Food Quality Assurance Officer

2 days ago

Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, United Kingdom SRG Full time

Experienced Food QA Officer looking to further develop their career required for a well-established chemical distributor in the West Midlands.

Title: Quality Assurance Officer – Food Ingredients

Location: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 (dependent upon experience) + benefits

Term: Permanent

SRG is exclusively partnering with a leading speciality chemical distributor in the West Midlands, who offer a wide range of innovative raw materials to manufacturers and brands across the food & beverage, nutritional, personal care and pharmaceutical markets to name but a few. With a big focus on in-house product development and manufacturing, collaboration and customer centricity, they have a well-known reputation for success in the market.

Our client believes that delivering value starts with their people. By placing employee development at the heart of everything they do, they empower teams to grow, innovate and excel in their roles. This commitment not only enhances individual potential but also drives the exceptional service and solutions their customers deserve, ensuring they consistently exceed expectations and set new standards of excellence.

The Quality Assurance Officer role is an office-based role, working with multiple departments including Production, Operations and Warehousing. This exciting opportunity would be well suited to a Food QA professional who wants to develop their experience into other product types and markets.

Benefits: Bonus scheme, 25 days holiday + bank holidays, pension scheme and a 37.5 hour working week Monday – Friday. Lots of potential to develop QA experience across a multitude of sectors in a supportive and inclusive environment.

Role / Description

  • Internal auditing of the production facilities to ensure regulatory compliance
  • Respond to customer queries promptly, with timely completion of required documentation such as customer questionnaires
  • Handle customer complaints, ensuring effective management through to completion
  • Maintain and update product specifications for new and existing products
  • Conduct supplier assurance and risk assessment evaluations
  • Infrequent travel to supplier sites globally (realistically a maximum of 5 times a year)
  • Liaise with multiple internal departments to translate complex information succinctly
  • Support with external regulatory audits (e.g. BRC and FSA)
  • Other quality assurance tasks as required to support the team.

Requirements

  • Recent direct experience in Food Quality Assurance, in either a manufacturer or food ingredients distributor
  • Proven recent experience leading or supporting BRC and FSA audits
  • Degree-level qualified (or equivalent) in Food Science or a closely related subject
  • An obvious passion for food science and/or the wider food industry
  • Excellent communication skills, possessing the ability to translate complex information
  • Organised and process-driven with high attention to detail
  • Full, clean UK driving licence.

If you would like to apply for this position, please use the link provided. Alternatively, please email a copy of your CV to

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Keywords: QA, Quality Assurance, Food Industry, Food Manufacturer, Auditing, Quality Management System, QMS, Product Specification, Customer Complaints, Documentation, Internal Audit, External Audit, BRC, FSA, HACCP.

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