Quality Assurance Technician

JR United Kingdom; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Quality Assurance professional to ensure product quality and compliance in food manufacturing. This role involves conducting quality control checks, internal audits, and environmental monitoring, as well as supporting investigations into customer complaints. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of food safety regulations, excellent interpersonal skills, and a proactive approach to problem-solving. Join a dynamic team that values quality and continuous improvement, where your contributions will directly impact the success of the organization and the satisfaction of its customers.

Benefits

Free drinks and snacks on site

Cycle to work scheme

Private Healthcare after 12 months

25 days holiday + all bank holidays

Pension scheme after 3 months

Qualifications

• Proven experience in QA/QC roles with strong analytical skills.
• Understanding of food manufacturing and hygiene regulations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quality control checks to ensure compliance with standards.
• Carry out internal audits and environmental monitoring.

Skills

Food Safety

HACCP

Quality Assurance

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Self-Motivated

Flexibility

Education

Basic Food Safety Certification

HACCP Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

Positively releasing product from the production line, including organoleptic assessment of finished product and compare against gold standards.

Carry out quality control checks (e.g. CCP, label verification, weights, shift documentation) to ensure compliance.

Carry out internal audits as per schedule (e.g. glass, GMP, traceability, QMS).

Conduct environmental monitoring and product sampling and ensure results are reported accurately.

Supporting investigations for customer complaints and internal non-conformances.

Raise non-conformances for shift based issues and where necessary place product on hold.

Complete shift based reports to ensure information is handed over to teammates accurately.

The successful candidate needs to have a good understanding of food manufacturing and hygiene regulations.

You’re Naturally Like This…

• Highly enthusiastic and a lover of improving and developing new ways of working and improving existing.
• Growing strategic mindset and appreciation.
• Avid self-learner & teacher.
• You have high standards for quality of delivery from yourself and from others.
• You are positively impatient.
• You are great at building positive, productive relationships with internal and external parties.
• You have excellent interpersonal skills, and you are able to clearly communicate complex topics in simple terms, to a variety of audiences.
• You are a highly motivated self-starter with a flexible, can-do attitude.
• You are an uncommonly fast-learner.
• You place a high value on delivering business impact, and creating robust processes.

Non-Negotiables

• Basic food safety and HACCP certification as a minimum.
• Clear and proven experience as a QA / QC.
• Highly organised and excellent verbal and written skills.
• Computer literate with the ability to work with various Microsoft programs.
• Excellent relationship building skills and ability to influence at various levels.
• Ability to multi-task and deliver to deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritise, meet deadline and manage changing priorities.
• Proven ability to be flexible and work hard, both independently and in a team environment.
• Willingness to work occasionally outside normal business hours, when required.
• An understanding of / experience in FMCG Food and/or Sports Nutrition.
• Experience of working in an E-Commerce vertically integrated business/or Food Manufacturing.
• Internal audit training.
• Excellent excel knowledge.

Benefits:

• Free drinks and snacks on site.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Private Healthcare (available to all team members after 12 months service).
• 25 days holiday* + all bank holidays.
• Pension scheme (available to all team members after 3 months service).