Quality Systems Manager

We’re currently recruiting a Quality Systems Manager to join our Taste & Nutrition team in Bristol. As Quality Systems Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring the highest standards of food safety and quality are maintained across the site. You will lead internal audit programmes, manage compliance with traceability and recall procedures, and support both internal and external audits. This is a hands-on role that requires strong attention to detail, a proactive approach to continuous improvement, and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams to uphold Kerry’s commitment to excellence in quality and safety. This is a permanent and full-time position.

About Kerry

Kerry is the world’s leading taste and nutrition partner for the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical industries. Working behind the scenes, every day we partner with customers to solve the world’s most complex food challenges with our range of differentiated ingredients, technologies, and people. We are passionate about what we do and are constantly innovating to create a healthier, more enjoyable, and sustainable food future without compromise. We are driven to be our customers’ most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition and will reach over two billion consumers with sustainable nutrition solutions by 2030. Our Safety purpose: “we work together in a caring culture where everybody goes home safe every day”. We are committed to providing a safe working environment and ensuring that all safety protocols are strictly followed. Join us in creating a workplace where safety is everyone's responsibility.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the site's internal audit programme to ensure audits are completed to the required frequency.
• Trend internal and external non-conformances and drive close out of non-conformances.
• Perform routine factory-based food safety and quality standards inspections and audits including (but not an exhaustive list): Fabrication inspections, GMP, Hygiene Verification audits, Foreign body inspections, layered confirmation audits, logging all non-conformances.
• Lead external audits and visits, including 3rd party & customer audits.
• Co-ordinate and challenge the site's traceability system to ensure compliance in line with company procedures.
• Manage the site's third party certifications such as Kosher, Halal, Organic, Gluten free management systems.
• Support traceability exercises as defined during customer visits or external audits.
• Manage the completion of all quality and food safety site KPI’s.
• Drive the resolution and close out of non-conformances.
• Lead the completion of required customer reports and documentation.

Qualifications and skills

In Kerry we understand that people have very different career trajectories and experiences. To be successful in this role we would be looking for the right competencies and aptitudes as well as your proven track record of success in a similar role and environment. These include:

• Previous Quality Management experience, particularly around quality management systems.
• Knowledge of GFSI, retailer and other standards (Kosher, RSPO, Halal, AOECS etc).
• Experience in the food or logistics sectors, working in accordance with short-order lead times, strict manufacturing practices and hygiene regulations - specifically high-risk environment.
• Experience in investigations using a variety of root cause analysis techniques.
• Some knowledge of Lean Manufacturing.
• Pro-active Health & Safety approach.
• Ability to meet set deadlines.
• Good communicator and committed team player.