QA & Lab Technician - Poole

Jordans Dorset Ryvita; Poole; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a QA Technician in Poole, where your passion for food safety will drive our ambitious growth plans. You will support compliance efforts, engage with various departments, and ensure that our products meet the highest quality standards. This role offers not just a job, but a chance to make a meaningful impact in a diverse and inclusive environment. Enjoy attractive benefits, including a bonus scheme, pension contributions, and career opportunities within a global group committed to sustainability. Apply now and be part of our exciting journey!

Benefits

Bonus scheme (up to 5%)

Attractive salary

Pension scheme – up to 10% employer contributions

Buy holiday scheme

Discounted products

Health Cash Plan

Career opportunities

Discounts on over 900 retailers

Generous family leave policy

Leadership development

Qualifications

• Proactive in ensuring compliance with food safety regulations.
• Strong communication skills to engage with various departments.

Responsibilities

• Support the Quality & Compliance Manager in ensuring food safety.
• Conduct routine testing and maintain accurate records.
• Promote hygiene and housekeeping standards within the factory.

Skills

Allergen Management

Food Safety Compliance

Effective Communication

Job description

At Jordans Dorset Ryvita, we make delicious products that taste and do good. We’re growing our business with two key ingredients: delicious food and people who care. Join us and become part of a business with a strong past and an exciting future.

Want to know more?

Visit Websites: www.jordanscereals.co.uk | www.dorsetcereals.co.uk | www.ryvita.com

We’re part of Associated British Foods (ABF), a diversified international food, ingredients, and retail group, employing over 130,000 employees and operating in 50 countries worldwide. Our sister companies produce products under many market-leading brands including Kingsmill, Pataks, Blue Dragon, Silver Spoon, and Twinings.

Overview of the Role

Location: Poole

We are seeking a QA Technician to join our Poole team. As part of the ABF group, we have ambitious growth plans for the next five years, and we need someone with drive and passion to help us achieve these goals.

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to support our teams and drive our food safety agenda.

Key Accountabilities

• Support the Quality & Compliance Manager in all aspects of technical and quality matters related to daily shift operations, ensuring food safety compliance at all times.
• Assist the lab coordinator when needed, provide cover for lab roles, carry out routine testing, and maintain accurate records on rye harvest and trial samples.
• Ensure compliance with basic food safety principles, HACCP, and critical control points (CCPs), as well as customer requirements.
• Actively promote hygiene and housekeeping standards within the factory.
• Administer weights and measures systems, yield, and maintain technical document archiving.
• Report any food safety, quality, or health and safety issues to the Technical Team to ensure effective inter-department communication.
• Proactively address issues to promote best practices and Good Manufacturing Practice.
• Raise internal non-conformances and concessions, supporting immediate risk mitigation actions.
• Accurately test and record harvest and trial samples of grain, maintaining detailed results and trend data.
• Assist with audits relevant to the lab function (e.g., Nabim and Femas).

The Right Person

If you share our values of integrity, passion for results, superior quality, initiative, recognition, and teamwork, you might be the right fit.

Skills and Experiences

• Proactive approach to ensuring compliance, especially in allergen management.
• An ambassador for policies and procedures, demonstrating due diligence in food safety and health and safety at all times.
• Effective communicator with the ability to engage positively with other departments.

We Offer

• Bonus scheme (up to 5%)
• Attractive salary
• Pension scheme – up to 10% employer contributions
• Buy holiday scheme
• Discounted products
• Health Cash Plan
• Career opportunities within the ABF group, employing 128,000 worldwide
• Discounts on over 900 retailers via our platform
• Generous family leave policy
• Leadership development
• Group Cycle to Work scheme
• Free parking

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. If you require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please email [e-mail].

Our brands are sold worldwide and are committed to environmental sustainability.

Apply now and see what we can achieve together!

Learn more at: www.jordansdorsetryvita.com/join or follow us on LinkedIn for vacancies.