Quality Assurance Auditor (Nightshift)

Finnebrogue; Downpatrick; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food producer in Northern Ireland is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to ensure products meet quality and technical standards. The role involves working closely with the technical team, collecting samples, and conducting audits. Ideal candidates will have relevant work experience or be recent graduates with a food-related degree. The company offers robust employee benefits and a supportive workplace environment.

Benefits

Subsidised meals in a restaurant standard canteen

Free breakfast and lunch options

Free onsite car parking and electric charging points

Free products weekly (Up to 5 per person)

Healthcare plan

Cycle to work scheme

Birthday holiday

Acknowledgement of being awarded Employer of the Year

Qualifications

• Relevant work experience in quality or technical roles.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Good attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Ensure products meet quality and technical standards.
• Carry out production tasks to specification.
• Collect samples of all production runs.
• Conduct audits and highlight any issues.

Skills

QA

Team work

Time management

Attention to detail

Organisation

Food Safety

Production Operative Experience

Education

Food-related degree

Job description

Overview

Be part of something big

We look at what is wrong with food to figure out how to make it the best it can be, without being bound by the way it has always been done. This kind of innovative thinking has led Finnebrogue to multiple awards, nationwide acclaim and has established us as a leading food producer. In 2024, we were recognised as the UK’s Employer of the Year by Grocer Gold and the Best Place to Work in Northern Ireland by the Irish News Workplace & Employment Awards. Our robust People Strategy offers career pathways and development opportunities for all employees, emphasising talent growth and wellbeing with generous benefits for all. We are proud to be the first food producer in the UK and Ireland to achieve the Diversity Mark accreditation and are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace. With four sites in Downpatrick, County Down, our business continues to grow rapidly, with turnover growing from £50M to £200M in the past 6 years. Join us at Finnebrogue, where innovation meets excellence, and every team member is valued and empowered to grow.

Job Purpose

Working as part of a team and reporting to the Technical Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring that Finnebrogue continue to meet all quality and technical standards set nationally and by our partners. As a part of the technical team, you will ensure all products meet standards, ensure production tasks are carried out to specification/SOPs, collect samples of all production runs, ensure correct operation of metal detectors, check weight and Olympus systems, conduct audits and highlight any issues during shift.

As well as welcoming applications from candidates with quality or technical experience, we would also like to encourage applications from candidates who have recently graduate or are on track to graduate with a food relate degree.

Full training on internal quality processes is provided to the successful candidate.

What it takes

The successful candidate will have relevant work experience, ability to work as part of a team and good attention to detail.

Benefits

• Subsidised meals in a restaurant standard canteen
• Free breakfast and lunch options
• Free onsite car parking and electric charging points
• Free products weekly (Up to 5 per person) through the Shack Initiative
• Wellbeing, social and sport events
• Healthcare plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• New electric car scheme
• Birthday holiday
• Acknowledgement of being awarded Employer of the Year by Irish News and Grocer Gold

Skills

• QA
• Team work
• Time management
• Attention to detail
• Organisation
• Food Safety
• Production Operative Experience