Technical Intake Assistant

Greenyard; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full UK Driving Licence is required

Competitive Salary

4% Employer Pension Contribution

20 days holiday increasing to 26 days

Healthcare Cashback Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Salary Sacrifice Electric Car Scheme

Free on site Parking

Job summary

Greenyard is seeking a QA professional to join the UK team in the Frozen Division at the Kings Lynn site. The role focuses on quality, safety, integrity and compliance of raw materials, ingredients and packaging, with support to supplier performance monitoring.

Hours are 08:00–16:00, Monday to Friday, with flexibility to meet business needs. The successful candidate will have experience in a QA role within food manufacturing, strong IT and documentation skills, and a solid understanding of QA

Qualifications

• Experience in a QA role within a food manufacturing business.
• Excellent IT and documentation skills.
• Strong QA principles and ability to work under pressure.
• Able to work well in a team and on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality, safety, integrity and compliance of raw materials, ingredients and packaging and related processes.
• Support the Technical Manager with administrative requirements of monitoring supplier performance.
• Conduct checks on incoming goods to ensure they meet purchasing specifications, including sampling and inspections.
• Report specifications, documents and issue non-conformances and follow up corrective actions.
• Manage and update the raw material intake tracker.
• Perform calibration/verification of test equipment as assigned.
• Create and maintain intake sheets for raw material assessment.
• Coordinate sampling and testing in the lab systems and review results with the technical team.

Skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Office 365

Communication skills

Documentation

QA principles

Job description

Greenyard is a global market leader in fresh, frozen and prepared produce. The Company provides efficient and sustainable solutions to customers and suppliers through best‑in‑class products, market‑leading innovation and outstanding service. In doing so, it helps us enable a healthier future.

• Excellent IT Skills (Excel, Powerpoint, Office 365)
• Passionate

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our UK Team within our Frozen Division working within our Technical Team at our site in Kings Lynn, Norfolk.

This role would be suitable for someone who has experience working within a food manufacturing business in a Quality Assurance role.

Hours are Monday - Friday 08.00 - 16.00 (flexibility required to suit business needs).

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring the quality, safety, integrity and compliance of raw materials, ingredients and packaging and their associated processes.
• Supporting the Technical Manager with administrative requirements of monitoring supplier performance.
• Conducting checks on incoming goods to ensure they meet purchasing specifications, performing sampling and inspections against requirements of our divisional Qualtiy Control plan.
• Reporting specification materials, documents and issuing non‑conformances raised and following up corrective actions with internal teams.
• Managing and updating the raw material intake tracker.
• Performing required calibration/verification of test equipment as assigned.
• Creating and maintaining intake sheets for raw material assessment.
• Collecting, preparing and sending samples for microbiological and chemical testing via the relevant laboratory systems, ensuring sampling plans are carried out as per site and divisional requirements and reviewing results alongside the technical manager/technical team to enable release of materials.
• Organising and conducting site taste panels working closely with other departments.

Person Specification

• Excellent IT Skills (Excel, Powerpoint, Office 365)
• Effective communication skills (written and oral)
• Experience in creating, updating and issuing documentation.
• Good understanding of QA principles.
• Able to work effectively within a team environment and also on own initiative.
• Proactive and self‑motivating.
• Good organisational skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Able to work under pressure and meet demanding deadlines.

Values

• Reliable
• Entrepreneurial
• Creative
• Passionate
• Sharing

Benefits

Full UK Driving Licence is required

• Competetive Salary
• 4% Employer Pension Contribution
• 20 days holiday increasing to 26 days after one year (excluding bank holidays)
• Healthcare Cashback Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Electric Car Scheme
• Free on site Parking