QA Operative

Are you passionate about quality, food safety and maintaining the highest standards? We are looking for a Quality Assurance Operative to join our team and play a key role in ensuring our products consistently meet customer expectations, legal requirements and company standards. You'll work closely with operational teams to monitor quality throughout the production process, support food safety compliance and help drive continuous improvement across the site.

• Carry out inspections of raw materials, packaging and finished products against agreed specifications.
• Identify and elevate quality concerns and non-conformances.
• Complete product sampling, testing and quality assessments.
• Monitor shelf-life evaluations and communicate findings to relevant teams.
• Assist with investigations into quality issues, customer complaints and product defects.
• Verify traceability information and support product release processes.
• Collect and submit microbiological samples for laboratory testing in line with schedules.
• Support internal, customer and third-party audits.
• Help maintain excellent hygiene, housekeeping and food safety standards across the site.
• Contribute positively to a culture of continuous improvement.

• Experience with in a food manufacturing, quality assurance or similar operational environment.
• Good understanding of food safety, quality systems and GMP requirements.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify quality issues and non-conformances.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Competent in completing documentation and using computer systems.
• Proactive approach with strong problem-solving abilities and a continuous improvement mindset.

• 40 hours basic per week with overtime at 40 hours - 5 of 7 shift pattern