Quality Assurance Technologist
hace 9 días
Cranbrook
Job Title: Quality Assurance Technologist Location: Cranbrook (site-based) Contract: Full-time, Permanent Hours: 40 hours per week Salary: £30k - £40k Reporting to: Head of Technical (Products) Job Purpose This is a varied, hands-on Quality Assurance role within a food manufacturing environment. Working closely with Production, NPD and Laboratory teams, the QA Officer will play a key role in ensuring products are safe, legal, and meet customer and regulatory standards. The role suits a proactive team player with strong attention to detail and good communication skills. Key Responsibilities • Support the business in producing safe, legal, and quality food products., • Carry out GMP, hygiene, glass and foreign body audits across the manufacturing facility., • Support investigation of customer complaints, including root cause analysis and corrective actions., • Support product assessment systems to ensure products meet quality standards and agreed specifications., • Coordinate sampling for laboratory analysis in line with site schedules, trend results, and escalate out-of-spec findings., • Coordinate shelf-life extension requests with suppliers and support on-site laboratory activity where required., • Conduct microbiological and allergen swabbing in line with site schedules and validation activities., • Perform chemical titrations as required., • Carry out equipment calibration and site validation / verification activities., • Support third-party audits and internal traceability exercises, including document retrieval and audit presentation., • Support supplier complaint investigations, including traceability, reporting, and close-out., • Maintain QA communication boards and contribute to food safety culture communications. About You • Experience in a QA role within food manufacturing (chilled, ambient or FMCG preferred)., • Good understanding of GMP, hygiene standards, food safety and quality systems., • Comfortable working cross-functionally with Production, Technical and NPD teams., • Strong attention to detail with a proactive, hands-on approach., • Confident communicator with the ability to support audits and investigations. Additional Information This role offers the opportunity to develop within a growing technical team in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. Duties may vary to meet business needs.