Food Quality Control Assistant

About the company

Are you detail-oriented, organised and passionate about maintaining high standards? A long-established and successful food manufacturing business is looking for a Quality Control Assistant to join its production team.

Your tasks

This is a hands-on role where you'll play a key part in ensuring products meet strict food safety, quality and compliance standards. Working closely with production and quality teams, you'll help maintain excellent standards throughout the manufacturing process.

As a Quality Control Assistant, your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out quality control checks throughout the production process
• Monitoring and recording product, fridge and freezer temperatures

• Maintaining accurate production, defrosting and quality records
• Conducting sanitisation and hygiene checks within high-risk production areas

• Supporting cleaning schedules and maintaining food safety standards
• Completing metal detection checks on finished products

• Weighing and verifying products against specification requirements
• Monitoring ingredient usage and production records

• Performing routine equipment calibrations and documenting results
• Printing and managing production labels, ensuring accuracy and compliance

• Coordinating printer maintenance and label changeovers
• Tracking short-dated and expired stock and escalating issues when required

• Reporting food safety, hygiene or quality concerns promptly
• Assisting with weekly and monthly quality reporting

Requirements

We're looking for someone who has

• Previous experience in quality control, quality assurance, food production or food manufacturing
• Knowledge of food safety standards and good manufacturing practices

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong organisational and record-keeping skills

• Good communication skills and the confidence to raise issues when necessary
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team

• A proactive approach to problem-solving
• Basic IT skills, including Microsoft Office

• Flexibility to work in a fast-paced production environment

Desirable

• Food Safety, HACCP or other relevant quality certifications
• Experience within a food manufacturing or food processing environment

What we offer

What's on Offer?

• Company pension scheme
• Employee discounts

• Discounted or free food
• Free on-site parking

• Referral bonus scheme
• Long-term career opportunities within a growing and established business

How to apply

Thank you for taking the time to apply to OPR Resourcing Specialists. If your application is successful you will be contacted within 7 days. We apologise but due to the high volume of applications we receive we are unable to provide feedback on individual CV's.

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Food Quality Control Assistant Feltham | Full-Time | £12.71 - £14.00 per hour

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