QA Technician

b3 jobs ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A food manufacturing company in North London is looking for a QA Technician to support food safety and quality systems. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with specifications, maintaining QA systems, and monitoring production areas. Ideal candidates have experience in food manufacturing and a degree in food science or technology. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £28,000, along with 20 days holiday plus bank holidays and a pension plan.

Benefits

20 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension

Qualifications

• Experience in a food manufacturing environment, ideally QA or Technical department.
• Previous work with chilled, high-risk food is an advantage.
• Qualifications in Food Hygiene, Health and Safety Certificate, HACCP, Food Safety are beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality assurance support for food safety and quality systems.
• Ensure products and packaging meet specifications and legal requirements.
• Maintain QA systems to meet customer, legal and BRC requirements.
• Monitor production area for effective implementation of quality systems.

Skills

Good communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in food science or food technology

Job description

QA Technician

This manufacturer supplies products to the foodservice sector plus further food manufacturing throughout the UK. The business is passionate about innovation and has driven the development of this exciting niche market into a fast-growing new sector for the food industry.

About the QA Technician job

The purpose of your role will be to provide robust quality assurance support for the company’s food safety and quality system to ensure all food products are safe, legal and comply with required standards.

Key tasks

• Ensure that all products and packaging accepted into the company meet specification and legal requirements through checks and sampling.
• Raise non-conformances and ensure resolutions are communicated to the relevant departments.
• Maintain QA systems to meet customer, legal and BRC requirements. This includes but is not limited to traceability checks, daily check sheets, calibration, lab sampling, internal audits, weekly and monthly site audits etc.
• Monitor the production area to confirm effective implementation of the quality system and company and customer policies.

About You

The role would suit someone with experience in food manufacturing environment, ideally QA/Technical department.

Ideally educated to a degree level in food science, food technology or a related subject.

Previous experience working with chilled, high-risk food is an advantage.

Qualifications such as Intermediate Food Hygiene, Basic Health and Safety Certificate, HACCP, Food Safety etc. would be a great benefit.

Good communication skills and excellent attention to detail.

More details

The QA Technician job (ref:8996) is based in North London and is paying up to £28,000 according to your experience.

The site is based in North London and is commutable from Enfield, Ilford, Hackney, Waltham Cross and Potters Bar.

The package includes 20 days holiday + bank holidays and pension.

The working week is Monday to Friday, 5:00am to 2:00pm.

Alternate job titles

QA Auditor | Quality Assurance Auditor | Quality Auditor | QA Technologist | Quality Assistant | QA Assistant | Quality Assurance Technician | Food Industry Technical QA Jobs