Quality Technician

Quality Technician

This role plays a key part in ensuring compliance with customer requirements, industry regulations, and third-party standards. You'll support audits, champion good manufacturing practice, and help drive a culture of quality throughout the site.

Responsible for:

• Support the development and maintenance of Quality Systems across the site.
• Stay informed on regulatory and compliance changes and apply them effectively.
• Ensure customer, legal, and food industry standards are consistently met.
• Coordinate the implementation of standards throughout the processing environment, maintaining an /"audit-ready/" mindset at all times.
• Maintain a strong presence on the production floor, coaching teams in GMP and ensuring compliance.
• Assist with customer and regulatory audits, managing non-conformances from root cause through to corrective action.
• Conduct raw material inspections at intake and communicate non-conformances to suppliers.
• Manage supplier approvals including certification, specification updates, and SAQs.
• Participate in the internal audit schedule, including traceability, hygiene, and system audits.
• Maintain and audit the glass/Perspex register.
• Oversee document control - update procedures, manage production paperwork, and ensure accurate record-keeping.
• Perform in-process quality checks to ensure products meet customer specifications.
• Organise and contribute to management taste panels.
• Prepare and send samples for external microbiological testing, carry out internal micro tests, and report any out-of-spec results.
• Conduct environmental swabbing and trend results to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support the Quality Manager and wider management team with additional quality-related tasks as needed.
• Work flexibly as part of a fast-paced Quality team.

Qualifications:

• A degree or third-level qualification in Science, Quality, or a related field.
• 2-5 years' experience in the food industry or a similar environment, including experience within a Quality function.
• Strong understanding of food manufacturing processes.
• Hands-on experience with quality assurance practices and interpreting regulatory requirements.
• Solid knowledge of BRC standards (essential).
• Ability to work independently and drive improvements with moderate guidance.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong technical capabilities.
• Confident multitasker with strong organisational skills.
• Good IT literacy (MS Office, documentation systems).
• A genuine passion for delivering exceptional quality standards.