QA Technician Quality Assurance

1 week ago


Barrow upon Soar, United Kingdom Geary's Bakeries Ltd Full time

Quality Assurance Technician
Location: Hayhill Industrial Estate, Sileby Rd, Barrow upon Soar, Loughborough LE12 8LD
Shift Pattern Availability: 4 On 4 Off
Hours: 6pm-6am
The Role
QA Technicians are the key ingredient to our recipe for success at Geary’s. You’re responsible for monitoring our processes against site procedures through regular auditing and supporting interdepartmental teams, providing clear and accurate advice. In maintaining our due diligence, you ensure our bread is not only delicious but also meets food safety, product integrity and quality requirements. Your main responsibilities include:
* Creating and maintaining accurate, audit-ready, site and product specific documentation to guide our teams in meeting required standards
* Reviewing all production paperwork, confirming information in real time, that it is completed accurately and in full
* Identifying any areas of improvement or additional training needs related to paperwork completion
* Conducting legal compliance verification checks on site wide equipment (such as temperature probes, scales and fridges) against a defined schedule, escalating any out of spec results and assisting in investigation and corrective action implementation
* Conducting GMP/Glass and Hard Plastic and Fabrication audits to ensure hygiene levels are maintained, working with department leads to assess compliance and improve standards where necessary
* Reporting audit findings within the Internal Audit Procedure
* Completing PQE sessions to confirm product conforms to food safety, quality and customer requirements
* Conducting sampling and swabbing against site risk assessed schedules; leading investigations when out of spec result is received to confirm cause and corrective and preventative measures as outlined in non-conformance procedure
* Acting as subject matter expert for CCP controls, weight controls (in line with Weights and Measures Act 1985) and food safety and quality standards, delivering training and support to colleagues on all areas where necessary
About Us
At Geary’s, we’re on a crusade to make proper bread more accessible to more people. We’re passionate about re-imagining the way Great Britain thinks about their everyday loaf. This passion is at the heart of everything we do, and have done, since 1906.
We are ‘born and bread’ in Leicestershire and proud of our long-standing heritage. Today, we operate from two sites on a 24/7 operation. We’re made up of over 200 people: a friendly, diverse and outgoing team, passionate about making a difference to the bakery industry.
We provide full training and support, and the chance to learn new skills from some of the best master bakers in the country. We invest in those who are committed to our craft and offer great opportunities to develop into supervisory and management roles. Our brilliant benefits include free delicious bread, a Cycle to Work scheme and a chance to win a £10k holiday
Plus, if you refer a friend to join our team, you could earn up to £500
#wearegearys
About You
At Geary’s, we look for people who show up every day to do their best. We’re a passionate, friendly team and look for the same qualities in our new recruits. We firmly believe your attitude and approach is just as important (if not, more so) than the skills and experience on your CV.
What we’re looking for:
* Experience within a manufacturing environment is essential,
* Food Hygiene Level 2 (at minimum)
* Excellent understanding of Food Safety, Health and Safety and HACCP (the important bits)
* Confident decision maker
* Great communication skills (we love to have a chat)
* Task orientated and a completer finisher
* A passion for raising standards and sharing knowledge
* IT skills (ability to use full Office package, including Excel)
* Flexible approach to working hours (occasional cover for other shifts/sites may be required)
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK, at point of interview, and for the tenure of employment contract. As part of the recruitment process, you will be asked to provide documented evidence of your eligibility to work in the UK.
If you have not heard from us within seven days, unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion, but we wish you every success in your search for a new position.
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