Quality Assurance & Food Safety Technician

Mizkan; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Mizkan Euro, the European subsidiary of Mizkan Group, is seeking a Quality Team Member at its Bury St Edmunds site to support food safety and quality requirements. The role works with multiple departments to uphold the ME Quality System and ensures timely, complete quality checks are performed and communicated.

Daily duties include quality release checks, GMP/GBP adherence, HACCP support, and documentation control.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in a Quality role in food manufacturing.
• Team player capable of unsupervised work.
• Attention to detail and quality control.
• Basic Food Hygiene and H&S awareness.
• Proficient in Excel for documentation and reporting.
• HACCP and food safety knowledge at level 3.

Responsibilities

• Complete daily quality and product release checks and paperwork audits.
• Perform routine laboratory checks, calibrations and troubleshooting.
• Conduct water testing and microbiological sampling as required.
• Attend daily Tier 2 meetings and plan quality priorities.
• Investigate customer complaints and supplier non-conformances with corrective actions.
• Support external testing programmes and calibration activities.
• Maintain quality records, documentation and CCP compliance.
• Train operators on CCPs and routine testing requirements.

Skills

Quality experience

Team player

Attention to detail

Flexible mindset

Prioritisation

Basic Excel knowledge

H&S training

Education

L3 Food Hygiene

L3 HACCP

Tools

Excel

Job description

Mizkan Euro, the European subsidiary of Mizkan Group, is seeking a Quality Team Member at its Bury St Edmunds site to support food safety and quality requirements. The role works with multiple departments to uphold the ME Quality System and ensures timely, complete quality checks are performed and communicated.

Daily duties include quality release checks, GMP/GBP adherence, HACCP support, and documentation control.