Quality Lab Technician – Wheat & Flour QA

Adm; Tilbury; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is seeking a Laboratory Technician for our Tilbury site in Essex. You will ensure products meet specifications from intake to delivery and perform quality assurance checks per company procedures.

You will run tests on wheat and flour products, interpret results against customer specs, manage samples for Central Technical Function, and participate in hygiene, safety and quality audits across departments.

Qualifications

• A levels or 5 GCSE including Maths.
• Basic Food safety awareness.
• HACCP trained preferable.
• Experience in laboratory operations desirable.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams).
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Detail oriented.

Responsibilities

• Work within Safety, Health and Environmental guidelines.
• Monitor product quality from intake to customer delivery.
• Test wheat, flour and related products for Tilbury.
• Relate customer and flour specifications to results in the system.
• Ensure Central Technical Function receives required samples.
• Carry out hygiene, food safety and quality audits.
• Collaborate with on-site departments.
• Enter data into LIMS accurately and efficiently.
• Assist Compliance Manager with customer and external audits.
• Investigate customer complaints using Achiever system.
• Create and issue certificates for customers.
• Collect samples for routine and non-routine analysis.
• Perform problem solving and equipment maintenance.
• Deputise for Compliance Manager when required.
• Provide out of hours site support via call-out rota.

Skills

A levels or GCSEs incl Maths

Food safety awareness

HACCP trained

Laboratory operations experience

Microsoft Office

Interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Education

A levels or 5 GCSE including Maths

Tools

LIMS

Achiever system

Job description

Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is seeking a Laboratory Technician for our Tilbury site in Essex. You will ensure products meet specifications from intake to delivery and perform quality assurance checks per company procedures.

You will run tests on wheat and flour products, interpret results against customer specs, manage samples for Central Technical Function, and participate in hygiene, safety and quality audits across departments.