At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure quality and safety of food products while supporting the Technical Manager.
- Company: Join Greenyard, a leader in fresh and frozen produce with a focus on sustainability.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, pension contributions, generous holiday, and health benefits.
- Other info: Flexible hours, excellent career growth, and a supportive team culture.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on food quality and safety in a dynamic team environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in Quality Assurance within food manufacturing and strong IT skills.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Greenyard is a global market leader in fresh, frozen and prepared produce. The Company provides efficient and sustainable solutions to customers and suppliers through best-in-class products, market leading innovation and outstanding service. In doing so, it helps us enable a healthier future.
We have a fantastic opportunity to join our UK Team within our Frozen Division working within our Technical Team at our site in Kings Lynn, Norfolk. This role would be suitable for someone who has experience working within a food manufacturing business in a Quality Assurance role. Hours are Monday - Friday 08.00 - 16.00 (flexibility required to suit business needs).
Key Responsibilities will include:
- Ensuring the quality, safety, integrity and compliance of raw materials, ingredients and packaging and their associated processes.
- Supporting the Technical Manager with administrative requirements of monitoring supplier performance.
- Conducting checks on incoming goods to ensure they meet purchasing specifications, performing sampling and inspections against requirements of our divisional Quality Control plan.
- Reporting of the specification materials, documenting and issuing non-conformances raised and following up corrective actions with internal teams.
- Managing and updating the raw material intake tracker.
- Performing required calibration/verification of test equipment as assigned.
- Creating and maintaining intake sheets for raw material assessment.
- Collecting, preparing and sending samples for microbiological and chemical testing via the relevant laboratory systems, ensuring sampling plans are carried out as per site and divisional requirements and reviewing results alongside the technical manager/technical team to enable release of materials.
- Organising and conducting site taste panels working closely with other departments.
Person Specification:
- Excellent IT Skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Office 365).
- Effective communication skills (written and oral).
- Experienced in creating, updating and issuing documentation.
- Good understanding of QA principles.
- Able to work effectively within a team environment and also on own initiative.
- Proactive and self-motivating.
- Good organisational skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Able to work under pressure and meet the demanding deadlines of the role.
Values:
- Reliable.
- Entrepreneurial.
- Creative.
- Passionate.
- Sharing.
Full UK Driving Licence is required.
Benefits:
- Competitive Salary.
- 4% Employer Pension Contribution.
- 20 days holiday increasing to 26 days after one year (excluding bank holidays).
- Healthcare Cashback Scheme.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Salary Sacrifice Electric Car Scheme.
- Free on-site Parking.
Technical Intake Assistant employer: Greenyard
Greenyard is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, where employees are empowered to contribute to a healthier future through innovative food solutions. With a strong focus on employee growth, competitive benefits including a generous holiday allowance and pension contributions, and a supportive team culture, this role as a Technical Intake Assistant provides a meaningful opportunity to make a real impact in the food manufacturing industry.
