QA Technician (M‑F Evenings)
The goal of our food manufacturing site, Cranswick Gourmet Kitchen, is to produce quality cooked food for market leading customers. As a team, we aim to create a culture where everything we do is to the highest possible standard and we are looking for like-minded individuals to be a part of this.
We are looking to recruit a QA Technician to join our Technical Team. Acting as part of a hands-on Technical team, the main purpose of the role will be to monitor quality system compliance and effectiveness through planned audits and independent process control checks to ensure that products comply with legislative, key company & customer requirements.
Shift: Monday-Friday; 14:00-23:30
Pay Rate: £15.28 per hour
Key Responsibilities
- Monitoring quality system compliance through regular checks/audits
- Performing independent process control checks
- Reporting any system failures to the relevant department managers in a timely manner, so that corrective action can be taken promptly
- Understanding the implications of food safety failures and reporting any issues
- Working with all departments to support in the completion and getting to route cause of non-conformances.
- Completing verification audits across all process systems and documents through the sites paperless system.
- Conducting GMP, CCP and procedure challenges on a weekly basis
- Covering key tasks during the absence of key staff within the technical department
- Collecting various samples (i.e. shelf life, nutritional, swabs) according to customer / legislative requirements and established sample schedule.
What We Offer:
- Training and carer development
- Friendly work environment
- Overtime – time and a half after basic hours
- Pension package
- Access to our ‘Feed your Wellbeing’ hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support
- Cycle to work scheme
- Opportunity to purchase extra holiday
- Discounted share scheme
- Discounted local gym membership
- Death in service insurance
- Additional holiday with service
The successful candidate will have:
- Minimum Food Safety Level 2
- Minimum HACCP Level 2
- Experience within Quality Assurance / Control, preferably within a High Risk Food Industry
A full job description is available upon request.
To apply, please submit your covering letter and CV to: [email protected]
If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying and confirm this when submitting your application
Closing date: 31st July 2025
Please note that if a suitable candidate is found, this closing date may be brought forward.