A leading food & drink manufacturer is currently seeking a Quality Assurance Technician to join their wider QA & Technical Team. You will be responsible for supporting a high level of technical integrity is maintained, ensuring finished goods adhere to company and legislative requirements and third-party accreditations.

The successful Quality Assurance Technician will have previous experience in a food manufacturing environment and experience of Quality Management Systems. You will hold relevant food safety and HACCP qualifications and have experience of BRC standards.

Responsibilities include:

* Inspect and sign off Goods Inwards documentation, sample and test raw materials, packaging and finished product.

* Ensure raw materials, packaging and finished product undergo appropriate checks before positive release

* Commission samples for external testing, completion of submission forms and input of results into SAP

* Day to day monitoring of product safety, legality, integrity and quality with completion of regular documented checks.

* Instigate appropriate action on any non-compliance which affects product safety, legality, integrity or quality and record details and actions as required

* Identify and file reports on non-conforming product ensuring correct handling, labelling, storage, segregation and disposal according to company procedure.

* Work to establish formal procedures and actions that will encourage avoidance of the reoccurrence of identified non-conformances.

* Report to the QMS team any identified deviation or omission from company working practices and procedures including Site Security & Food Fraud

* Monitor, record, report and maintain appropriate hygiene standards (GMPs) in all food production areas and around the whole site according to the agreed standards and procedures.

* Support the QA team during the preparation and duration of audits

**Please note, our client is unable to provide Visa sponsorship for this role**

* Quality Assurance (QA) Technician, Somerset / Dorset border, Monday to Friday, 8-5 1 hr lunch

* £29,000 - £31,000 + bonus, 25 days holiday + bank holidays