QA Technician - Maternity Cover - food manufacturing

QA Technician - Maternity Cover

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and forward-thinking business that is constantly evolving and developing their products to stay at the forefront of their sector and maintain their reputation for producing an exciting product range.

About the QA Technician job

The purpose of your role is to provide technical support across the site, focusing on laboratory operations and compliance with food safety and quality management systems. Working closely with the Operations Team, you will help ensure products consistently meet customer specifications, regulatory requirements, and food safety and quality standards.

Key tasks

• Carry out a range of laboratory activities, including product and shelf-life testing, equipment verification, stock control and accurate record keeping, ensuring all testing is completed in line with company procedures.
• Supporting the site's Food Safety & Quality Management System and help maintain compliance with BRC standards and ensure food safety and quality requirements are consistently met.
• Conduct routine hygiene inspections, environmental monitoring activities, including microbiological and air quality sampling, as well as scheduled Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) audits to verify compliance across the site.
• Work closely with Production to ensure corrective actions are implemented effectively, driving continuous improvement and maintaining high standards of quality and food safety.
• As a visible member of the Technical team, you will provide guidance, training and coaching to manufacturing colleagues, promoting quality awareness and encouraging compliance with company procedures.

About You

• The successful candidate shall have a scientific or food-based background and preferably educated to degree level in a relevant subject of have relevant technical experience within food manufacturing.
• Knowledge of BRCGS audits, food hygiene level 3 and HACCP level 3 are desirable and would be advantageous.

More details

The QA Technician job (ref:9083) is paying c. £28,000 - £30,000.

This is a maternity cover contract role until March 2027 but with the high probability that it will then go permanent. The working hours are initially Monday to Friday, 6am to 2pm, with some flexibility required to support shift handovers, but these may change once the role goes permanent.

The site is in the West Midlands and is commutable from Walsall, Dudley, Wolverhampton, Birmingham, West Bromwich and surrounding areas.

The package offers Pension scheme, Employee discounts, Benefits and rewards platform via Perkbox, Employee Assistance Programme, Free onsite parking and a 1-hour paid lunch break.

Alternate job titles - Laboratory Technician QA Auditor Quality Assurance Auditor Quality Auditor QA Technologist Quality Assistant QA Assistant Quality Assurance Technician Food Industry Technical QA Jobs

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