Senior Quality Operations Manager

Quality | Leyland | | Full Time | Permanent

Since our beginnings at Dr. Oetker, we have been breaking new ground. With pizza, cake, and desserts, as well as digital platforms and services – quality and an innovative spirit set us apart.

What awaits you? It's up to you! At Dr. Oetker, you can actively shape the future – both yours and ours. We want to be part of something bigger. Don't you?

JOIN THE TASTE.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Great news! We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Quality Operations Manager to join our Quality Team.
We’re looking for someone who can lead the site quality operations function, ensuring robust control of laboratory, QA and supplier compliance activities. The role provides leadership to ensure the site consistently meets food safety, legal and certification standards while driving continuous improvement, risk reduction and a strong quality culture.

As a global, family run business our culture is really important to us. All of our employees are inspired and motivated to create a competitive advantage in the market place for our customers and consumers, whilst having fun at the same time!

A career at Dr Oetker will provide you with:   

• A strategic leadership opportunity to shape and influence food safety, quality, laboratory and supplier compliance programmes within a dynamic manufacturing environment.
• The chance to lead and develop high-performing teams, driving continuous improvement, capability growth and a strong quality culture across the site.
• Exposure to cross-functional business initiatives and senior stakeholder engagement, including factory improvement projects, new product launches and certification standards.
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WHAT YOU BRING

• Strong quality and food safety leadership experience, with a proven ability to manage QA, laboratory and supplier compliance functions within a food manufacturing environment.
• Expert knowledge of regulatory, food safety and quality requirements, including Food Safety Management Systems, FSSC 22000, GMP, allergen management and audit compliance.
• A proactive, continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to analyse data, resolve complex quality issues, drive root-cause investigations and deliver sustainable business improvements through effective stakeholder collaboration.

WHAT WE OFFER

(location and role specific benefits)

The Senior Quality Operations Manager offers a competitive salary alongside many other benefits including;

• 33 days annual leave (inc bank holidays) which increases with service
• Free Life Assurance at 4 times basic annual salary
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• Salary sacrifice Pension scheme (3% employee contribution, 6% employer contribution)
• Private medical insurance (BUPA)
• Health care Cash Plan Scheme (BUPA)
• Annual healthy heart MOT’s
• Enhanced Family Friendly Leave
• Free pizzas
• Subsidised on site restaurant with hot and cold meals, a salad/deli bar, snack machines and microwaves and storage facilities for those who prefer to bring their own
• Free tea, coffee and fresh fruit.
• Free on-site parking
• Free Wi-Fi on site
• Employee Referral Scheme £350 – once you know how great it is to work here, you’ll want to bring your friends and family!
• Regular Employee Forums ensuring all employees have a voice
• Incentivised employee suggestion scheme
• Employee loyalty scheme recognising length of service milestones at 1, 3, 5, 10, 15 20 years and beyond!
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free eye test vouchers