIs · Oversee pest control, calibration, and documentat...