Technical Advanced Operator

Talosats Careers; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Career development opportunities

Company pension

Life assurance

Health and wellbeing support

Online benefits hub

Referral programme

Canteen facilities

On-site parking

Job summary

Sofina Foods is seeking a Technical Advanced Operator to support food safety, quality, and compliance across the site. You will prepare production areas, verify material compliance, calibrate equipment, and conduct audits while supporting continuous improvement and right-first-time delivery.

Joining Sofina means working with production and technical teams to ensure customer, company, and legal standards are met, with opportunities to develop technical expertise in a fast-paced manufacturing

Qualifications

• Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification or equivalent.
• Experience in food manufacturing, QA, technical, or compliance.
• Prior quality auditing experience.
• Knowledge of food safety systems, GMP and QA processes.
• Experience in chilled or frozen production is advantageous.
• Strong attention to detail and issue resolution.
• Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Prepare production areas and equipment to meet food safety, hygiene, quality, and performance standards.
• Verify that products, raw materials, and ingredients comply with customer specifications, legal requirements, and internal standards.
• Monitor and calibrate weighing and temperature monitoring equipment, escalate issues promptly.
• Check product labels and packaging information for compliance and accuracy.
• Carry out routine quality, food safety, hygiene, and process audits in line with site procedures.
• Collect samples for laboratory testing and ensure quality documentation is completed accurately.
• Investigate non-conformances, support root cause analysis, and contribute to corrective actions.
• Support production teams with process controls, record completion, and adherence to food safety procedures.
• Conduct process control checks at defined intervals to ensure ongoing compliance with specifications.
• Promote a positive food safety and quality culture and encourage right-first-time across the operation.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, efficiency, waste reduction, and operational performance.
• Contribute to maintaining audit-ready standards and supporting customer, insurance, and compliance audits.
• Coach and support colleagues on food safety, hygiene, quality, and safe working practices.

Skills

Level 2 Food Hygiene

Quality Assurance experience

Auditing experience

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Become a key part of our Technical team, helping to protect food safety, product quality, and compliance standards while ensuring products are delivered right first time for our customers.

Role Overview

As a Technical Advanced Operator, you'll play a vital role in maintaining food safety, quality, and operational standards across the site. Working closely with Production and Technical teams, you'll help ensure products meet customer, company, and legal requirements while supporting a culture of continuous improvement, compliance, and operational excellence.

Key Duties

• Prepare production areas and equipment to ensure they meet required food safety, hygiene, quality, and performance standards.
• Verify that products, raw materials, and ingredients comply with customer specifications, legal requirements, and internal standards.
• Monitor and calibrate weighing and temperature monitoring equipment, escalating issues promptly when identified.
• Check product labels and packaging information to ensure compliance and accuracy.
• Carry out routine quality, food safety, hygiene, and process audits in line with site procedures.
• Collect samples for laboratory testing and ensure quality documentation is completed accurately.
• Investigate non-conformances, support root cause analysis, and contribute to effective corrective actions.
• Support production teams with process controls, record completion, and adherence to food safety procedures.
• Conduct process control checks at defined intervals to ensure ongoing compliance with specifications.
• Promote a positive food safety and quality culture and encourage a right-first-time approach across the operation.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives focused on quality, efficiency, waste reduction, and operational performance.
• Contribute to maintaining audit-ready standards and supporting successful customer, insurance, and compliance audits.
• Coach and support colleagues on food safety, hygiene, quality, and safe working practices.

Ideal Candidate

• Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification or equivalent.
• Experience within a food manufacturing, quality assurance, technical, or compliance environment.
• Previous quality auditing experience.
• Knowledge of food safety systems, GMP, hygiene standards, and quality assurance processes.
• Experience working within chilled, frozen, or food production environments would be advantageous.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify, investigate, and resolve issues.
• Confident prioritising workloads and managing multiple responsibilities effectively.
• Able to build positive working relationships and influence high standards across teams.
• Competent using Microsoft Office and electronic recording systems.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills with a focus on accuracy.
• A proactive and self-motivated approach, with a commitment to setting standards and leading by example.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to coach and support colleagues.

Why Join Us?

This is an excellent opportunity to develop your technical expertise within a fast-paced manufacturing environment where food safety and quality are at the heart of everything we do. You'll work closely with operational and technical teams, gain valuable experience across quality systems and audits, and play an important role in ensuring products consistently meet the highest standards.

• competitive pay
• career development opportunities
• company pension
• life assurance
• health and wellbeing support
• an online benefits hub
• referral programme
• canteen facilities
• on-site parking

About Sofina

Sofina Foods is more than just a food company. It's a place where you can grow your career, learn new skills, and make a positive impact.

With a wide range of meat and seafood products that delight consumers worldwide, Sofina Foods is always looking for talented and passionate people to join its team of over 13,000 employees across 40 sites in Canada and Europe.

At Sofina Foods, you will be part of a culture that values innovation, quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. You will work with diverse and delicious products that are sourced responsibly and sustainably from over 50 different protein sources from 5 continents.

Our vision is to be the most successful food company in the world. If you are looking for a rewarding and exciting career in the food sector, Sofina Foods is the place for you.

Equal Opportunities

Sofina Foods is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences - regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation