Technical Assistant

Ethero; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

All breaks paid

Job summary

Ethero in Telford is seeking an experienced food production QA administrator to support food safety, quality assurance, HACCP and regulatory compliance. You will perform daily QA checks, collect and file production records, and assist with routine audits.

The role is a permanent position paying £28,000 per year, with 7am–3pm hours, Monday to Friday and all breaks paid. Previous experience in food and drink is preferred and attention to detail is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a technical, QA, or food safety role within food and drink.
• Understanding of HACCP principles and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to maintain records, logs and traceability accurately.

Responsibilities

• Daily QA checks incl. temperature verification for all controlled areas.
• Collect, complete and file production and QA records as required.
• Goods-in and product checks: packaging, date codes, batch details and labelling.
• Label checks to ensure compliance with legislation and correct labelling.
• Assist with routine hygiene, GMP and Glass & Plastic audits.
• Maintain product information: specifications, ingredients, allergens, storage and shelf life.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Food Safety

Documentation

Attention to detail

Job description

Technical Assistant Telford Permanent position

£28,000.00 annual salary

Working hours: 7am - 3pm

All breaks paid

Monday - Friday

We are looking for experienced food production QA administrator who will be supporting the food safety, quality assurance, HACCP and regulatory compliance requirements.

Main job duties

• Daily QA checks (Temperature verification for all temperature-controlled areas at both Production site and Warehouse, scale verification and probe verification)
• Collect, complete (where required) and file all production & QA records
• Carry out routine goods-in and product checks, including packaging condition, product identification, date codes, batch details, labelling, supplier information, and product temperatures.
• Label checks to ensure compliance with legislation and ensure products are labelled correctly
• Assist with routine hygiene, GMP and Glass & Plastic audits
• Maintain product technical information, including specifications, ingredients, allergens, storage instructions, cooking instructions, shelf-life information, and supplier approval documents.
• Help maintain the controlled document system, ensuring policies, SOPs, forms, and records are current, version-controlled, and accessible to the relevant teams.

Ideal candidate will need to

• Have experience in a technical, quality assurance, food safety, food operations, supply chain or administration role, ideally within food and drink.
• Understand basic food safety principles.
• Have experience with, or an interest in, frozen or chilled food storage.
• Demonstrate strong attention to detail and be comfortable checking records, labels, specifications, batch information and traceability information accurately.
• Be highly organised, with the ability to maintain documents, spreadsheets, logs and follow-up actions in a controlled and consistent way.