Quality Assurance Technician: Shape Safe, Delicious Desserts

Gü Desserts | Certified B Corp; Bishop's Stortford; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

Cycle to work

Westfield health plan

Heat scheme

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Gü Desserts in Bishop's Stortford is seeking a passionate Quality Assurance / Food Safety Technician to join our team on the factory floor, ensuring compliance and driving improvements across processes. You will monitor quality and safety standards as part of a collaborative production and engineering group.

You will perform raw material and packaging intake checks, routine quality and temperature checks, and microbiological testing, while managing Certificates of Analysis and non-conformances.

Qualifications

• Hands-on QA experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of food safety and quality standards.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and logs.

Responsibilities

• Carry out raw material and packaging intake checks ensuring specifications are met.
• Perform routine quality, temperature, product and taste panel checks.
• Conduct microbiological, physical, chemical and allergen testing.
• Manage laboratory samples, results and Certificates of Analysis.
• Identify, record and escalate non-conformances and quality concerns.
• Review held stock and contribute to Problem Stock Meetings.
• Champion GMP and continuous improvement across the factory.
• Educate colleagues to strengthen Food Safety & Quality Culture.

Skills

Quality mindset

Attention to detail

Hands-on

GMP knowledge

Education

Food safety qualification

Job description

Gü Desserts in Bishop's Stortford is seeking a passionate Quality Assurance / Food Safety Technician to join our team on the factory floor, ensuring compliance and driving improvements across processes. You will monitor quality and safety standards as part of a collaborative production and engineering group.

You will perform raw material and packaging intake checks, routine quality and temperature checks, and microbiological testing, while managing Certificates of Analysis and non-conformances.