Quality Assurance

ABP UK; Bridge of Allan; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

ABP UK in Bridge of Allan is seeking a QA professional to support the Technical team with food safety and regulatory compliance, on-site at Longleys Farm. The role offers full-time, on-site work with early hours and around 48 hours per week, providing opportunities to learn and progress within a supportive team.

You will assist with audits, temperature monitoring, and ensuring products meet specifications while maintaining effective communication across departments.

Qualifications

• Knowledge and background in technical and food hygiene.
• Food hygiene qualifications at a senior level.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to influence at senior level.
• Self-confident, decisive and proactive.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality aspects meet customer requirements for all products.
• Report to Technical Manager on conformance with assurance objectives.
• Assist in audits and site visits; support temperature monitoring daily.
• Maintain quality management paperwork for audit retrieval.
• Support organoleptic testing and sample collection as scheduled.
• Comply with site hygiene and health and safety policies at all times.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Time management

Education

Food hygiene cert (senior)

Job description

Location: On site / Longleys Farm
job type: Permanent / Full-time
Sector and subsector: Technology | QA / Testing
Salary: Competitive salary

As one of the UK`s largest food producers, ABP relies on the skills and experience of its people -that`s why we offer lifelong careers with secure and full-time hours as well as competitive rates of pay, backed by great training and the opportunity to grow and progress.

Our Technical team are currently seeking a keen, motivated and enthusiastic individual to come and work as a QA, This is an excellent opportunity to develop and learn new skills within a great working environment.

Role Description:

To assist Technical Department in effectively managing and completing all aspects relating to Food Safety and legal compliance · To assist in any customer visits or site audits · Maintain effective communications between the technical department and all other departments within the site

Working Hours are Monday to Friday working 5am until finish. Working around 48 hours per week.

Role Responsibilities:

To ensure that all the quality aspects meet customer requirements and expectations for all products

To report to the Technical Manager on overall conformance with the Company’s Assurance objectives

To report to the Technical Manager any breakdown or failure in Quality Control procedures resulting in

failure to meet specification or food safety

To conduct the work of any subordinate member of staff as and when the required to do so through

holiday or absence

To act in a conscientious manner putting the company interests first and encouraging others to do so

To be able to communicate with superiors and subordinates

To assist Technical team when audits are happening on site

To take and monitor temperatures on a daily basis

To take and monitor air temperature on a daily basis

To conduct weekly data logger test on offals and beef /lamb in chills

To file and store all quality management paperwork for easy retrieval in audit situation

To assist in the organoleptic testing schedule, collection and management of samples

To do pre operation hygiene in the abattoir & boning hall on a daily basis

To take & collate micro samples (carcase swabs, water samples, environmental swabs, meat samples,

shelf life samples, C.Ester Swabs, tallow samples) for sending to the lab

Verification of all probes & thermometers on weekly and monthly basis

To conduct site PACCP PH testing on a daily basis in chills and cutting room

To conduct the weekly site specification testing

To comply with site hygiene policies at all times

To comply with health and safety rules at all times

Any other duties as required

Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Knowledge and background in technical and food hygiene
• Food hygiene qualifications at a senior level
• Strong interpersonal skills, and proven abilityto work in a collaborative and influentialmanner with a range of colleagues and external customers
• Self-confident and decisive
• Dynamic, high energy, pro-active, peoplefocused approach
• Excellent written and oral communicationskills – ability to present written reports anddocuments and influence and persuade at asenior level
• Excellent organizational and timemanagement skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and underpressure within a high-performance, fast-moving environment