Night QA Lead: Food Safety & Quality

Drnewitt; Attleborough; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 on 4 off shift

Annual leave & holidays

Enhanced pension scheme

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Drnewitt is seeking a Food Safety & Quality Technologist for night shifts at our Attleborough site. You will act as senior Quality representative, ensuring GMP, HACCP and allergen controls are maintained, and drive improvements across quality on the night shift.

You will investigate non-conformances, analyse data, and coach production teams on technical standards, contributing to a culture of food safety and quality.

Qualifications

• Experience working with food safety and technical standards.
• Good knowledge of GMP, HACCP and quality systems.
• Experience investigating quality issues and solving problems.
• Confidence working closely with Production and challenging standards when required.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main Quality / Technical contact during night operations.
• Ensure food safety, quality, GMP and allergen controls are consistently maintained.
• Work closely with Production to drive a strong food safety and quality culture.
• Investigate non-conformances and support root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Monitor and analyse process and quality data to identify areas for improvement.
• Support factory food safety and quality inspections.
• Coach and support production teams on technical standards and procedures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and Technical Excellence projects.

Skills

Quality experience

Technical experience

Root cause analysis

GMP knowledge

HACCP knowledge

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

HACCP Level 4

Food Safety / Food Technology qualification (advantageous)

Job description

Drnewitt is seeking a Food Safety & Quality Technologist for night shifts at our Attleborough site. You will act as senior Quality representative, ensuring GMP, HACCP and allergen controls are maintained, and drive improvements across quality on the night shift.

You will investigate non-conformances, analyse data, and coach production teams on technical standards, contributing to a culture of food safety and quality.