QA Technologist (Food)

Hunter Selection

Abergavenny

On-site

GBP 29,000 - 30,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Free on-site car parking

Excellent training and development

Job summary

Hunter Selection is seeking a QA Technologist for a food production site. The role runs a 6am–2pm shift, with a starting salary up to £30,000. You will ensure products meet quality, safety and legal standards and support the Technical and Production teams on the factory floor.

The ideal candidate will hold a relevant Food Science qualification and have basic Food Hygiene certification, with experience in the food industry. Excellent training and development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

Relevant Food Science qualification or degree is required.
Experience in the food industry or similar role is desirable.
Basic Food Hygiene qualification.
Proficiency with MS Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook.

Responsibilities

Ensure products comply with customer standards for quality, safety and legality.
Collate product samples for routine microbiological testing and retain samples.
Assist in site visits and audits; support Technical and Production teams.
Maintain a technical presence on the factory floor and provide production support.
Set and improve standards on the factory floor with production teams through coaching.
Ensure the factory floor is audit ready year-round.
Attend daily management meetings.
Ensure CCP audits and training are carried out as scheduled.
Support in collating taste panel samples and EOL taste panels.
Carry out post hygiene audits and GMP audits; close non-conformances.
Carry out daily bag audits to remove potential foreign bodies and raise issues.

Skills

Food industry experience

Basic Food Hygiene

MS Office

QA on factory floor

Photo capture for reports

Education

Food science qualification or degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

QA Technologist

£29'000 - £30'000

This role is a set 6am to 2pm shift.

This company It 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 £30'000
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 the all areas and raise within the daily meeting and with production teams.