Quality Systems Technician - Food Manufacturing

Mizkan; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Mizkan Euro, the European subsidiary of Mizkan Group, is seeking a Quality Team Member to support food safety and quality at the Bury St Edmunds site. You will work with multiple departments to ensure the ME Quality System is implemented and maintained.

You will perform daily quality checks, participate in taste panels and audits, manage documentation, and support customer complaints and external testing programs, helping to keep products to the highest standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in a quality role within food manufacturing.
• Team player capable of unsupervised work.
• Flexible with workload prioritisation and high attention to detail.
• Basic Food Hygiene & H&S training requirements.
• L3 Food Hygiene and L3 HACCP certifications.

Responsibilities

• Complete daily quality and product release checks.
• Perform routine laboratory checks and equipment calibration.
• Conduct routine water testing and microbiological sampling.
• Attend Tier 2 and planning meetings to communicate priorities.
• Log and investigate customer complaints and supplier non-conformances.
• Support external testing programmes and proficiency testing.
• Maintain quality records and documentation.
• Train and sign off operators on CCP and routine testing.

Skills

Quality mindset

Team player

Attention to detail

Excel basics

Education

L3 Food Hygiene

L3 HACCP

Job description

Mizkan Euro, the European subsidiary of Mizkan Group, is seeking a Quality Team Member to support food safety and quality at the Bury St Edmunds site. You will work with multiple departments to ensure the ME Quality System is implemented and maintained.

You will perform daily quality checks, participate in taste panels and audits, manage documentation, and support customer complaints and external testing programs, helping to keep products to the highest standards.