Quality Systems Technologist

Greencore (Formally Bakkavor Group); Newark on Trent; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company share save scheme

Matched pension scheme

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Job summary

Greencore Desserts Newark is seeking a Quality Systems Technologist to provide technical expertise on quality standards and ensure compliance for customers, suppliers and the business.

You will maintain Quality Systems, support audits, manage allergen risk assessments, and work with the technical leadership team to meet deadlines for launches and promotions.

Qualifications

• Experience in the food industry.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Ideally knowledge of QM Systems.
• HACCP, TACCP and Food Safety Level 2 are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Quality Systems for the site, including internal audits and compliance with industry legislation and customer requirements.
• Provide service and support to the technical leadership team with data entry, filing and information requests.
• Support allergen management by updating risk assessments for new ingredients and products.
• Analyse trends, identify potential issues and escalate to the technical leadership team.
• Develop technical systems to meet business and customer standards and manage customer interfaces professionally.

Skills

Food industry experience

Microsoft Office proficiency

QM Systems knowledge

HACCP/TACCP/Food Safety Level 2

Job description

Quality Systems Technologist

Benefits: Company share save scheme, matched pension scheme , Life insurance up to 4x salary

Location: Greencore Desserts Newark, Jessop Way, NG24 2ER

Ways of Working: Site Based

Hours of work: Monday - Friday

Contract Type: Permanent

Why Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.

Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Our site in Newark, Nottinghamshire, specialises in producing a range of chilled desserts, including trifles, creamcakes, and choux pastries. The site employs over 1,800 people and operates in a fast-paced, high-volume production environment.

About the role

As Technologist, you will provide technical expertise, to our customers, suppliers and throughout the business, advising of legal, safety and quality standards and providing specialist technical support to all functions.

What you'll be doing

• Maintain the Quality Systems for the business unit / site. This will include Quality Systems, Internal Audits, Industry legislation and Customer Requirements.
• Provide service and support to the technical leadership team. This work includes data entry, filing, information requests, change management procedure and communicating to relevant parties.
• Support the allergen management system by updating and maintaining the allergen risk assessments with the introduction of new ingredients and products.
• Be proactive in analysing trends and spotting potential issues, and escalating these to the technical leadership team.
• Develop the technical systems to meet business, customer, industry standards.
• Ensure the customer interface is managed professionally and in a timely manner
• Contribute to customer audits and visits, leading in areas of expertise.
• Communicate relevant information into the site governance forums and relevant stakeholders.
• To conduct audits as part of the internal QMS. To trend actions and nonconformances and to report into the relevant forums. To work with the Technical management team and communicate outstanding areas & additions to standards to ensure compliance with all current relevant standards, COP and legislation.
• Work with the NPD team to ensure all changes associated with launches, delists and promo activities are implemented without out any disruption to support the operation teams and achieves the correct deadlines.

Teamwork

deputise and support others in the technical team in all tasks as required and be flexible to cover different work, also to be involved with projects when requested.

Health & Safety

operate in a safe working manner and support the site on continuous improvements. We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

What we're looking for

• Experience working in the food industry
• Microsoft Office proficiency
• Ideally knowledge of QM Systems
• HACCP, TACCP, Food Safety Level 2

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.