Quality Assurance Operative
About Cranswick Country Foods:
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.
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
- Opportunity to work an overtime outside of your standard hours and potential career progression across other technical departments
About the shift pattern:
- This 4 on 4 off QA role is based in our Technical department but working in all areas of the factory as required. Night shift available with core hours – 5pm – 3.10am.
What you will need:
- 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 £1 per hour weekly attendance bonus
- Overtime – time and a third after basic hours
- Pension – 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions
- Opportunity to buy extra holiday
- Discounted share scheme
- Discounted local gym membership
- Death in service insurance
Interested?:
Email a CV and covering letter through the link provided. Closing Date: 24th August 2026 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this closing date may be brought forward)
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