Quality Assurance Technician

MTrec Limited; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time role from day one

Competitive salary

Excellent company culture

Generous holiday allowance

Opportunity within growing business

Immediate starts available

Fantastic work culture

Job summary

MTrec Limited is seeking a QA Technologist for a full-time, permanent role based in the North East of England. The position focuses on quality assurance, continuous improvement and liaison with suppliers, customers and certification bodies to ensure standards are met.

You will drive audits, perform laboratory testing, and prepare compliance certificates while supporting traceability, recalls and internal audits within a growing manufacturing context.

Qualifications

• Good organisational and time management skills.
• High standards of personal conduct and professional performance.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Good team player; able to work in a team or alone on initiative.
• Ability to think and plan ahead.
• Reliable and flexible to manage changing priorities.
• Accurate with good attention to detail.
• Positive, proactive and constructive approach to problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement across quality, cost control, waste reduction, and efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and safe working practices.
• Complete customer questionnaires and prepare product specifications.
• Support communication with suppliers, customers, and certification bodies on quality matters.
• Coordinate audits and maintain accreditation standards.
• Perform stock checks on quarantined materials.
• Inspect retained samples and approve product release where required.
• Conduct in-process quality checks across production.
• Prepare compliance and analysis certificates.
• Carry out laboratory testing (e.g., yield, seal strength, friction, solvent levels).
• Prepare and dispatch customer samples.
• Produce internal and customer reports.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Manage customer complaints and response processes.
• Hold quality review meetings and analyse trends in issues.
• Conduct hygiene inspections and glass audits.
• Maintain housekeeping and hygiene standards.
• Deliver training on quality and hygiene procedures and keep records.
• Support quality management systems, including traceability, recalls, supplier issues, and internal audits.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Written and verbal communication

Team player / independent work

Planning ahead

Reliability & flexibility

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Job description

The Rewards and Benefits on offer:

• A full time and permanent role from day one!
• A competitive basic salary!
• Excellent company culture
• Generous holiday allowance
• An opportunity within a growing and successful business
• Immediate starts available
• Fantastic work culture

MTrec’s new client opportunities:

MTrec recruitment are representing our industry leading manufacturing client based in the heart of South Tyneside. The business is a well-established company and are looking to expand their talented quality team by recruiting a full time and permanent QA Technologist.

The Job you will do:

• Drive continuous improvement across quality, cost control, waste reduction, and efficiency
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and safe working practices
• Complete customer questionnaires and prepare product specifications
• Support communication with suppliers, customers, and certification bodies on quality matters
• Coordinate audits and maintain accreditation standards
• Perform stock checks on quarantined materials
• Inspect retained samples and approve product release where required
• Conduct in-process quality checks across production
• Prepare compliance and analysis certificates
• Carry out laboratory testing (e.g., yield, seal strength, friction, solvent levels)
• Prepare and dispatch customer samples
• Produce internal and customer reports
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions
• Manage customer complaints and response processes
• Hold quality review meetings and analyse trends in issues
• Conduct hygiene inspections and glass audits
• Maintain housekeeping and hygiene standards
• Deliver training on quality and hygiene procedures and keep records
• Support quality management systems, including traceability, recalls, supplier issues, and internal audits

About you:

• Good organisational and time management skills
• High standards of personal conduct and professional performance
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Good team player; ability to work as part of a team and alone on own initiative
• Ability to think and plan ahead
• Reliable and flexible to manage changing priorities
• Accurate with good attention to detail
• A positive, proactive and constructive approach to problem solving