Quality Technologist

UCC Europe; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food processing company in Bristol seeks a Quality Assurance professional to support compliance with food safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate holds a BSc in Food Science, has auditing experience, and demonstrates strong analytical and communication skills. Responsibilities include managing audits, pest control, and training staff while ensuring adherence to company and industry standards.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a food processing environment.
• Self-starter with an analytical and methodical approach to work.
• Team player with good interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining a quality culture and support operations staff.
• Take part in HACCP review meetings and complete quarterly audits.
• Manage Pest control and facilitate training where required.
• Perform internal audits for other departments as per schedule.

Skills

BRC/ISO internal auditing

Level 2 Food hygiene

HACCP qualifications

Analytical skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Education

BSc Food Science or a related degree

Job description

The Role

A key player within the technical team, providing support to the Technical Manager. Driving compliance across the Dartford site to every aspect of the site's Food Safety, Legality, Quality, and product integrity standards.

• Assist in maintaining a quality culture, and support operations staff in carrying tasks competently within the site's quality framework.
• Take part in HACCP review meetings; complete quarterly CCP verification audits.
• Manage Pest control. Be integral to the site's transition from Quality Control to Quality Assurance.
• Perform internal audits and assist in completing independent systems audits for other departments according to agreed schedule, and ensure actions raised are documented and signed-off upon completion of corrective/preventive measures.
• Co-ordinate laboratory testing for sampling products, reviewing and analysing results to identify non-conformances.
• Support production and the wider operations teams in adherence to, and maintenance of best practice standards across the business, in line with company procedures, customer and BRC standards.
• Identify and facilitate training where required. Manage hygiene staff and site hygiene protocols.
• Assist in the assessment of Green Coffee, packaging, and finished product where required.
• Take part in NPD projects trials, first launch (including staff briefing of product standards).
• Manage supplier approval records and provide relevant administrative support to the technical team.
• Manage customer complaints. Participate in completing product specifications both internally, and Gold standard specifications.

The Person

• BSc Food Science or a related degree; experience working within a food processing environment.
• BRC/ISO internal auditing experience; Level 2 Food hygiene and HACCP qualifications.
• A self-starter with an analytical and methodical approach to work.
• A team player with good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills including Microsoft Excel and Word.