QA Technician

At Ryvita, we’re proud to be a 100‑year‑old brand with a brilliant heritage — and products that taste just as good today as they did a century ago, thanks to the amazing people who make it all happen. Our home is in Poole, and we also have a manufacturing site in Bardney, where we lovingly bake every single Ryvita crispbread and, for our sister business, craft the delicious Dorset Cereals that so many people enjoy every morning.

We’re a friendly, passionate team that supports each other to do our very best — because we believe Ryvita should be a great place to work as well as a great brand. The way we work matters just as much as the results we achieve. Whether we’re dreaming up new products or working hard to get them onto shelves, we care deeply about doing things the right way.

Every day brings something different — and that’s exactly how we like it! We embrace challenges, roll up our sleeves, and use our collective talents to find smart solutions together.

At Ryvita, we’re all about living well and eating well, with a little room for ish. We’re on an exciting journey to strengthen our products and our team, creating the perfect balance between tradition and innovation. Whether you’re topping, dipping, or snacking, we believe in making life a little more fun, a little more delicious, and a lot more enjoyable. We’re passionate about building a future where everyone can thrive—both in the workplace and through the products we create.

Join us as we grow, innovate, and bring more ish to everything we do!

We have an excellent opportunity for a QA Technician to join our Dorset Cereals team based at Ryvita, Poole. The main focus of the role is to have a consumer first approach at all times. This role supports our production teams to ensure the food that we are producing is safe, legal and to a high standard.

Permanent and full‑time position, working 39 hours per week.

Shift pattern:
Monday–Thursday – Day shift 14:00–22:00, Night shift 06:00–14:00
Friday – Day shift 12:00–19:00, Night shift 06:00–13:00

• To support the Quality & Compliance Manager in all aspects of Technical and Quality with regard to the day-to-day shift operation, ensuring food safety is adhered to at all times.
• To ensure basic food safety principles, HACCP and critical control points (CCPs) are complied with as well as customer requirements.
• To actively drive hygiene and housekeeping standards within the factory.
• To administer the weights and measures system, Yield, and all aspects of Technical document archiving.
• To conduct routine line inspections to ensure compliance to Dorset Cereals and Customer requirements.
• To report any food safety, quality or health and safety issues to the Technical Team to ensure a high standard of inter‑department communication.
• Proactively address issues to positively promote best practice and Good Manufacturing Practice.
• To work on thorough investigation of consumer complaints and feedback to the consumer care team.

If you share our values, we’ll be thrilled to have you on a team that believes in integrity, passion for results, superior quality, initiative, recognition and teamwork.

Integrity, Passion for Results, Superior Quality, Initiative, Recognition & Teamwork

• Experience in a quality role preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to prioritise and able to demonstrate workplace examples.
• Good standard of written and spoken English.
• Good computer skills especially Excel and Word.
• Able to coach and influence those around you to build upon hygiene and housekeeping standards, addressing issues as they arise.
• Time management skills.
• Health and Safety Champion.
• Knowledge of Food Safety legislation would be an advantage.

• Bonus Scheme (up to 5%).
• Pension Scheme – up to 10% employer contributions.
• Buy holiday scheme.
• Discounted products.
• Health Cash Plan.
• Career opportunities – ABF group employs 128,000 employees worldwide.
• Discounts on over 900 retailers on our discount platform.
• Generous family leave policy.
• Leadership development.
• Group Cycle to work scheme.
• Free parking.

At Ryvita, we believe in inspiring better…