What's on offer: £30-£35 k salary depends on experience Permanent position Progression Day shift only Our client is a global, family-owned company with a mission to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. With 160,000 employees across 70 countries, they provide essential food, agricultural, industrial, and nutritional products that impact billions of lives daily. The company connects farmers with markets and customers with quality ingredients, playing a vital role in the global food and agriculture supply chain. The Quality Assurance Assistant will support the FSQR manager in the daily duties in order to ensure compliance is aligned to regulatory, accreditation, safety standards and customer requirements. Key Accountabilities Responsible for the management and maintenance of the testing surveillance program, including interpretation of result and addressing non-conformance Supporting production in the assessment and positive release of raw materials Providing relevant data for KPI reporting Assist in investigation relating to non-conformance and customer complaints, applying root cause analysis, implementing and monitoring preventive actions Act as Deputy for the FSQR Manager Promote food or product safety awareness across the factory to develop the competencies of plant professionals and assist others in topics related to food or product safety, hazard analysis and critical control points Assist others on topics related to food or product safety by training, coaching and mentoring new team members on food or product safety procedures Assisting in the updating of specific QMS procedures Assist in the completion of internal and external, safety and quality audits including closing gaps in production and maintenance across a location with moderate complexity and identify and proactively address basic risk areas Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff * Other duties as assigned Qualifications Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience Experience with Microsoft applications & SAP Demonstrated work experience in a Laboratory (working with NIR, Mycotoxin testing equipment) Preferred Qualifications Demonstrated experience in food manufacturing Ideally experience in third party audits e.g UFAS, VDM, Local authority etc. Interested? Please call on 01325 468780 INDTW