Quality Assurance Specialist

Alexander Steele is working in partnership with a leading producer of quality chilled and frozen food products supplied to retailers, food service, B2B, and Wholesale. Due to exciting growth in the UK, the business is now looking for a Quality Assurance Specialist to join them at their site in Hertfordshire.

On offer:
Salary is £30,000 - £35,000 doe
25 days holiday
Company pension
Working Mon - Fri

The role:
The successful incumbent is tasked with the responsibility of implementing Quality Assurance policies, conducting tests and inspections, identifying process issues and solutions across production and product. They will also be the go to food safety and environmental issues and handling complaints.
The key responsibilities of the role include:
Performing routine inspections and quality tests.
Organising and control of lab analysis
Working closely with other sites for product specifications and documentation.
Dealing with external stakeholders for food safety, quality and importing
Maintenance of QMS

Experience & Skills Required:
The business is looking for an individual who has experience within the food industry. You must be able to lead, motivate and drive continuous improvements whilst upholding the businesses beliefs and guiding principles.
A minimum of 2 years experience working in a Technical or Quality position within a food manufacturing or Agent & broker business.
Experience working with meat, poultry or seafood.
A Food Science degree or equivalent
HACCP Level 3 +
Good working knowledge of BRC
Auditing experience

If this role is of interest please apply directly with an up to date CV or for more information please contact me on 0131 370 9191 / 07837566646 / [email protected]