Night Shift QA Technician – Food Quality & Safety

Compleat Food Group; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

EV charging points

Free product handouts

GroceryAid access

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

The Compleat Food Group is seeking a QA Technician to join our night-shift Technical Team at Nottingham. You will help maintain top standards of food safety, quality and compliance on site, with a 6pm–6am schedule across rotating weeks.

You’ll conduct factory walk rounds, support production on quality issues, perform taste tests, samplings and swabbing, and ensure pre-dispatch checks are completed to spec. A proactive, collaborative approach is essential.

Qualifications

• QA or technical experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of food safety, allergens, and GMP principles.
• Food Safety Level 2 qualification (or willingness to complete it).
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct daily factory walk rounds to ensure GMP and hygiene standards across site.
• Support production teams to resolve quality and technical issues with detailed investigations.
• Perform taste panels and product reviews to ensure high standards.
• Carry out swabbing, air plate testing, and product sampling; investigate out-of-spec results.
• Complete Pre-Dispatch Verification checks and ensure products leave site to spec.
• Support traceability exercises, audits, and complaint investigations with clear reports.
• Assist with new product launches, ensuring labelling, coding, and metal detection are set up.
• Promote Health & Safety best practices across all departments.

Skills

QA experience

GMP principles

IT literacy

Communication

Proactive attitude

Education

Food Safety Level 2 qualification

Tools

Word

Excel

Technical data systems

Job description

The Compleat Food Group is seeking a QA Technician to join our night-shift Technical Team at Nottingham. You will help maintain top standards of food safety, quality and compliance on site, with a 6pm–6am schedule across rotating weeks.

You’ll conduct factory walk rounds, support production on quality issues, perform taste tests, samplings and swabbing, and ensure pre-dispatch checks are completed to spec. A proactive, collaborative approach is essential.