- Location: Northfleet, Kent, United Kingdom
TheQuality Assurance Technologist- Fixed Term Contract on daysis responsible for ensuring that all product and processes comply with food safety, legality, authenticity and quality requirements throughout all stages of the production process.
- Monitoring and upholding of all food safety and legal requirements.
- Assessing quality of fruit throughout the production process to ensure compliance to internal and customer specifications.
- Verifying Critical Control Points (CCPs) to ensure critical limits are being met.
- The Quality Assurance Technologist conducts daily checks of factory processes and procedures to ensure compliance and good manufacturing practices are adhered to.
- The Quality Assurance Technologists are responsible for completing paperwork to a high level of accuracy to record daily QA tasks and audits.
- Understanding of company policies and procedures to enable checking and improve compliance within production.
- Identifying and reporting any quality, food safety or compliance concerns to QA Supervisors and Customer Technical Team as appropriate to enable quick rectification.
- Creating new programmes in the metal detectors and check weighers and troubleshooting issues during production.
- Thoroughly conducting practical internal audits including CCP, GMP, Fabrication, Glass and Hard Plastic etc.
- Collecting and registering product samples for microbiological testing.
- Following the sampling plan to correctly take and accurately register swabs, air plates and water samples.
- Observing personal hygiene practices and reporting of any non-conformance to procedures.
- Operating in a tidy, organised and efficient manner to complete all QA operations and maintain order within the Technical office.
- Retrieving and collating paperwork to facilitate traceability requests.
- Completing and supporting Print Room operations as required.
- Conducting daily Taste Panels as required to support the Taste Panel Coordinator.
- Acting proactively to identify areas for improvement.
- Acting with the customer in mind.
- Support for the wider Technical Team as required.
What you need to be successful:
- Ability to read and write in English
- (Preferable) experience in High Care Food Industry Environment
- (Preferable) experience working with fresh produceProactive individual with high energy
- Patient and understanding
- Ability to multitask and prioritise
- (Preferable) ability to drive
- (Preferable) experience in the food industry
- (Preferable) experience with Print Room operations and printing/ editing software
- Stream (track your earnings and instantly access up to 50% of your money as you earn it, without waiting for payday)
- On site parking with electric charge points
- Fully paid for staff events
- Staff restaurant serving heavily subsidised hot and cold food
- Brand new facilities
- A supportive team
Shift Pattern
Days:
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday (3 days)
Shift: Day Shift
Hours: 05:30 – 17:30
Salary
L1: £13.06 per hour
L2: £13.44 per hour
L3: £13.80 per hour
(Rate dependent on experience)
Please note: this is a fixed-term contract role scheduled to end on 19 February 2027
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Quality Assurance Technologist - FTC in Northfleet employer: PrepWorld
At PrepWorld, we pride ourselves on being a leading fresh cut fruit supplier in the UK, offering a dynamic work environment where your leadership skills can truly shine. With a strong focus on employee development, we provide comprehensive training and career growth opportunities, alongside benefits like Wagestream for instant access to earnings, subsidised meals, and a supportive team culture. Join us in Northfleet, where you can make a meaningful impact while enjoying a rewarding work-life balance.
