QA - P1

Cranswick PLC; Eye; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly attendance bonus

Pension contributions 3% employer / 5%

Holiday buy scheme

Share scheme

Gym membership discount

Job summary

Cranswick Country Foods Poultry is hiring a QA to work at our Eye, Suffolk facility on a 3 week rotating shift pattern (03:00–14:00, 4 days/week). You will be on the floor across areas including abattoir and EV, ensuring quality and compliance.

The role involves troubleshooting, corrective actions, audits, and GMP processes. English language skills are essential, with Level 2 Food Hygiene/Safety certification preferred. Overtime opportunities and a range of benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced food manufacturing environment.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Level 2 Food Hygiene/Safety certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Walk the factory floor to identify issues and take action.
• Manage corrective actions with timely documentation (hold log, non-conformance log).
• Audit paperwork to ensure accuracy by production staff.
• Conduct hygiene audits, micro swabbing and micro sampling.
• Check online verifier and address any issues.
• Perform GMP, Fabrication and Process Control audits.
• Verify production runs meet product specifications.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Corrective actions

Audit paperwork

Hygiene audits

GMP audits

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene/Safety

Job description

Cranswick Country Foods Poultry is hiring at our brand new, purpose-built processing facility in Eye, Suffolk.

This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to start or progress their career in the food industry and work for one of the largest integrated poultry businesses in the UK, playing your part in helping us feed the Nation!

As part of our exciting expansion project we are now recruiting a QA position, Working 03:00-14:00, 4 days per week on a 3 week rotating shift pattern. This will be in many areas such as abattoir, Lairage, EV and offal.

Job requirements of QA:

• Troubleshooting – ‘Walking the factory floor’ to identify any issues ahead of them arising and taking appropriate action. Dealing with issues as and when required.
• Managing Corrective actions – making sure corrective actions are completed within appropriate timescales and that the relevant documents have been completed, e.g. hold log, non-conformance log. Reporting any complex issues to QA Supervisor or QA Manager.
• Audit paperwork – checking the production paperwork has been completed correctly by production staff (Checking production line paperwork)
• Hygiene Audits, micro swabbing and micro sampling product
• Checking the ‘online’ verifier and dealing with any issues
• Formal GMP, Fabrication and Process Control Audits
• Conduct documented checks that a % of the production run is within product specification
• Opportunity to work an overtime outside of your standard hours and potential career progression across other technical departments

What you will need:

• Be self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative
• Be able to work additional hours as overtime may be required
• Ideally have experience of working within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment
• Have a good level of both written and verbal English
• Ideally have Level 2 Food Hygiene/Safety certification

Pay and benefits:

• Hourly Rate – £16.05 per hour including weekly attendance bonus
• Overtime – time and a third after basic hours
• Pension – 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions
• Opportunity to buy extra holiday
• Discounted share scheme
• Discounted local gym membership