Quality Assurance Technician

Ornua Co-operative Limited; Leek; On-site; GBP 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy products company in the UK is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to ensure compliance with production standards and practices. Candidates should have experience in a food production environment, strong numerical skills, and must be able to work independently. The role involves conducting audits, managing quality records, and ensuring legal compliance regarding product safety. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits are offered.

Benefits

Matched company contribution pension up to 8%

Generous annual leave entitlement

Subsidised staff canteen

Discounts on company products

Sports & Social Club

Confidential employee assistance program

Free onsite parking

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a food production environment.
• Confident in handling numerical information.
• Must be able to work in an organised manner with minimal supervision.
• Basic understanding of microbiology/HACCP/Weight Legislation.
• Good communicator and confident to challenge and share best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead auditing of compliance with standards.
• Complete scheduled KPIs on time.
• Maintain calibration of critical site equipment.
• Organize quality related records efficiently.
• Identify and isolate potential non-conforming stock.
• Read laboratory results and escalate appropriately.
• Support shift handover with key information.
• Ensure site meets legal compliance.

Skills

Experience in food production

Numerical handling

Organizational skills

Computer literacy

Understanding of HACCP

Effective communication

Tools

Microsoft applications

Job description

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Position:Quality Assurance Technician (Days)

Reports to:Quality Assurance Shift Manager

Locations:Ornua Foods UK, Leek

Salary:Up to £31,000 depending on experience.

Benefits: Matched Company Contribution Pension up to 8%, Generous annual leave entitlement increasing with length of service, Subsidised Staff Canteen, Company shop offering discounts on Ornua products, Sports & Social Club, StaffLottery, Discount on Bikes & Tech Scheme, ConfidentialEmployee AssistProgramme,Free onsite parking

Ornua (meaning “new gold”) is Ireland’s largest exporter of Irish dairy products, proudly bringing the unique taste of Irish dairy to the world for over 55 years.

Are you aQuality Assurance Technicianlooking for the challenge of taking a mission driven organisation to its next level of success?

Ornua is actively seeking aQuality Assurance Technician to join our technical department as we continue our growth trajectory. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring factory standards are consistently achieved, it is these high standards which support us in producing a safe product for our end consumer.

You will be responsible forcompleting the Technical KPIs which support the site with good manufacturing practices (GMP) and ensure we are always ready for our customers and third-party audits.

Why Ornua?

• Ornua operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.
• The Group is structured across two divisions: Ornua Foods and Ornua Ingredients.
• Ornua Foods is responsible for the marketing and sales of Ornua’s consumer brands including Kerrygold, Pilgrims Choice.
• Ornua Ingredients is responsible for the procurement of Irish and non-Irish dairy products and for the sale of dairy ingredients to food manufactures and foodservice customer across the world.
• Our co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, creating value for Irish dairy farming families.
• Our Values lie at the core of everything we do. Our five values encourage us toSeek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care,andAchieve Great Things Together.
• We invest in our people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.
• Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.

Why This Role Is Valuable:

• The Quality Assurance Technician isresponsible for leading on Auditing people, products, systems, procedures, and documentation to identify areas of (possible) non-compliance and ensure the necessary corrective action is taken.
• Completing scheduled KPIs on time and in full, including T2 checks, GMP audits, GHP audits and swabbing.
• Maintaining calibration of all critical site equipment.
• Maintain quality related records in an orderly manner to allow efficient filing, retrieval, and archiving.
• Answering the radio and supporting at line side when required.
• Identification and isolation of potential non-conforming stock, pending decision based on risk assessment.
• Reading laboratory results and escalating as appropriate.
• Maintenance of the retained sample database, and organization of saved samples.
• Support with key information for shift handover.
• Ensure the site meets legal compliance in relation to weight legislation.

What You Bring To The Role:

• Previous experience working in a food production environment
• Confident in handling numerical information
• Must be able to work in an organised manner with minimal supervision
• Computer literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft applications
• Have a basic understanding of microbiology/ HACCP/ Weigh Legislation
• Good communicator and confident to challenge and share best practise
  
  

Our interview process is designed to be thorough yet supportive. This process includes a face-to-face interview that will allow us to get to know you better and gain an understanding for your skills and give you the opportunity to get a feel for Ornua and the environment in which you will be working.

Ornua has ambitious growth plans and we’re building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Ornua.

Ornua values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. We also strongly encourage women and other underrepresented groups in the manufacturing industry to apply. Your unique perspectives and experiences are highly valued and will be instrumental in driving our company’s continued success. Join us in shaping a more innovative, inclusive, and sustainable future.