Quality Assurance Operative

Dyson Farming; Carrington; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural company in Carrington is seeking individuals for a quality control role in a high-tech strawberry glasshouse. The position involves ensuring food safety and quality, performing site audits, and assisting daily operations. Suitable candidates should have experience in quality roles and a proactive attitude towards food safety. This role offers comprehensive benefits including holiday, pension, and employee discounts, fostering a supportive work environment.

Benefits

24 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life assurance

Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Free eye test

Free annual flu jab

Access to product discounts

Organised social events

Free parking

Qualifications

• Previous experience within quality/technical roles in fresh produce desired.
• Flexibility towards shift patterns due to seasonality.
• Commitment to undertake continued training and development.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out QC Checks on fresh produce strawberries.
• Responsible for food safety and quality in the work area.
• Assisting with site auditing programme.
• Assisting Glasshouse Supervisor with daily operations.
• Reporting any quality or food safety issues.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Proactive attitude

Food safety knowledge

Job description

Dyson Farming is a family-owned business, with a vision to benefit future generations through a commitment to commercially viable and environmentally sustainable food production at scale. We strive to be industry leaders in efficient, carbon-neutral, high-technology agriculture, employing highly skilled, pioneering people and supported by research and development in an ever-closer partnership with our sister company, Dyson. We see the future of agriculture as an exciting opportunity to improve the nation's food security, health, and economic growth.

The latest addition to Dyson Farming's circular farming system is its new 26-acre glasshouse in Carrington, Lincolnshire. It supports the advancement of high-tech, sustainable farming in the UK, avoiding unnecessary food miles that come from imported strawberries at this time of year.

Powered with renewable electricity and surplus heat from Dyson Farming's adjacent anaerobic digester, the giant glasshouse is 760m long with 1456 rows of strawberries and 1,225,000 strawberry plants which will produce 1,250 tonnes of strawberries each year for British consumers.

Requirements

• Carrying out QC Checks on fresh produce strawberries
• Responsible for food safety and quality in the work area
• Assisting with site auditing programme
• Assisting Glasshouse Supervisor with day-to-day smooth operations up to the best food safety and quality standards
• Assisting with hygiene inspections and daily checks
• Process record keeping
• Reporting any quality or food safety issues/concerns on a daily basis
• Assisting with waste control and reporting
• Other duties as required by line manager

Person specification

• Demonstrate a proactive attitude and commitment to food safety, quality, product integrity and health and safety
• Excellent attention to detail
• Operate to our high standards of compliance
• Previous experience within quality/technical roles in fresh produce desired
• Flexibility towards shift patterns due to the seasonality
• Commitment to undertake continued training and development
• Good organisational skills
• Professional manner

Benefits

• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Life assurance
• Pension scheme
• Charitable Giving via payroll (Give as You Earn)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free annual flu jab
• Free eye test
• Employee Assistant Programme
• Access to product discounts
• Organised social events
• Free parking