Quality Assurance Technologist

Benenden Hospital; Goudhurst; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A food manufacturing company in Goudhurst is seeking a Quality Assurance Officer responsible for ensuring product safety and compliance with standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in food manufacturing QA, a strong understanding of GMP, and the ability to communicate effectively across various teams. This role offers growth within a dynamic team focused on delivering quality products and may involve diverse responsibilities based on business needs.

Qualifications

• Experience in a QA role within food manufacturing (chilled, ambient or FMCG preferred).
• Good understanding of GMP, hygiene standards, food safety and quality systems.
• Strong attention to detail with a proactive, hands-on approach.

Responsibilities

• Support the business in producing safe, legal, and quality food products.
• Carry out GMP, hygiene, glass and foreign body audits across the manufacturing facility.
• Support investigation of customer complaints and corrective actions.
• Coordinate sampling for laboratory analysis.

Skills

Experience in a QA role within food manufacturing

Good understanding of GMP

Attention to detail

Confident communicator

Job description

Overview

This is a varied, hands‑on Quality Assurance role within a food manufacturing environment. Working closely with Production, NPD and Laboratory teams, the QA Officer will play a key role in ensuring products are safe, legal, and meet customer and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the business in producing safe, legal, and quality food products.


• Carry out GMP, hygiene, glass and foreign body audits across the manufacturing facility.


• Support investigation of customer complaints, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.


• Support product assessment systems to ensure products meet quality standards and agreed specifications.


• Coordinate sampling for laboratory analysis in line with site schedules, trend results, and elevate out‑of‑spec findings.


• Coordinate shelf‑life extension requests with suppliers and support on‑site laboratory activity where required.


• Conduct microbiological and allergen swabbing in line with site schedules and validation activities.


• Perform chemical titrations as required.


• Carry out equipment calibration and site validation/verification activities.


• Support third‑party audits and internal traceability exercises, including document retrieval and audit presentation.


• Support supplier complaint investigations, including traceability, reporting and close‑out.


• Maintain QA communication boards and contribute to food safety culture communications.

Qualifications

• Experience in a QA role within food manufacturing (chilled, ambient or FMCG preferred).


• Good understanding of GMP, hygiene standards, food safety and quality systems.


• Comfortable working cross‑functionally with Production, Technical and NPD teams.


• Strong attention to detail with a proactive, hands‑on approach.


• Confident communicator with the ability to support audits and investigations.

Additional Information

This role offers the opportunity to develop within a growing technical team in a fast‑paced food manufacturing environment. Duties may vary to meet business needs.