QA Technologist (Food)

Hunter Selection

Ebbw Vale

On-site

GBP 26,550 - 32,450

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Free on-site parking

Training and development

Job summary

Hunter Selection is seeking a QA Technologist for a 6am–2pm shift in a food production environment. The role focuses on ensuring products meet quality, safety and legal standards, with responsibilities including microbiological sampling, audits, and providing technical support to production teams.

The ideal candidate holds a Food Science qualification and basic Food Hygiene, with proficiency in MS Office and the ability to document findings with photos for reports.

Qualifications

Relevant Food Science qualification or degree.
Experience within Food Industry or similar role desirable.
Basic Food Hygiene qualification.
Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Ability to take and upload photos for reports.

Responsibilities

Ensure all products manufactured comply with customer standards including quality, safety and legality.
Collate product samples for routine microbiological testing and organise retained samples.
Assist in site visits and audits and support Technical and Production teams.
Maintain a technical presence on the factory floor during shift and provide technical support to production team.
Set standards on the factory floor and improve with production teams through coaching and knowledge transfer.
Ensure the factory floor is audit ready 365 days a year.
Attend daily management meetings.
Ensure CCP audits and training are carried out to schedule.
Support in collating taste panel samples and EOL taste panel samples.
Carry out post hygiene audits and GMP audits and close out non-conformances.
Carry out daily black bags audits to remove potential foreign bodies.

Education

Food Science degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

QA Technologist (3 Shift)

£29'500

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 £29'500
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.