QA Officer in Compton

Location: Ashbourne, UK (Hybrid working available after training period)

Contract: Fixed-term contract (2 years)

Why join us

Own your path at Trouw Nutrition, a Nutreco company. Whether you're a recent graduate or early in your quality career, this role offers the chance to build practical experience in supplier quality, raw material approvals and compliance within a global business. Join us as a QA Officer and grow your skills while helping us Feed the Future.

What you'll do

Reporting to the Quality team, you'll support a range of quality assurance activities across raw material and supplier management. You'll initially focus on quality administration and documentation activities while being trained in broader quality processes, creating opportunities to take on additional responsibilities over time.

• Supporting the migration, maintenance and review of supplier quality documentation within quality management systems.
• Managing supplier documentation, specifications, safety information and quality records to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Assisting with raw material and supplier approval activities, ensuring required quality standards and procedures are followed.
• Supporting the preparation, tracking and filing of Purchase Quality Agreements (PQAs) with suppliers.
• Conducting routine physical profiling and basic quality assessments on raw material samples.
• Supporting supplier complaint investigations and follow-up activities while working closely with Procurement, Production and other stakeholders.

Who we're looking for

We're looking for someone who is responsible, accountable and ready to Own this role. Most importantly, you'll bring exceptional attention to detail, a methodical approach and the confidence to maintain quality standards even when working under pressure.

You will also bring:

• A degree in Chemistry, Animal Nutrition, Food Science, Biological Sciences or a related discipline.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage large volumes of technical information accurately.
• Confidence working with systems, documentation and administrative processes.
• The ability to collaborate effectively with multiple stakeholders across Quality, Procurement, Production and Technical teams.
• A proactive mindset and willingness to learn new quality and regulatory processes.
• Experience within quality assurance, laboratory environments, pharmaceuticals, food, feed, animal nutrition or related regulated industries would be advantageous but is not essential.
• Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.

What you'll receive

As part of Nutreco, you'll be a member of the SHV family, a diverse group of companies with a global footprint. Join us and you'll gain access to a wide network of expertise, learning opportunities and potential future career paths.

• Pension Scheme
• Healthcare Benefits
• 25 days' annual leave plus 8 public/bank holidays.
• Cycle to Work Scheme, allowing you to purchase bicycles and equipment through a tax-efficient salary sacrifice arrangement.
• Discounted gym memberships at selected local leisure centres.
• Wellbeing support and social activities throughout the year.
• Opportunities for learning, development within a global organisation.

How and why to find out more

This is an excellent opportunity to join a quality team during a period of significant transformation and development. Whether you're an early-career professional looking to build specialist expertise or a quality professional seeking broader experience, you'll have the chance to make a meaningful contribution while developing valuable skills for the future. If you're ready to Own your development, Own your expertise and Own your future career, we'd love to hear from you.

Our organisation

Trouw Nutrition is the global leader in innovative feed specialties, premixes and nutritional services for the animal nutrition industry. Trouw Nutrition provides species-specific nutritional solutions consisting of feed concepts, products and nutritional know-how. The unique combination of products, models and services Trouw Nutrition offers, boosts productivity and supports animal health through all life stages, contributing to our customers' peace of mind. Trouw Nutrition's nutrition solutions have met the need of farmers and home-mixers, feed producers, integrators and distributors. Trouw Nutrition has locations in 25 countries and around 5000 employees. Our mission is Feeding the Future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Trouw Nutrition is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Trouw Nutrition is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.

Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed. Our advanced nutritional solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide. Its two global company brands Skretting (aqua feed) and Trouw Nutrition (animal nutrition) have sales in over 90 countries. Our purpose Feeding the Future captures a big challenge: feeding 9 billion people in 2050. Our responsibility is twofold: we need to make a significant contribution to meeting the rapid increase in worldwide demand for food; on the other hand, we need to find the right balance in order that we can realize growth while making also responsible choices for people and planet.