At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure food safety and quality standards while supporting audits and compliance processes.
- Company: Join a progressive food manufacturing company with a friendly team atmosphere.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, pension, and strong training opportunities for career growth.
- Other info: Great opportunity for career progression towards a Technical Manager role.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in food safety and quality while developing your technical skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in quality assurance or food safety is essential; strong communication skills are a plus.
The predicted salary is between 32000 - 35000 £ per year.
We are very pleased to be working alongside our specialist and friendly client as they seek to expand their team at their busy site in Uckfield. This is a full-time permanent role - Monday to Friday 08:30-17:30. The position is fully site/office based with parking available on site and a short walk from the station area/bus stops. Salary is £32,000-£35,000 plus very good all-round company benefits, including pension, long-term career progression/pathway, mentorship along with strong training and development opportunities.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within a progressive and modern employer where you will be able to make a real difference. This is a great opportunity for someone with experience in food manufacturing, quality assurance or technical compliance who wants to develop their technical expertise and progress towards a future Technical Manager position. Working within a BRCGS AA accredited business, you'll play a key role in maintaining food safety, quality standards and regulatory compliance whilst being supported by an experienced senior technical team.
As QA & Technical Coordinator, you'll be responsible for supporting and maintaining quality management systems, technical compliance processes and food safety standards across the business. This is a hands-on role that combines factory-floor quality activities with technical administration, audit preparation and customer support. You'll work closely with senior management and technical specialists who will help develop your skills whilst providing a clear pathway for future career progression.
Duties will include:
- Conduct routine quality inspections and site checks
- Maintain quality records, documentation and compliance data
- Support internal and external audits, including BRCGS audits
- Monitor CCPs and ensure HACCP procedures are followed
- Investigate non-conformances and support corrective actions
- Manage customer and supplier specifications
- Assist with product compliance and labelling requirements
Customer & Business Support:
- Respond to customer technical enquiries professionally
- Co-ordinate development samples and customer projects
- Maintain CRM and customer information systems
- Build strong working relationships with customers, suppliers and internal teams
Experience, competencies and knowledge required:
- We're looking for candidates from Quality Assurance, Technical, Specifications Technologist, Food Safety, Compliance or Technical Coordinator backgrounds.
- Experience within food manufacturing or food ingredients
- Understanding of HACCP, food safety and quality systems
- Ideally have knowledge of BRCGS standards
- Audit experience or involvement in audit preparation
- Strong organisational and administration skills, along with excellent accuracy levels
- Good communication and customer service skills
- Confidence working both in the factory and office environment
- Local to the Uckfield area or a realistic daily commute.
For more information regarding this new and exciting QA and Technical Co-Ordinator opportunity, please apply now! Short-listing will take place soon - don't miss out!
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