Quality Assurance Specialist in London

Our client is a global leader supplying ingredients, supporting innovation across food, beverage, and sports nutrition markets. They drive growth through strategic partnerships with retailers, manufacturers, and health-focused brands, and are renowned for high-quality, functional ingredients that help brands meet evolving consumer needs.

The role involves:

• Leading investigations into customer, supplier, and internal quality non-conformances, conducting root cause analysis and implementing effective corrective and preventative actions.
• Supporting operational compliance by preparing for BRC, customer, and third-party audits while maintaining accurate quality documentation and regulatory records.
• Collaborating with commercial, supply chain, product management, and operational teams to resolve quality issues and ensure consistent delivery of compliant products.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives by analyzing quality trends, monitoring supplier performance, reducing operational risks, and enhancing food safety and quality processes.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A minimum of five years' experience in Quality Assurance within food manufacturing, ingredient distribution, or a related FMCG environment.
• Strong working knowledge of BRCGS, HACCP, GMP, CAPA management, and root cause analysis techniques including FMEA, 5 Whys, and Fishbone.
• Proven experience conducting supplier audits, managing customer complaints, investigating non-conformances, and implementing effective corrective and preventative actions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate across operations, supply chain, commercial, and technical teams.
• A proactive, organised, and detail-oriented approach with a continuous improvement mindset and the ability to prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits include a competitive salary depending on experience, a wider benefits package including a health cash plan and other perks, and hybrid working 2-3 days in central London.

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