Black Label Creations is a rapidly growing and disruptive private label supplier of finished nutritional supplements. We partner with brands to deliver premium and bespoke products, from concept through to launch, offering finished units across a wide variety of nutritional products.
Role Description
This is a full-time on-site role for a Quality Assurance Assistant located in Frimley. This role offers the opportunity to join the BLC QC team, supporting the Technical & QC Manager in maintaining our food safety and quality management systems. You'll work across a broad range of product and ingredient categories and manufacturing sites, collaborating closely with colleagues in NPD, Procurement, and Supply Chain. The role requires a detail-oriented approach and a commitment to maintaining product quality.
Key Responsibilities:
Supplier Compliance
* Manage certifications for raw materials, packaging, and manufacturing partners.
* Ensure regulatory compliance across UK, EU, and international markets.
Auditing & Supplier Performance
* Support supplier audits and drive corrective actions to uphold high standards.
Ingredient Management
* Oversee specifications, approvals, and supplier documentation for a wide range of raw materials.
Problem-Solving
* Lead investigations into supplier non-conformances and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
Finished Product Management
* Maintain the reference sample library.
Product Testing
* Coordinate submission of samples to laboratories and support the NPD team with organoleptic assessments of finished products.
What you'll need:
* A background in Food Science, Food Tech or something similar.
* Experience working with specifications.
* Strong organisational and analytical skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects.
* Excellent communication skills and confidence working cross-functionally and with suppliers.
* A proactive, can-do attitude and eagerness to learn quickly.
* Knowledge of UK/EU food safety standards and regulatory frameworks (desirable).