Quality Assurance Technician

Allicio Nutrition; Leek; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Allicio Nutrition in Leek, England, is seeking proactive Quality Assurance Technicians to drive quality, food safety and technical excellence across the manufacturing site. You’ll work hands-on on the factory floor, supporting production teams and ensuring compliance with HACCP, GMP and site standards.

Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in food manufacturing QA/QC, strong numeracy and documentation skills, and a can-do attitude. A food-related qualification is desirable.

Qualifications

• Experience in food manufacturing, ideally 1–3 years, with previous QA/QC experience.
• Knowledge of GMP, hygiene, food safety and factory compliance.
• An understanding of allergen management, environmental monitoring and internal audits.
• Awareness of BRCGS Food Safety or similar standards.
• Good numeracy, literacy and documentation skills.
• A hands‑on, can‑do attitude, a proactive approach and a willingness to learn.
• A food-related qualification, such as Food Science or Food Technology, is also desirable.

Responsibilities

• Protect product quality and food safety by supporting HACCP, GMP, hygiene and site compliance standards.
• Get hands‑on with quality checks, including environmental and ATP swabbing, allergen validation, temperature monitoring, sampling and testing.
• Keep our systems audit‑ready by completing internal, GMP, glass and hard plastic, pest control and other site audits.
• Support safe product release through finished product checks, hold stock management, traceability and due diligence.
• Investigate and solve problems by supporting root cause analysis, non‑conformance investigations and corrective actions.
• Work with production teams to promote high standards, coach colleagues and build a positive food safety culture.
• Make a difference beyond quality by supporting environmental compliance, waste reduction and our wider ESG commitments.

Skills

GMP knowledge

Food safety

Allergen management

Environmental monitoring

Internal audits

Root cause analysis

Documentation skills

Education

Level 3 Food Safety & Hygiene

Level 2 HACCP qualifications

Job description

40 hours per week | Rotating shifts: 6am–2pm and 2pm–10pm

At Allicio Nutrition, we turn great ideas into great nutrition products, formulating, blending and packing powders for blue-chip and entrepreneurial brands alike. Backed by 40 years of powder-blending expertise and a bold new vision, Allicio is redefining nutrition manufacturing, one blend at a time.

We’re looking for a proactive, hands‑on Quality Assurance Technicians to join our team in Leek and help drive quality, food safety and technical excellence across our manufacturing site.

This is a great opportunity for someone with food manufacturing QA/QC experience who enjoys being on the factory floor, solving problems and working closely with production teams to make a real difference.

• Protect product quality and food safety by supporting HACCP, GMP, hygiene and site compliance standards.
• Get hands‑on with quality checks, including environmental and ATP swabbing, allergen validation, temperature monitoring, sampling and testing.
• Keep our systems audit‑ready by completing internal, GMP, glass and hard plastic, pest control and other site audits.
• Support safe product release through finished product checks, hold stock management, traceability and due diligence.
• Investigate and solve problems by supporting root cause analysis, non‑conformance investigations and corrective actions.
• Work with production teams to promote high standards, coach colleagues and build a positive food safety culture.
• Make a difference beyond quality by supporting environmental compliance, waste reduction and our wider ESG commitments.

You’ll be organised, detail‑focused and confident communicating with colleagues across the factory. You’ll take pride in doing things properly, following procedures and speaking up when something isn’t right.

Ideally, you’ll have:

• Level 3 Food Safety & Hygiene and Level 2 HACCP qualifications.
• Experience in food manufacturing, ideally 1–3 years, with previous QA/QC experience.
• Knowledge of GMP, hygiene, food safety and factory compliance.
• An understanding of allergen management, environmental monitoring and internal audits.
• Awareness of BRCGS Food Safety or similar standards.
• Good numeracy, literacy and documentation skills.
• A hands‑on, can‑do attitude, a proactive approach and a willingness to learn.

A food-related qualification, such as Food Science or Food Technology, is also desirable.

Due to the high number of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have not heard from us within two weeks, your application has unfortunately not been successful on this occasion. We wish you every success with your job search.

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