Quality Assurance Technician

The Village Bakery Group; Isycoed; On-site; GBP 26,944 - 32,931; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

21 days annual leave

Employee benefits/discounts platform

Professional development opportunities

Excellent coffee machines available

Job summary

The Village Bakery Group in Isycoed, UK, is seeking a QA Technician to join their Technical team. This role focuses on maintaining food safety and quality standards, ensuring compliance through checks and audits, and supporting the quality culture within a fast-paced FMCG environment.

The ideal candidate will bring expertise in product quality control, HACCP knowledge, and experience in food manufacturing. This position includes a salary of £29,938.25 p/a, 21 days annual leave, and various employee benefits for your success.

Qualifications

• HACCP awareness and microbiology knowledge.
• Understanding of product quality control.
• Experience in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure raw and finished products meet specifications.
• Monitor compliance with processes and procedures.
• Conduct GMP audits and report findings.
• Perform lab sampling and review results.
• Manage glass and hard plastic audits.

Skills

Understanding of product quality control and testing parameters

HACCP awareness and basic microbiology knowledge

Strong communication skills

Strong attention to detail

Experience as a QA Technician in food manufacturing

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene and HACCP certifications

Job description

Due to our continued growth and success we are looking for a QA Technician to join our Technical team in Wrexham (LL13 9UG).

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and detail-focused individual to join a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment, supporting the delivery of the highest standards of food safety, quality, legality and integrity across our bakeries.

What would you get for working here?

If you have the echnical knowledge and commitment to quality we are looking for, you will receive a total reward package that includes:

• A competitive salary of £29,938.25p/a
• 21 days annual leave (Inc of Bank Holidays)
• Access to Stream (formerly Wagestream) – a financial wellbeing benefit that lets you track earnings and access earned pay before payday, plus budgeting tools and money support to help you stay in control.
• Access to an exclusive employee benefits/discounts platform where you can save £££s on your everyday spends
• Excellent coffee machines available free-of-charge
• Professional development opportunities and qualifications
• A progressive working environment that puts its people at the heart of what it does
• Great opportunity for career development

What would you be doing?

Our vision is to be the “go-to” supplier of premium bakery products, working nationally with leading retailers and regionally through our own brands. As part of our Finance team, you will play a key role in supporting this vision by ensuring accurate, timely and well-controlled financial administration.

As part of our Technical team, you will play a key role in maintaining and improving food safety and quality standards across our sites.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring all raw materials and finished products meet specification through routine checks and taste panels
• Monitoring compliance with processes and procedures, actively challenging non-conformance
• Conducting GMP audits, reporting findings and ensuring timely close-out of actions
• Carrying out lab sampling (micro, swabs, water) and reviewing results with the Quality team
• Completing CCP verification and routine equipment/temperature checks
• Managing glass and hard plastic audits across site
• Raising and supporting investigation of non-conformance reports (NCRs)
• Supporting allergen control through swabbing and validation checks
• Investigating customer complaints and maintaining accurate records
• Supporting calibration of equipment and maintaining compliance documentation
• Promoting a strong food safety and quality culture across site through communication and engagement

The successful candidate for this role will need to demonstrate the following skills, qualifications and attributes:

Knowledge Requirements

• Understanding of product quality control and testing parameters
• HACCP awareness and basic microbiology knowledge
• Awareness of food legislation and allergen control
• Strong communication skills and ability to engage others
• Knowledge of BRC standards (desirable)
• Previous experience working as a QA Technician within a food manufacturing environment
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise workload in a fast-paced environment
• Confident using IT systems and reporting tools
• Level 2 Food Hygiene and HACCP certifications
• Experience within a bakery manufacturing environment

Equal opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.