Quality Assurance Coordinator - Food Manufacturing Peterborough | Full-Time | £28k
The Role
If youre the kind of person who notices when a labels slightly off-centre or a form hasnt been signed correctly, this role will make perfect sense to you.
Were looking for a Quality Coordinator to support the Quality Lead in keeping systems tight, standards high, and audits painless. Youll be that vital link between production and compliance the one who quietly keeps things from unravelling.
No two days will look the same. Youll be balancing time on the factory floor with time behind the screen, helping ensure every product that leaves the site meets the standards expected and then some.
What Youll Be Doing
Supporting the Quality Lead with maintaining food safety and quality systems (HACCP, BRC, and others).
Carrying out daily QC checks to keep production within spec.
Investigating traceability issues and customer complaints calmly and methodically.
Assisting with internal audits and getting everything ready for external ones.
Updating product specs, compliance records, and quality documentation.
Helping drive continuous improvement and tidy up systems that need a refresh.
Monitoring GMP and hygiene procedures leading by example when others forget.
Checking finished goods meet standards before theyre signed off.
Keeping an eye on legislation and sharing updates with the team.
What Youll Need
A degree in Food Science (or equivalent hands-on experience).
At least 1 year in a quality or technical role within food manufacturing.
A solid understanding of HACCP and BRC.
Organised, detail-driven, and comfortable managing your own workload.
Confident communicator who can work with everyone from operators to senior management.
A practical, can-do attitude and the drive to make small improvements that add up.
What You Might Not Like
Its fast-paced, and priorities shift youll need to stay calm when things get busy.
Youll be juggling audits, paperwork, and floor checks all in the same morning.
Youll have to hold people accountable even when its uncomfortable.
Why Its Worth It
Youll be working alongside a supportive Quality Lead who wants to see you grow, not micromanage you. Theres structure, training, and plenty of opportunity to learn plus the satisfaction of knowing your work directly shapes the quality of what goes out the door.
If youve got the focus, patience, and quiet determination to keep standards high, wed love to hear from you.
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