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Hunter Selection Limited; Pontyclun; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days + Bank Holidays

Pension

Life Assurance

Company sick pay

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Hunter Selection Limited is seeking a hands-on production professional to join a fast-growing, innovation-led food manufacturing business. You will help ensure products are produced safely, efficiently and to high quality standards while supporting continuous improvement and new product introductions.

You will combine production expertise with quality leadership and work closely with Operations, Technical, Supply Chain and R&D teams to solve problems, support scale-up activities and drive

Qualifications

• Experience in the food and beverage sector is essential.
• Strong practical understanding of production processes and quality control.
• Hands-on production experience with ability to question recipes, batch records and specifications.
• Experience completing or reviewing QC checks (pH, Brix, viscosity, taste, colour).
• Strong troubleshooting, communication and documentation skills to influence through expertise.

Responsibilities

• Support daily production priorities with problem-solving and delivery.
• Oversee QC checks and batch documentation; escalate risks early.
• Assist investigations, root-cause analysis and corrective actions for issues.
• Contribute to production planning, launches and SOP improvements as operations grow.
• Plan and support trials, pre-production runs and first productions with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Food & beverage sector

Production processes

Quality control

Recipes & batch records

Troubleshooting & documentation

Job description

Commutable from Pontyclun, Llantrisant, Bridgend, Cardiff, Pontypridd, Aberdare, Newport

25 Days + Bank Holidays

Pension

Life Assurance cover

Company sick pay

Career progression opportunities

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing, innovation-led food manufacturing business as it expands its UK production capability through a strategic manufacturing partnership. Working at the heart of operations, you'll play a key role in ensuring products are produced safely, efficiently and consistently while supporting quality standards, continuous improvement and new product introductions.

In this role, you'll combine hands-on production expertise with strong quality leadership, working closely with Operations, Technical, Supply Chain and R&D teams to solve problems, support scale-up activities and drive operational excellence. You'll be central to maintaining product quality, improving processes and building effective ways of working across a growing manufacturing environment.

If you're passionate about food production, process improvement and delivering high standards in a fast-paced manufacturing setting, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact and help shape the future success of an expanding operation.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Work as part of the site team to support daily production priorities, problem-solving and delivery.
• Complete or oversee product-specific QC checks, including pH, Brix, viscosity, colour, taste, packaging and batch coding where relevant.
• Review production and QC records, retained samples and batch documentation, escalating risks or deviations early.
• Support investigations, root-cause analysis and corrective action for non-conformances, complaints, rework and recurring issues.
• Contribute to production planning, launches and product changes, and improve SOPs, QC records, handover documents and ways of working as the operation grows.
• Plan and support trials, pre-production runs and first productions with R&D, Technical, Operations, Supply Chain and the site team.

Requirements

• Experience working within the food and beverage sector.
• Strong practical understanding of production processes, quality control and food-safety expectations.
• Hands-on production experience and the confidence to understand and challenge recipes, batch records, specifications and processes.
• Experience completing or reviewing QC checks such as pH, Brix, viscosity, taste and colour.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication and documentation skills, with the ability to influence through expertise and relationships.

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Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

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