Quality Technician (Evening)

Who We Are

Science In Sport Group is a world leader in sports and performance nutrition.

We have two highly regarded brands; SiS which combines world-class science and innovation to provide optimal performance nutritional solutions for professional athletes, sports and fitness enthusiasts and the active lifestyle community. This includes over 320 professional teams worldwide across a broad range of sports including Football, Rugby, Cycling, Athletics, Basketball, Netball and Swimming. Brand ambassadors include former track cyclist Sir Chris Hoy, an eleven-time world champion and six-time Olympic champion, and Eilish McColgan, who won gold in the 2022 Commonwealth Games 10,000 metres.

PhD Nutrition is a premium, active-nutrition brand for the active lifestyle community wanting intelligent nutrition to help them achieve their goals. With over 20 years of research and development, our products are designed to maximise performance in and out of the gym. It’s an exciting time for PhD Nutrition as 2025 will kick off an entirely new line up of brand ambassadors, from hybrid athletes to qualified sports nutritionists.

The two brands sell through the phd.com and scienceinsport.com digital platforms, third-party online marketplaces including Amazon, as well as extensive domestic and international retail distribution.

In 2022 the company opened a state of the art 160,000 square foot manufacturing and logistics facility in Blackburn, Lancashire. Providing a significant advantage in product costs and customer response time and most importantly, allowing Science In Sport to lead the way for quality standards.

Science In Sport is a Performance Solutions partner to globally recognised elite teams, including Tottenham Hotspur, Saracens Rugby, British Triathlon, Aquatics GB, British Cycling, England Netball and Loughborough Sports. As well as being the Official Energy Gel Provider of RunThrough and the Official Nutrition Partner of Ultra X.

The Role

This role is within the Technical Team to support all required quality assurance functions of the shift and to drive a culture of food safety and continuous improvement across SiS and PhD product ranges. The Quality Technician will work closely with their team across alternative shifts ensuring technical support is provided to the business.

This role is crucial as Science in Sport is the world’s leading performance nutrition brand, with over 330 elite athletes and teams relying on our products for success resulting in Olympic medals, Grand Tour wins, and Grand Slams.

With the business expanding their manufacturing capabilities through bringing the production of the Smart Bar range in-house and a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, the purpose of a Quality Technician is to ensure internal and external quality standards are met at all levels, contributing to the business being a premium brand.

• Job Type: Permanent
• Salary: £30,000
• Working Hours: Mon - Thurs, 12pm - 10pm
• Location: Blackburn

Benefits

• Cycle to work scheme
• Product discount
• Employee discount vouchers
• Birthday day off
• Pension scheme, employer contribution at 4%

The work - Your 4 most important responsibilities

• Ensuring the safety, quality and legality of all products produced on site through agreed processes and schedules.
• Collecting and analysing product and microbiological samples, as well as recording data from analysis.
• Maintaining the company’s ISO 22000 Quality Management System, as well as working closely with other third-party certification bodies for sustainability, religious and ethical obligations.
• Fostering a positive food safety and lean manufacturing culture throughout the production department, focusing on strong basic principles.

Accountability – what you are responsible for delivering

• Writing, interpreting, and putting into practice the organisation’s quality standards and procedures.
• Carrying out daily on-site audits such as GMP & Brittle Materials.
• Ensuring all daily documentation is completed correctly and on time.
• Investigating complaints and incidents using root cause analysis techniques.
• Positive release of finished products.
• Working with other members of the technical team such as hygiene, compliance and SQA.

Capability - the skills and behaviours required to do this job well

• Knowledge of food safety regulations and quality control processes.
• Food Safety, HACCP & GMP qualifications & experience.
• Excellent computer skills using Word/Excel and some basic software packages.
• Excellent organisational and planning skills.
• Previous experience operating, calibrating, and setting up of metal detectors and X-ray programs.
• Identifying and implementing areas of improvement on both process and practices.

Performance – how you will know you are doing a great job

• Completion of all QA schedules on a daily/weekly and monthly basis.
• Timely and accurate analysis of external lab results recorded and reported where necessary.
• Daily tasks completed, captured through schedules and internal SOPs.
• NCR investigations and RCA actions completed to agreed time frames.
• All product released within 24 hours of receiving satisfactory lab results (where applicable).

Specific metrics will be set when in role and will be reviewed and built upon regularly. Alongside this, you will be supported with a personal performance plan that will enable you to continue improving your own performance and impact.

Attributes – experience and mindset that will enable you to do well in this role.

• A positive and proactive attitude with the ability to challenge using own initiative where appropriate.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and maintain a logical approach.
• Obtain a continuous improvement mindset.
• A team-oriented approach to work.
• Previous experience working to ISO 22000/BRC standards.
• Flexibility to carry out additional duties as deemed necessary by the business.

Science in Sport Group is an equal opportunity employer; we value diversity and strive to cultivate an inclusive workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind in regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We fully support reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, to provide an inclusive and welcoming recruitment experience.