Intakes QA

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance

Cycle to work

Training programs

Employee discounts

Recognition program

Refer a friend

Benefits portal

Free parking EV

Canteen & vending

Life assurance

Free fruit

Job summary

ABP UK in Glasgow is seeking an Intakes QA to ensure targets are met, delivering high standards of quality and adherence to GMP and HACCP.

You will monitor product integrity, labels, and hygiene, work in chill production, and collaborate with the QA and production teams to drive continuous improvement.

The role requires clear communication in English, strong organisational skills, and the ability to work under pressure.

Qualifications

• Experience in quality assurance for food production.
• HACCP principles knowledge and implementation.
• Ability to work in chill production areas and monitor hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality checks follow procedures and schedules.
• Verify primals are cut to spec and calculate yield and costs.
• Ensure all products are labeled to specification.
• Collect, store and analyse samples as required.
• Monitor temperatures in trailer and fridge.
• Report issues to supervisors and support corrective actions.
• Participate in HACCP audits and CCP monitoring.
• Carry out additional duties as assigned by management.

Skills

Quality control

HACCP

GMP & H&S

Labelling

Hygiene compliance

English communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Working under pressure

Job description

Location: On site / Penston Rd, Glasgow G33 4AG, UK
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: FMCG | Technical
Salary: Negotiable salary

About the Company

ABP UK is a major division of the ABP Food Group with factories in Ireland, UK and Europe. We are a food business that specialises in the supply and development of award-winning British and Irish beef and lamb products for retail, foodservice and wholesale. As one of the UK`s largest food producers, ABP relies on the skills and experience of its people, that`s why we offer lifelong careers with secure and full-time hours as well as competitive rates of pay, backed by great training and the opportunity to grow and progress within the business.

Role Definition

The Intakes QA will ensure that targets are met and regularly challenged and improved on. Delivering high standards of quality, ensuring product produced is to customer specification in line with critical control points, GMP and H&S requirements. Paying special regard to -

• Quality, cost control, yield and utilisation
• health, safety and ethics
• product integrity
• labelling
• company, personal and food hygiene rules and legislation

In a chill production area accountable for the effective and efficient quality assurance/control of product and to monitor hygiene practice and advise management on any issues'.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure quality and checks are carried out to agreed procedures and schedules
• Ensure primals are butchered to the agreed specification and that the appropriate yield/costings are conducted correctly and communicated to the relevant personnel
• Ensure all products are labelled to specification.
• Collect, store and analyse as appropriate samples
• Check product, trailer and fridge air temperatures
• Monitor general product quality and advise department supervisors/managers of any issues
• Attend meetings as and when required
• Compile non-conformance logs and take appropriate actionCarry out audits of the factory against HACCP principles
• Carry out any additional duties that may be reasonably requested by your manager
• Adhere to all installed HACCP procedures and monitor CCP’s where necessary
• Adhere to current legislation with regards to safe food production
• Monitor staff personal hygiene practices
• Ensure that product meets individual customer requirements
• To adhere to Company Health and Safety policies

Person Specification

• Must be confident and a clear communicator in English
• A team player with the ability to be self sufficient
• Proven interpersonal skills
• Must be highly organised and have excellent attention to detail
• To be able to work under pressure

What's in it for You?

• Employee Assistance Programme for both colleague and family
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Internal Training and Development Programmes
• Employee discounts offered by customers
• Employee Recognition Programme
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Benefits Portal inclusive of technology discounts, vehicle leasing etc
• Free Parking with EV Charging available with a salary sacrifice
• Onsite subsidised canteen and vending machines
• Life Assurance
• Free fruit