Quality Controller

Morrisons; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A major food manufacturing company is looking for a Manufacturing Key Operative - Quality Controller in Harrogate, UK. Your role will involve conducting detailed checks on products and packaging to ensure compliance with food safety standards. The position offers comprehensive training and benefits such as six weeks of holiday, discounts, and health care. Ideal candidates should enjoy teamwork, be physically active, and may have experience in quality control or food safety. This role is essential in maintaining product integrity and customer satisfaction.

Benefits

Six weeks holiday

15% store discount

Career progression opportunities

Subsidised staff canteen

Healthcare benefits

Qualifications

• Previous manufacturing and food handling experience preferred but not essential.
• Able to work in varying temperatures of around 8 degrees and below.
• Takes pride in completing tasks to the best of your ability.

Responsibilities

• Make routine checks on products and packaging for food safety compliance.
• Record information and demonstrate traceability and due diligence.
• Minimise and prevent loss of sales or profit while meeting customer requirements.

Skills

Teamwork

Good level of fitness

Quality Control knowledge

Understanding of product allergens

Education

Food Safety Level 2

HACCP Level 2

Job description

As a Manufacturing Key Operative - Quality Controller you’ll make routine checks on products and packaging to make sure that they’re correct from a food safety and legality perspective. You’ll use relevant systems to record information and demonstrate traceability and due diligence on behalf of the site and company, and will escalate any non-conformances to prevent product withdrawals or recalls.

Your quality checks may involve temperature probing, swabbing, weight and size checks, and you’ll be working towards minimising and preventing any loss of sales or profit whilst ensuring customer requirements are continually met.

In return for your hard work we will offer you:

• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays) and a guaranteed day off that’s important to you - whether that be a birthday, religious holiday or a special occasion
• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores available from the day you join us
• Additional 10% discount card for a Friend or Family member
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Competitive pension and life assurance
• Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP
• Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more
• Optional Payroll charity donations
• A range of family friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

Find out more about working in Manufacturing at Myton Food Group here.

About you

Previous manufacturing and food handling experience is preferred but not essential, as full training will be given. You’ll be the kind of person who:

• Loves working as part of a team
• Enjoys working in a fast paced environment
• Is happy in an active role and has a good level of fitness
• Is able to work in varying temperatures of around 8 degrees and below (we provide full protective clothing)
• Takes pride in completing tasks to the best of your ability

The following experience is desirable, but not essential:

• Quality Control and understanding of product allergens
• Food Safety Level 2 and/or HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) Level 2

We want to provide everyone with the opportunity to succeed in their role and career with us. It’s one of our main ambitions here at Myton Food Group.

We're committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process. You can find answers to common questions on our FAQs page, including how to request reasonable adjustments. Should you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please let us know and we'd be happy to support you.

Please note: We will only recruit individuals who are over the school leaver’s age. To find out the school leavers age please visit the following link. Additionally, some of our roles have an age restriction due to the nature of the role.

What happens next?

Click apply today to join our team – it only takes a couple of minutes, we’ll contact you soon, so please check your emails and phone regularly!

About us

You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group – the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.

At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.

We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.