Quality Assurance Technician
hace 5 días
Bishop's Stortford
Bishop's Stortford based We have 2 day shifts available (4 on, 4 off shift pattern 7am-7pm) Ready to make your mark at Gü? At Gü, we believe dessert should be anything but ordinary. We’re passionate about creating indulgent, innovative desserts that make people stop, savour and come back for more. Behind every delicious Gü dessert is a team dedicated to getting things right — from food safety and quality to process and product standards. We’re now looking for a passionate and detail-focused Quality Assurance / Food Safety Technician to join our team and help us maintain the high standards our products are known for. Working closely with our Production and Engineering teams, you’ll have a strong presence on the factory floor, monitoring compliance, identifying opportunities for improvement and supporting teams to resolve quality and food safety issues effectively. 🔍 What you’ll be doing • Carrying out raw material and packaging intake checks, ensuring everything meets specification., • Performing routine quality, temperature, product and taste panel checks throughout production., • Conducting and supporting microbiological, physical, chemical and allergen testing., • Managing laboratory samples, results and Certificates of Analysis., • Identifying, recording and escalating non-conformances and food safety or quality concerns., • Reviewing held stock and contributing to Problem Stock Meetings., • Championing GMP and continuous improvement across the factory., • Supporting and educating colleagues to strengthen our Food Safety & Quality Culture., • Maintaining accurate logs, records, documentation and quality systems., • Providing general support and cover across the QA team when required. 👇 What we’re looking for We’re looking for someone who is hands-on, organised and passionate about quality, with the confidence to work closely with production teams and challenge standards when necessary. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment, solving problems and making a genuine difference to food safety, product quality and factory standards, we’d love to hear from you. And if you’re a dessert lover too… even better! Benefits include:- • 27 days holiday., • Increased holiday with length of service., • Option to buy more holiday., • Enhanced maternity/paternity (Maternity is 6 months full pay after 2 years of service. 3 months full for 1-2 years)., • Free Gu., • Flexi week opportunity every year., • Cycle to work., • Heat scheme., • Westfield health cash plan, • Summer Fridays and December Fridays (finish at 1pm)., • Specsavers eye voucher., • Death in benefit service (Metlife Master trust) Why Join Gu? At Gu, you’ll be part of a team that genuinely cares about quality, innovation, and doing things the right way. This is a great opportunity to take ownership, influence site standards, and help shape the future of a much-loved dessert brand. Ready to help us make desserts anything but ordinary? Apply today!
