We are looking for a Senior Quality Technician to join our Nuneaton-based Technical team. The Senior Quality Technologist will operate as an integral part of the site's quality & technical team based in the Nuneaton Snacktory and will report into the Quality Manager. This role is a Monday to Friday shift on an 8am‑5pm basis. The position requires a passion for quality and food safety and a relentless drive to motivate the production team to deliver superb products for our consumers.
QA Team Support
* Coaching and support of the QA team
* Maintain and ensure adherence to QA compliance checks
* Deputise for Quality Manager where required
Compliance and Standards
* Ensure full implementation of factory‑based site audit plan to improve standards and encourage an audit‑ready everyday approach
* Ensure adherence to factory hygiene standards and cleaning sign‑offs
* Lead decision making and resolution for non‑conforming material and on‑hold stock. Weekly review of open holds to ensure close‑out.
* Support and coach factory teams to ensure full understanding and adherence to factory standards. Represent Technical in factory tier meetings and support Gemba activity.
* Drive right‑first‑time production
* Support factory preparation for 3rd‑party and customer audits and visits
* Involvement and technical support with factory improvement projects and complaints/hold reduction initiatives
* Completion of GMP and Hygiene audits and support with action close‑out
* Support with development of site food safety culture
* Management and co‑ordination of site calibration schedule
* Ensure full implementation of site environmental monitoring schedule (swabs, water, hand swabs)
* SME for factory technical systems and equipment
Data and Reporting
* Ensure information needed for generation of reports is recorded accurately and in a timely manner
* Meet data reporting commitments for the business to ensure full visibility and flow of information (Daily KPIs, Weekly KPIs, Operations Scorecard, Monthly Hold Reports)
* Review and analyse data to identify improvement opportunities
* Drive Red zone implementation across all areas for completion of QA checks
* Review and verify red zone data to ensure compliance
Qualifications
* Quality assurance experience ideally within a food manufacturing environment
* Working knowledge of GMP and basic food safety principles
* IT literacy (MS Office, E‑mail, Excel, Smart Device Apps)
* Good communicator with strong spoken and written skills
* Good numeracy skills, ability to work out averages, percentages, etc.
* Diligent with good attention to detail
* Team player to work collaboratively
* Strong influencer to build good cross‑departmental relationships
* Reliable and flexible “can‑do” attitude
* Food Safety, HACCP (Level 2 Qualification) – desirable
Equal Opportunity Statement
PROPER and Eat Real is an equal opportunities employer and we do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability, or age.
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