Quality Assurance Technician
FMCG/Food Processing, High Care environment
Worcestershire, onsite
A GBP 12.62 per hour, plus A GBP 6.50 per day shift allowance
Retailer discounts, Pension, 25 days holiday
Be the Guardian of Quality: Keep Products Exceptional
Are you passionate about food safety, product excellence, and working in a fast-paced, hands-on environment? Join the Quality Assurance team and play a key role in ensuring every product that leaves the factory is safe, legal, and meets the highest quality standards. You will work closely with our QA and Production teams to keep everything running smoothly, support continuous improvement, and be a vital part of the technical compliance systems.
What You'll Be Doing
You will be at the heart of operations: no two days will be the same. Key responsibilities include:
1. Sampling Superstar: Collect and input samples for analysis with precision, according to testing schedules.
2. Swabbing Pro: Perform environmental swabbing, ensuring hygiene standards are met.
3. First Line of Defence: Inspect ingredients and packaging, sharing results with the Intake Compliance Controller to address issues promptly.
4. Test Pack Champion: Assemble test packs with accurate weights and keep tare weights updated.
5. Calibration Commander: Verify measuring equipment is accurate and within tolerance, keeping schedules up to date.
6. Audit Ace: Maintain Glass, Hard Plastic, and Start-Up Audit records in top shape for inspections.
7. Taste Panel Leader: Run product tasting sessions, document results, and flag inconsistencies.
8. Product Quality Expert: Support product reviews including Start of Life, End of Life, and consistency panels.
9. Paperwork Pro: Keep factory records organized and audit-ready.
10. Consumables Controller: Manage and track essential factory consumables, ensuring safety and accountability.
11. Detection Detective: Confirm detection methods for consumables, ensuring items like plasters pass metal detection standards.
12. Audit Trail Champion: Play a critical role in traceability during audits.
13. Quality Driver: Collaborate with QA and operations to address complaints and improve product standards.
14. Team Player: Embrace continuous improvement and seek smarter ways to work.
15. Adaptable Supporter: Support additional duties and projects as needed.
What Success Looks Like
* Taste panel completion rate meets or exceeds targets
* Audit-ready with minimal non-conformances
* Accurate, timely data entry for samples and swabbing
* All equipment calibrations completed on schedule
* Focus on food safety, quality, brand integrity, and health and safety
What You'll Bring
Essential
* Experience working in the food industry
* Level 2 Food Safety qualification (or higher)
* Confident in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Desirable
* Previous experience in a similar QA role
What Drives You
You thrive in a team environment, care deeply about product quality, and take pride in doing things the right way. Core values: Teamwork, Quality, Honesty, and Passion—are not just words but the heartbeat of our culture. We seek individuals who embody these daily.
Why Join Us?
This is more than a job: it’s your chance to help shape the future of food quality and safety in a role that values your voice, celebrates your contributions, and offers growth opportunities.
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are not limited to this role.
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