Quality Assurance Technician

What would you get for working here?

If You Have The Technical And Quality Experience We Are Looking For Then You Will Receive a Total Reward Package That Includes

• Competitive salary of £30,692.03 p/a
• 28 days annual leave (Inc of Bank Holidays)
• Access to Stream (formerly Wagestream) – a financial wellbeing benefit that lets you track earnings and access earned pay before payday, plus budgeting tools and money support to help you stay in control
• Access to an exclusive employee benefits/discounts platform where you can save £££s on your everyday spends
• Excellent coffee machines available free-of-charge
• Professional development opportunities and qualifications
• A progressive working environment that puts its people at the heart of what it does
• Great opportunity for career development

If You Have The Technical And Quality Experience We Are Looking For Then You Will Receive a Total Reward Package That Includes

• Competitive salary of £30,692.03 p/a
• 8% Pension Contribution
• 28 days annual leave (Inc of Bank Holidays)
• £250 refer-a-friend scheme
• Access to Stream (formerly Wagestream) – a financial wellbeing benefit that lets you track earnings and access earned pay before payday, plus budgeting tools and money support to help you stay in control
• Access to an exclusive employee benefits/discounts platform where you can save £££s on your everyday spends
• Excellent coffee machines available free-of-charge
• Professional development opportunities and qualifications
• A progressive working environment that puts its people at the heart of what it does
• Great opportunity for career development

Our vision as a business is to be the “Go-to” supplier of bakery products, working nationally with retailers such as M&S, Tesco and Sainsbury’s on their premium private label range and regionally through the Village Bakery brand.

In achieving this vision, we want to be recognised as a family business that continually invests in the future through the development of our people, quality and food safety culture, equipment and processes.

As a QA Technician, you will support the Technical team in ensuring that all products, processes and materials meet the highest standards of food safety, quality, legality and customer compliance. The role will play a key part in maintaining an audit-ready environment and promoting strong food safety culture across the site.

• Carrying out quality checks and process verification across production
• Supporting HACCP monitoring and CCP verification activities
• Conducting GMP, hygiene and factory standards audits
• Completing product, environmental and microbiological sampling activities
  
  Supporting allergen control and foreign body management programmes
• Raising and supporting investigation of non-conformances and quality incidents
• Assisting with customer complaint investigations and trend analysis
• Maintaining accurate technical records and documentation within the QMS
• Supporting calibration activities for technical equipment
• Working closely with Production and Operations teams to maintain quality standards

• Experience working in a QA or Technical role within food manufacturing
• Understanding of food safety systems including HACCP and GMP
• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate documentation
• Confident using Microsoft Office applications including Word and Excel
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

• Experience working within a bakery manufacturing environment
• Awareness of BRCGS Food Safety Standard or retailer technical standards
• Experience supporting internal or external audits
• Experience investigating non-conformances or customer complaints

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