Quality & Safety Lead for Pasta Production

Pasta Evangelists; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts at store & restaurants

Cycle to work scheme

25 days paid annual leave

Free Pasta Evangelists products

Referral bonus scheme

Regular team socials and pasta tast 0

Job summary

Pasta Evangelists is seeking a passionate Quality Controller to join our Quality & Safety team at the Central Production Unit. You will guard food quality and safety, leading sensory tasting panels, ingredient inspections, and maintaining our nutritional and allergen databases.

In this hands-on role you will bridge day-to-day operations and technical compliance, manage supplier performance, and communicate product specifications across internal teams and external partners.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing HACCP principles in a food production environment.
• Familiarity with BRC accreditation standards.
• Strong attention to detail and data management.
• Ability to lead sensory tasting panels and inspections.
• Excellent communication with suppliers and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver required food safety and quality standards for all products.
• Lead daily/weekly tasting panels and record results.
• Carry out weekly internal audits.
• Investigate root causes of non-conformances.
• Ensure daily compliance with quality management system.
• Own and communicate product specifications and nutritional databases.
• Monitor supplier quality performance.
• Support training on health, safety, and food safety practices.
• Oversee ingredient QC and liaise with 3rd party labs.

Skills

Sensory evaluation

HACCP knowledge

BRC accreditation familiarity

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Food safety/QA certification

Job description

Pasta Evangelists is seeking a passionate Quality Controller to join our Quality & Safety team at the Central Production Unit. You will guard food quality and safety, leading sensory tasting panels, ingredient inspections, and maintaining our nutritional and allergen databases.

In this hands-on role you will bridge day-to-day operations and technical compliance, manage supplier performance, and communicate product specifications across internal teams and external partners.