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Fac­to­ry Stan­dards Manager

Factory Standards Manager – Cranswick Convenience Foods, Milton Keynes

Join a business where quality, innovation and people truly matter.

At Cranswick Convenience Foods – Milton Keynes, we’re passionate about producing high-quality, safe, and delicious food products trusted by millions of consumers across the UK. As our site continues to grow, we’re looking for a Factory Standards Manager who is ready to raise the bar, strengthen our food safety culture, and drive continuous improvement.

If you thrive on high standards, love solving complex challenges, and want to make a real impact within one of the UK’s leading food manufacturing businesses, this is the role for you.

About the Role

As Factory Standards Manager, you will lead the Quality Assurance function and champion world-class standards across site. You’ll play a critical role in protecting product safety, strengthening technical compliance, and embedding a positive food safety culture across all departments.

You will work collaboratively with our wider Technical and Operations teams—part of a 40-person strong technical function—to ensure the site remains audit-ready every day, meets retailer expectations, and continuously improves performance.

What You’ll Be Doing

  • Ensuring full compliance with the Cranswick Manufacturing Standard, BRCGS Food Safety requirements, and retailer Codes of Practice

  • Leading corrective actions, root cause analysis and preventative measures to eliminate non-conformances

  • Driving site food safety culture and improving KPI performance

  • Supporting and leading customer and third-party audits, ensuring the site is always “audit ready”

  • Working with cross-functional teams to reduce complaints and non-conformances

  • Leading key site programmes including foreign body management and listeria management

  • Managing pest control, glass & hard plastic audits, and internal technical audit systems

  • Using continuous improvement tools to drive operational and standards improvements

  • Participating in the Technical on-call rota and supporting wider technical initiatives

Skills & Experience You’ll Bring

  • Strong understanding of food manufacturing standards, BRCGS, and major retailer Codes of Practice (Tesco, M&S)

  • Solid knowledge of listeria and allergen management

  • Proven experience in a Senior QA, Compliance, or similar technical role

  • Confident in handling foreign body investigations and detailed root cause analysis

  • Strong track record of resolving complex non-conformances to deadline

  • Excellent communication, teamwork, attention to detail, and a flexible, proactive mindset

Bonus (But We Can Train You On This):

  • HACCP Level 4

  • Food Safety Level 4

  • Listeria Level 4

Cranswick is committed to developing its people, and full training can be provided for the right candidate.

Why Join Cranswick?

Working with us means being part of a business that is:

  • Growing year on year
  • Invested in innovation and continuous development
  • Proud of its collaborative culture and high standards
  • Dedicated to helping you progress in your technical career

You’ll have the opportunity to take ownership, influence change, and be a core part of strengthening the site’s technical capability.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you’re driven by high standards, passionate about food safety, and excited to shape the future of our technical excellence, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply via the Cranswick careers page or get in touch with our Talent Team for more information

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