QA Assistant

Agrial Fresh Produce; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance: 3x basic salary

Employee Assistance Programme and BUPA

Annual leave 23 days + bank holidays

Learning and Development programmes

Benefits platform and salary finance

Annual volunteering day

Job summary

Florette is seeking a QA Assistant to join its Technical team at the Lichfield site. You will help ensure quality and food safety compliance across the factory.

Working hours are 4 days on 4 days off, with anticipated 12-hour shifts. Salary is £29,092.44 per year plus participation in our bonus scheme and benefits.

You will conduct regular checks on lines, assist in audits, and drive continuous improvement in product quality and safety culture.

Qualifications

• HACCP Level 3 certification required.
• Basic Food Hygiene.
• Attention to detail and able to prioritise workload.
• Organised and good time management.
• Excellent communication skills - verbal and written.
• Proficient in Microsoft packages.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular checks on all lines to assure product quality, legality and compliance to standards and procedures.
• Conduct regular check to assure process control documentation is completed accurately.
• Pro-actively monitor safety, legality and quality issues relating to raw materials, semi-finished and finished goods.
• Drive continuous improvement in product quality and food safety culture.
• Conduct and/or ensure all routine checks including equipment calibrations, micro sampling, traceability tests etc are carried out correctly and on time.
• Manage internal taste panel and shelf-life sample assessments.
• Assist in the management and completion of internal audits including CCP, GMP, fabrication, hygiene, plastic, and system audits.

Skills

HACCP Level 3

Basic Food Hygiene

Attention to detail

Organised and time management

Excellent communication skills

Microsoft packages

Job description

QA Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity for a QA Assistant to join our Technical team at Florette in Lichfield, WS13 8NF.

This role is to ensure quality and food safety compliance are adhered to throughout the factory.

Working hours: 4 days on 4 days off with shifts anticipated to be 12 hours

Pay: £29,092.44

Main Responsibilities

• Conduct regular checks on all lines to assure product quality, legality, and compliance to standards and procedures.
• Conduct regular check to assure process control documentation is completed accurately.
• Pro-actively monitor safety, legality and quality issues relating to raw materials, semi-finished and finished goods.
• To drive continuous improvement in product quality and food safety culture.
• Conduct and/or ensure all routine checks including, equipment calibrations, micro sampling, traceability tests etc are carried out correctly and on time.
• To manage internal taste panel and shelf-life sample assessments.
• Assist in the management and completion of internal audits including CCP, GMP, fabrication, hygiene, plastic, and system audits.

Skills and Experience Required

• Relevant certification - HACCP Level 3
• Basic Food Hygiene
• Attention to detail and able to prioritise workload.
• Organised and good time management
• Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written
• Proficient in Microsoft packages

What You Will Get In Return

An annual/hourly salary of £29,092.44, inclusion in our annual bonus scheme and a range of employee benefits you'd expect from a market leading business, including:

• Life Assurance: 3x your basic salary paid to your nominated beneficiary.
• Employee Assistance Programme and BUPA: Providing a Remote GP service along with a 24/7 helpline for financial, legal, medical and life issues, as well as access to BUPA Membership.
• Annual leave entitlement: 23 days annual leave per annum inclusive of UK Bank Holidays which increases with service, as well as the option to purchase up to 2 additional working weeks of holiday per annum.
• Learning and Development: Personalised induction and regular learning and development courses and schemes: From L2 to L7 Funded Apprenticeships, Leadership Development Programme, First-Aid and MHFA Training, and many more!
• Benefits Platforms: Employee discount platform for multiple retailers and access to salary finance schemes for bicycles, gyms, and financial assistance.
• Other: Recognition awards, Regular Employee Engagement days, attendance incentives, an annual volunteering day, and subsidised staff transport service from Burton on Trent.

About Us

Florette is one of three UK food manufacturing sites within Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd, which is an autonomous part of the larger 17,500 employee strong French co-operative group, Agrial.

The business operates mainly under it's recognisable Florette salad brand and we are one of the UK's leading producers in the industry. Under the well-known Florette brand, our site processes and distributes pre-packed, ready to eat, fresh salad bags and bowls to some of the UK's most well-known supermarkets and retailers, as well as your favourite restaurants and fast food vendors. In total, we sell on average around 600,000kg of products every week - an unbe-leaf-able amount!

Agrial has operations across 11 countries, with 100 industrial sites, and a 2024 turnover of €7.1bn across 5 food divisions which comprise of Beverage, Dairy, Meat, Fresh Produce & Agricultural operations; it's not just about lettuce! As well as 2 factories we also have a farming operation - Agrial Fresh Farms. All UK sites operate under the name of Agrial Fresh Produce Limited and fall under Agrial's vegetable division. We have a recipe for success through our EPIC values and working together as one team.

Agrial Fresh Produce reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer. In addition, as part of Responsible Recruitment, Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd believes in the Employer Pay Principle. No worker should pay for a job - the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer.

We are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all of our staff. That's why we've taken the Mental Health at Work Commitment and are currently delivering a programme of activities to ensure that everyone can have open and honest conversations about their wellbeing in the workplace and feel supported. We encourage applications from persons with experience of poor mental health and are committed to supporting our employees to fulfil their potential and perform at their best in work.