QA Technologist (3 shift)

Computerworld Personnel Ltd; Bristol; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food production company in Bristol is seeking a QA Technologist to ensure product quality and safety compliance. The role involves conducting audits, collating samples for testing, and maintaining technical support on the factory floor. Candidates should have a relevant Food Science qualification and experience within the food industry. This position offers a salary of up to £27,000 and various benefits including holiday and training opportunities.

Benefits

Up to 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Free on-site car parking

Excellent training and development

Qualifications

• Relevant Food Science Qualification or degree.
• Experience within Food Industry or similar role desirable.
• Basic Food Hygiene qualification.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all products comply with customer standards.
• Collate product samples for routine microbiological testing.
• Assist in site visits and audits.
• Maintain technical presence on the factory floor.
• Set and improve standards on the factory floor.
• Ensure audit readiness 365 days a year.
• Attend daily management meetings.
• Ensure CCP audits and training are conducted.
• Collate taste panel samples.
• Conduct post hygiene audits and close out non-conformances.
• Perform daily black bags audits.

Skills

Food Science Qualification or degree

Experience within Food Industry

Basic Food Hygiene qualification

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Education

Relevant Food Science Qualification or degree

Job description

QA Technologist (3 Shift)

£27'000

This company produces a range of food products for retail and food service markets. The company supplies both branded and own‑label items to customers in the UK and internationally.

Salary & Benefits

• A starting salary of up to £27'000
• up to 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Free on-site car parking
• Excellent training and development

Roles & Responsibilities

• To ensure that all products manufactured comply with customer standards including quality, safety and legality.
• To collate product samples for routine microbiological testing and organise retained samples.
• To assist in all site visits and audits and support Technical and Production teams.
• To maintain a technical presence on the factory floor throughout the shift and provide technical support to production team.
• Setting the standards on the factory floor and improving upon these with production teams through coaching and knowledge transfer.
• Ensuring that the factory floor is audit ready 365 days of the year.
• Attendance to daily management meetings.
• To ensure CCP audits and training are carried out to schedule.
• To support in collating taste panel samples and EOL taste panel samples.
• To carry out post hygiene audits and GMP audits and close out any non‑conformances raised with production and engineering.
• To carry out daily black bags audits to remove potential foreign bodies from all areas and raise within the daily meeting and with production teams.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Relevant Food Science Qualification or degree
• Experience within Food Industry or similar role desirable
• Basic Food Hygiene qualification
• Ability to operate Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Taking and uploading of photos onto the computer to use within reports.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

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