QUALITY ASSURANCE TECHNICIAN

The Village Bakery Group; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

8% Pension Contribution

Stream access

Exclusive benefits platform

Coffee machines on site

Professional development opportunities

Progressive working environment

Career development opportunities

Job summary

The Village Bakery Group is seeking a QA Technician to join its Technical team. You will ensure products, processes and materials meet food safety, quality and customer standards, maintaining an audit-ready environment and promoting strong food safety culture across the site.

Based at our bakery facilities, you will support HACCP, GMP and instrument calibration, while collaborating closely with Production to uphold quality standards and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in QA/Technical roles in food manufacturing.
• Understanding HACCP and GMP in practice.
• Strong attention to detail and documentation.
• Proficient with Word and Excel.
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced plant.

Responsibilities

• Carry out quality checks and process verification.
• Support HACCP monitoring and CCP verification.
• Conduct GMP, hygiene and factory audits.
• Sampling product, environment and microbiology.
• Assist investigations of non-conformances and incidents.
• Support customer complaint investigations and trend analysis.
• Maintain technical records within the QMS.
• Support calibration of technical equipment.
• Collaborate with Production and Operations to maintain standards.

Skills

QA experience

HACCP & GMP

Attention to detail

MS Office

Fast-paced environment

Education

Food Safety Level 2

HACCP Level 2

Food Safety Level 3

HACCP Level 3

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

What would you get for working here?

If You Have The Technical And Quality Experience We Are Looking For Then You Will Receive a Total Reward Package That Includes

• Competitive salary of £30,692.03 p/a
• 28 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 get for working here?

If You Have The Technical And Quality Experience We Are Looking For Then You Will Receive a Total Reward Package That Includes

• Competitive salary of £30,692.03 p/a
• 8% Pension Contribution
• 28 days annual leave (Inc of Bank Holidays)
• £250 refer-a-friend scheme
• 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 as a business is to be the “Go-to” supplier of bakery products, working nationally with retailers such as M&S, Tesco and Sainsbury’s on their premium private label range and regionally through the Village Bakery brand.

In achieving this vision, we want to be recognised as a family business that continually invests in the future through the development of our people, quality and food safety culture, equipment and processes.

As a QA Technician, you will support the Technical team in ensuring that all products, processes and materials meet the highest standards of food safety, quality, legality and customer compliance. The role will play a key part in maintaining an audit-ready environment and promoting strong food safety culture across the site.

Your Responsibilities Will Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Carrying out quality checks and process verification across production
• Supporting HACCP monitoring and CCP verification activities
• Conducting GMP, hygiene and factory standards audits
• Completing product, environmental and microbiological sampling activitiesSupporting allergen control and foreign body management programmes
• Raising and supporting investigation of non-conformances and quality incidents
• Assisting with customer complaint investigations and trend analysis
• Maintaining accurate technical records and documentation within the QMS
• Supporting calibration activities for technical equipment
• Working closely with Production and Operations teams to maintain quality standards

Essential

• Experience working in a QA or Technical role within food manufacturing
• Understanding of food safety systems including HACCP and GMP
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate documentation
• Confident using Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

Desirable

• Experience working within a bakery manufacturing environment
• Awareness of BRCGS Food Safety Standard or retailer technical standards
• Experience supporting internal or external audits
• Experience investigating non-conformances or customer complaints

Qualifications

• Food Safety Level 2 and HACCP Level 2 (or willingness to achieve)
• Food Safety Level 3, HACCP Level 3 or Internal Auditor qualification would be advantageous

So, who are we?

If you haven’t heard of us before we are a family owned and managed Craft Bakery producing an award-winning range of Bread, Morning Goods, Pies and Gluten Free products.

Our business has been producing products in this category since 1964 and since then we have grown in success due to our reputation for quality, innovation and technical expertise.

As a result of this continued growth, we now operate from a number of world-class bakeries in and around Wrexham, including our dedicated gluten free site ‘Gluten Freedom’ and our state-of-the-art ‘Super Bakery’ at Ash Road.

We look forward to welcoming you to our team soon!

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.