Quality Systems Manager

Overview

Westfalia Fruit is a leading multinational supplier of fresh fruit and related value-added products to global markets. Through our vertically-integrated supply chain we grow, source, ripen, pack, process and market quality avocadoes & fresh produce - 365 days a year & across the globe.

With the largest avocado-growing footprint in the world, we are recognised as the leading #avo experts and considered as the supplier of choice to both retail & wholesale customers whom we serve from sales offices in the UK, Europe, North America, Latin America & Southern Africa.

We re looking for a Quality Systems Manager to join our team in Spalding, UK.

The Quality Systems Manager is responsible for maintaining and improving the UK site-level Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring compliance with food safety, legal, and customer standards. The role supports the development of the HACCP/Food Safety and Quality Plan, manages internal and third-party audits, and embeds a strong culture of compliance, food safety, and continuous improvement.

This position plays a critical role in safeguarding product integrity, supporting customer satisfaction, and enabling operational efficiency by ensuring systems, documentation, and processes are robust, effective, and consistently applied.

• Lead the Quality Standard
  - Own and maintain a fully functional Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring full compliance with all legal, customer, and industry standards.
• Champion Food Safety
  - Drive the ongoing development of HACCP and Food Safety & Quality Plans, embedding a strong food safety culture across site operations.
• Audit-Ready, Always
  - Manage internal audit schedules, lead corrective and preventive actions, and ensure the site is always prepared for external certifications like BRC and GG COC.
• Train & Empower Teams
  - Deliver impactful training on QMS, GMP, and food safety practices to build knowledge and accountability across the workforce.
• Drive Compliance Metrics
  - Track and deliver key site KPIs for audits, hygiene, GMP, and environmental standards, ensuring continuous performance improvement.
• Control Hygiene & Pest Management
  - Oversee hygiene service providers and pest control contractors to maintain the highest site standards.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  - Work closely with Operations, Technical, Hygiene, and Engineering teams to enhance processes and ensure quality at every stage.
• Support Continuous Improvement
  - Be a key player in site improvement initiatives, evolving systems to meet changing business and regulatory demands.
• Right First Time Approach
  - Champion grading and defect management at source to reduce waste and increase product quality from the ground up.
• Key Liaison Point
  - Act as the main contact for third-party auditors, industry bodies, and certification organizations to represent the site professionally and confidently.

• Occasional UK travel to suppliers, service providers, or industry bodies for audits, training, or system alignment.
• Limited international travel may be required to support alignment with global systems.

• Experience in a quality systems role within fresh produce, FMCG, or food manufacturing.
• Demonstrable experience managing QMS, audits, and certification processes.
• Strong working knowledge of UK food safety legislation and retailer standards.
• Proficient in HACCP, GMP, and internal auditing practices.
• Experience with QMS platforms and data-driven quality management.
• Ability to interpret and apply standards from BRC, GlobalG.A.P, and customer codes of practice.
• Detail-oriented and systematic, with strong organisational skills.
• Confident communicator able to influence at all levels.
• Problem-solver with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Collaborativ…