Quality Technician

Travail Employment Group; Goole; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading employment agency is seeking a Quality Technician in Goole to ensure quality in a regulated food manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include conducting audits, maintaining compliance, and performing testing. Ideal candidates will have QA experience in food, good IT skills, and relevant certifications. The role offers a salary of £28,000 to £30,000, 25+ days of holiday, and additional benefits including a pension scheme and discounts.

Benefits

AVIVA pension scheme

Free parking

Extra holiday allowances

24hr virtual GP access

Rewards and recognition platform

Qualifications

• Experience in Quality Assurance in a food manufacturing environment.
• Familiarity with accredited quality standards like BRCGS, ISO9001, ISO22000.
• Good knowledge of factory processes and legal requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain sampling schedules and ensure compliance with product safety.
• Conduct internal audits and follow up on corrective actions.
• Mix and control solutions for testing and generate Certificates of Analysis.
• Perform shelf-life testing and maintain laboratory equipment.

Skills

Quality Assurance experience

IT skills (Excel, Word)

Knowledge of HACCP and quality systems

Continuous improvement identification

Education

Level 2 HACCP

Level 2 Food Hygiene

Job description

Quality Technician

Goole DN14 - £28-30k (14 month Maternity Cover), days only, 25 days holidays plus stats.

40 hrs: Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm (some flexibility with start and finish times).

Quality technician is a Monday to Friday job with duties that are vital to ensure quality is maintained in a highly regulated, food manufacturing environment.

Duties

• Working with the QA team to ensure sampling schedules are maintained, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation relating to product safety and legality and supporting the maintenance of the company's accreditation results.
• Conducting internal audits to schedule, highlighting any non-conformances, investigating, and following up on corrective actions to ensure satisfactory closure e.g. GMP audits, fabrication & glass & hard plastic audits.
• Mixing & controlling solutions for testing, coordinating submission of samples to third party laboratories or customers and generating Certificates of Analysis for customers.
• Shelf-life testing of raw materials and finished products as well as some laboratory testing of oils for the food and cosmetic industries using both traditional chemistry techniques e.g. titration and analytical equipment, maintaining the upkeep of the laboratory, consumables, and the equipment.

Requirements

• Previous experience working in Quality Assurance in a Manufacturing environment, ideally food based.
• Experience of working to an accredited quality standard such as BRCGS, ISO9001, or ISO22000.
• Ideally you will have Level 2 HACCP, Level 2 Food Hygiene, and internal auditing.
• Good IT skills with particular focus on Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Knowledge of factory processes, HACCP and quality systems, auditing processes, legal requirements, traceability systems, and audit trails.
• Ability to identify continuous improvement opportunities and co-ordinate workload to ensure all customers are supported and serviced in accordance with KPI requirements.

Benefits

• Salary: £28,000 to £30,000 DOE
• Hours: 40 hrs: Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm (some flexibility with start and finish times)
• Holidays: 25+ stats (23 days, plus your birthday off, plus an extra day for personal use)
• Extras: AVIVA pension scheme - Salary Exchange, Free parking, Death in service x4 annual salary (up to 4 beneficiaries), Reward Gateway platform/Smart spending app – access to rewards and recognition (shopping discounts/cashback and vouchers available for hundreds of retailers from Pizza Hut to Tesco to New Look), YuLife wellbeing and reward portal for rewards and recognition, 24hr virtual GP access for self and family members as part of YuLife and Smart Health.