Food Quality Assurance Technician

SGS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading testing and certification company as a QA Technician, ensuring food safety and quality across various products. This role emphasizes quality assurance, conducting inspections, and maintaining high standards in food manufacturing. You will work closely with a prestigious client, driving the quality processes that guarantee consistent product excellence. Enjoy a competitive salary, performance-related bonuses, and comprehensive benefits including private medical cover and a generous annual leave allowance. If you’re passionate about food quality and safety, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

Private medical cover

Competitive pension scheme

Generous Annual Leave allowance

Qualifications

• Experience in food systems and quality assurance is essential.
• Knowledge of HACCP and food hygiene certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct product inspections to ensure specifications are met.
• Perform depot hygiene audits and sampling of products.

Skills

Food systems and Quality Assurance

Working in large depots

Food manufacturing systems

Using Excel and warehouse systems

Education

HACCP Certification

Food hygiene certifications

Knowledge of temperature legislation

Tools

Excel

Warehouse systems

Job description

Company Description

We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability.

SGS’s Food industry services help ensure food safety, quality, and compliance through testing, inspection, certification, and auditing—supporting businesses across the supply chain from farm to fork.

Job Description

• Job Title: QA Technician

• Job Type: Permanent

• Location: Swindon

• Hours: Week 1 - Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm & 6am to 2pm

  • Week 2 - Sunday to Thursday 6am to 2pm & 9am to 5pm

• Salary: Up to£32,000 DOE

• Industry: Health & Nutrition

Based onsite at our prestigious client, this is role is focused on driving the Quality Assurance of great and consistent product quality whilst upholding the ongoing processes to make sure that standards are met.

• Conduct targeted product inspections acrossown label products to ensure they deliver to the agreed specifications
• Conduct Depot Hygiene Audits at established frequencies
• Conduct sampling of products to asses taste profile across a wide range of food categories
• Inputting data and analysis into unique computer systems

Qualifications

The ideal candidate for this role is someone who has experience in:

• Food systems and Quality Assurance
• Working in large depots
• Food manufacturing systems
• Using Excel and warehouse systems

Essential Qualifications / Knowledge:

• HACCAP

• Food hygiene certifications

• Temperature legislation / equipment / monitoring systems0

Additional Information

At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for:

• Performance related bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)

• Private medical cover (subject to eligibility criteria)

• Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance

• Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.

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