QA Operative (Temporary)
Cranswick Country Foods in Watton, Norfolk is serious about its quality pork products. Now we’re hungry for talented people to join us. It’s win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.
We are looking for a QA to provide maternity cover for approximately 12 months in our Retail and Sausage department.
Working Hours – 4on 4off shift pattern, 17:00pm – 03:10am
Job requirements of QA:
- Troubleshooting – ‘Walking the factory floor’ to identify any issues ahead of them arising and taking appropriate action. Dealing with issues as and when required.
- Managing Corrective actions – making sure corrective actions are completed within appropriate timescales and that the relevant documents have been completed, e.g. hold log, non-conformance log. Reporting any complex issues to QA Supervisor or QA Manager.
- Audit paperwork – checking the production paperwork has been completed correctly by production staff (Checking production line paperwork)
- Hygiene Audits, micro swabbing and micro sampling product
- Checking the ‘online’ verifier and dealing with any issues
- Formal GMP, Fabrication and Process Control Audits
- Conduct documented checks that a % of the production run is within product specification
The ideal candidates will:
Be self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative
- Be able to work additional hours as overtime may be required
- Ideally have experience of working within a fast paced food manufacturing environment
- Have a good level of both written and verbal English
- Ideally have Level 2 Food Hygiene/Safety certification
Pay and benefits:
Salary – £16.63 per hour
Rate inclusive of a £1 per hour weekly attendance bonus
Overtime – time and a third after basic hours
Pension – currently 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions
Discounted sharescheme after 1 year’s service at December
Discounted local gym membership
Death in service insurance
Enhanced holiday after 5 years service
Interested? Email/post a CV and covering letter, including the role you are applying for and your salary expectations to [email protected]
Closing Date: 14th September 2026 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this closing date may be brought forward) If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying. Stay up-to-date with future Cranswick vacancies by joining our recruitment mailing list https://forms.office.com/pages...