QA Assistant, QA Assistant

We are currently recruiting for full time QA Assistant to support the operational team in delivering compliance with all site policies, procedures, and protocols at Llanidloes site.

Factory based role ensuring factory is always audit ready. Driving best practice in the production environment with food safety, quality & legality. First point of contact for all production‑based issues. Verification of systems generating daily compliance KPIs. Key part of Technical functions including but not limited to internal auditing, micro sampling and daily calibration.

• When required and under the guidance of the QA Team Leader ensure that a range of routine tasks associated with the inspection of carcasses and monitoring activities e.g. product temperature/ dentition/label checks are performed at the defined frequency in accordance with the appropriate standard operating procedure.
• When required carry out visual inspection of lamb carcasses & where identified undertake the necessary trimming to ensure that all lamb carcasses meet the required specification.
• When required and under the guidance of the QA Team Leader ensure that a range of routine tasks associated with the inspection of carcasses and monitoring activities e.g. product temperature/ dentition/label checks are performed at the defined frequency in accordance with the appropriate standard operating procedure.
• When required carry out visual inspection of lamb carcasses & where identified undertake the necessary trimming to ensure that all lamb carcasses meet the required specification.
• When required and under the guidance of the QA Team Leader ensure that a range of routine tasks associated with the inspection of carcasses and monitoring activities e.g. product temperature/ dentition/label checks are performed at the defined frequency in accordance with the appropriate standard operating procedure.
• When required carry out visual inspection of lamb carcasses & where identified undertake the necessary trimming to ensure that all lamb carcasses meet the required specification.
• When required and under the guidance of the QA Team Leader ensure that a range of routine tasks associated with the inspection of carcasses and monitoring activities e.g. product temperature/ dentition/label checks are performed at the defined frequency in accordance with the appropriate standard operating procedure.
• When required carry out visual inspection of lamb carcasses & where identified undertake the necessary trimming to ensure that all lamb carcasses meet the required specification.

• Meat / Product knowledge
• Health & Safety Regulations
• Computer literate (to include using Microsoft Office e.g. Word, Excel)
• Team Working
• Ability to perform skilled jobs at high speeds
• Positive & Proactive attitude
• Able to use own initiative

• Basic Food Hygiene Level 2
• HACCP Level 2
• Internal Auditing Level 3

• Refer a Friend Scheme
• 28 days holiday entitlement
• Free Parking
• Subsidised Canteen
• Subsidised staff meat
• Discount on retail, cinema, travel and much more
• Life assurance policy
• Long service award

For further details on this vacancy please call or text the recruitment team on

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Quality Assurance

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing