QA Technologist

Henderson Brown Recruitment; Hedge End; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency specializing in food industry roles is seeking a QA Technologist in Southampton. This full-time position offers up to £30,000 and is perfect for those early in their food manufacturing career or recent graduates. Responsibilities include ensuring food safety, leading compliance checks, and managing audits. Candidates should possess a food-related degree and at least six months of QA experience in the UK. Own transport is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6 months UK QA experience in food manufacturing.
• Must possess own transport.
• Full UK working rights required.

Responsibilities

• Champion food safety and compliance in the factory.
• Lead compliance checks for product launches.
• Manage customer and retailer updates effectively.
• Support investigations with root cause analysis.
• Conduct internal and supplier audits.

Skills

Food safety compliance

Effective communication

Root cause analysis

Education

Food related degree

Job description

QA Technologist

Location: Southampton

Full-time Permanent 2pm-10pm Monday - Friday

Up to 30,000 depending on experience

Are you early in your food manufacturing career and looking for a new challenge or a graduate looking for your first role? This QA Technologist opportunity could be for you!

What you'll be doing as a QA Technologst:

• Champion food safety and legal compliance by supporting HACCP systems, internal audits, and retailer Codes of Practice through effective gap analysis and hands-on factory implementation.
• Lead and coordinate compliance checks ahead of product launches, ensuring all systems, documentation, and quality controls are in place to guarantee product safety, legality, and integrity.
• Actively manage customer and retailer updates, interpreting changes to policies and standards, performing COP gap analyses, and implementing action plans to maintain full compliance.
• Support complaint investigations using root cause analysis, trend data, and KPI monitoring to drive quality improvement and customer satisfaction.
• Maintain and execute the calibration schedule, ensuring precision across all measurement tools and procedures.
• Conduct robust internal and supplier audits, clearly communicating outcomes, tracking actions, and driving timely closeouts to ensure continuous improvement.
• Play a key role in factory trials, shelf-life assessments, and taste panel evaluations to validate new product launches and any changes to existing processes or ingredients.
• Oversee raw material and packaging inspections, ensuring only compliant goods are released into production and non-conforming items are effectively controlled and escalated.

What you'll need:

• Food related degree and/or at least 6 months of UK QA FOOD MANUFACTURING experience
• Own transport
• Excellent communicator
• Full UK working right. No sponsorship or student visas are available

If you believe you have the skills and personality to fit these requirements please either apply via this advert or call Henderson Brown on (phone number removed) for more information.